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Indonesian telecom firms told to ‘come clean’

Nov 25, 2013

A shopper looks at mobile phones at a shop at Ambassador Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Bloomberg) The Indonesian government is looking into whether local telecommunication service providers were invo...
K-pop fever lucrative for small traders in Indonesia

Nov 25, 2013

The presence of Korean chain stores at big shopping malls is not the only evidence of the impact of the K-pop wave in the capital. Informal online merchandise and CD and DVD sellers are popping up o...
Obesity a big problem now in Malaysia

Nov 18, 2013

Food for thought: Malaysia is ranked sixth in the Asia-Pacific region for obesity and tops the list in Southeast Asia for both obesity and diabetes. (AFP) Malaysian Society for the Study of Obesity ...
Domain name suffix ‘.tokyo’ to be available next spring

Nov 18, 2013

Domain names ending with “.tokyo,” “.nagoya” and “.moe” will be available next spring as part of a move to increase the number of suffixes by the agency that oversees Internet addresses. The Interne...
Indonesian businessmen 3rd-most confident in the world: survey

Nov 18, 2013

Indonesian businesspeople are among the most confident in the world as foreign trade and domestic consumption continue to increase within the next six months, a report has found. According to the la...
Haiyan: ‘Worst six days of my life,’ says U.S. man who lost touch with his family

Nov 18, 2013

Former NYPD detective Martin Gillespie and plane mechanic Rodrigo Cabanero are en route from Cebu to Tacloban to find their families on Nov. 14. (The Straits Times) For retired New York Police Depar...
Japanese experts discourage ‘smartphone babysitting’

Nov 18, 2013

A mother plays games on a smartphone with her son. (123RF) Using a smartphone as a “babysitter” may adversely affect the development of minds and bodies of babies, the Japan Pediatric Association ha...
Job market proves difficult for China’s autistic talent

Nov 11, 2013

Ning Ning can type 160 words a minute, a skill that would ordinarily make her a top candidate for any data-entry job. Yet no employers have taken her on. Like most autistic people in China, the 25-y...
China will seek to balance growth and reform: Li

Nov 4, 2013

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. (AFP-Yonhap News) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said China will seek a “golden mean” between GDP growth and reform. Li made the comments at a meeting with economists and co...
Thais to rally against amnesty bill

Nov 4, 2013

A young boy protests against Thailand’s proposed bill that would grant blanket amnesty to all law offenders before and after the 2006 coup. The bill has passed the House of Representatives. (The Nati...
Anti-pork barrel hackers hit 38 Philippine websites

Nov 4, 2013

Hackers opposed to the graft-ridden pork barrel system attacked on Sunday the website of the Office of the Ombudsman and those of 37 other government bodies, posting a message calling on Filipinos to...
China eases up on English for students

Oct 28, 2013

World’s second language to play smaller role in national college entrance exams
Candidates urged to clean up after village polls

Oct 28, 2013

A man walks past campaign posters of candidates in Monday’s barangay elections in Quezon City. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) EcoWaste Coalition on Sunday urged barangay (village) candidates to clean ...
No monkey business in eradicating animal abuse

Oct 28, 2013

The city administration has not wasted any time in its attempt to free itself of animal abuse allegations. In a series of raids that have been carried out across the city since Monday, the Public Or...
Chinese smartphone makers flock to Vietnam

Oct 28, 2013

Chinese mobile device makers are strengthening their presence in Vietnam, one of the region’s emerging mobile markets. OPPO and Haier, two leading smartphone manufacturers in China, teamed up with V...