Month: September 2022

China was by far the largest source market for inbound tourists to the region, pre-pandemic. Many Southeast Asian nations had pinned their hopes on a post-pandemic surge of travellers from India to fill the gap – but their pockets aren’t as deep, and there’s other places they can go.

The Vietnamese government hopes to boost the country’s soft power in its plan to encourage overseas Vietnamese to celebrate and embrace their language and culture.

Trade between China and South Korea previously operated on a win-win basis as displays and semiconductors flowed across the Yellow Sea, but competition has intensified in recent years.

The late queen often visited Commonwealth states, including former colonies like Singapore and Malaysia; her motorcade was chased in Kuala Lumpur and she rode an elephant in India.

Southeast Asia Climate Outlook 2022 survey questioned over 1300 people across Asean’s 10 countries, with many nations seen as slow and ineffective in response to multitude of problems caused by climate change.

The traditional approach taken to construction contracting is unsuitable for the successful adoption of modern methods of construction (MMC), according to the UK government.

New UK prime minister Liz Truss has confirmed that the Online Safety Bill will be taken forward in parliament.

The South African government has appointed a new National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council in what experts have described as an innovative move that promises to highlight the value of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in combatting corruption.

Bank Negara Malaysia raised its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.50 per cent. It was the first time it had delivered three consecutive increases since 2010.

Emma Johnston tells HRNews about the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Harpur Trust v Brazel