The coronavirus pandemic hit Asia first, but its countries including emerging ASEAN—Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam—have to date recorded considerably lower transmission and fatality rates per capita than other regions in the world. “As of August 20, 2020, transmitted cases per million people stood at approximately 582 across emerging ASEAN countries compared with 16,737…
Asia-Pacific will remain the retail industry’s growth engine in the post-corona world. Retailers need to prioritize action in several key areas if they want to gain a sustainable edge over rivals, analysts from consulting firm Bain said in a recent report. According to the report titled “The Future of Retail in Asia-Pacific: How to Thrive…
MANILA, Philippines (Via News) – Considered as the “worst shock” to the Philippine economy since the global crisis a decade ago, the economy here is set to suffer more disruptive impacts as its central bank foresees a massive slowdown in its economic growth as the country continues to combat the spread of COVID-19. The government…
Whenever one hears the word “Singapore”, the image that immediately surfaces on the person’s mind is a tiny and wealthy island city-state. To business leaders and, surprisingly, to many heads of state, it’s an important Asian financial hub. What never surfaces on one’s mind about Singapore, though, is that the tiny island has the best…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (ViaNews) – On April 17, Indonesians cast their votes in the country’s biggest election as they elected president and vice president as well as legislative candidates at national and regional levels. As the vote counting process is still ongoing, the real count from the General Election Commission (KPU) as of April 20 (12.43…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (ViaNews) – On February 17, Indonesia’s second presidential debate was held at Sultan Hotel. In this occasion, only presidential hopefuls, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prabowo Subianto, came to the stage without their vice presidential candidates, Ma’ruf Amin and Sandiaga Uno. A few minutes before the debate, an explosion occurred near the debate location….
NEW DELHI, India (ViaNews) – India is slowly becoming a hub for artificial intelligence given the massive investments targeting the revolutionary technology. The country already ranks third in the world when it comes to research publication touching on AI. India AI Research Publications However, a lack of sufficient AI talent threatens India’s Artificial intelligence research…
MANILA, Philippines (ViaNews) – In the wee hours of January 30, Felix Randy Malayao, a consultant in the peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the revolutionary movement here, was sleeping inside a passenger bus. In a pit stop in Nueva Vizcaya, a province north of Manila, as other passengers alighted to rest and stretch,…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (ViaNews) – Indonesians finally watched the first and most anticipated presidential debate of 2019, which was held on January 17 at Bidakara Hotel. The same presidential candidates but different running mates; Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto would face to face again with their vice presidential candidates, Ma’ruf Amin, and Sandiaga Uno respectively. The…
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (ViaNews) – As of Sunday (December 9), as many as 17 bodies of construction firm PT Istaka Karya workers found in Mount Kabo, Kali Yigi-Kali Aurak, Yigi District, Nduga Regency, Papua were evacuated to Timika. The evacuation process which took place at Mount Kabo, where the company’s employees were executed, was blocked by…
