MANILA, Philippines — Five partylist groups have a statistical chance of winning with the maximum number of seats a party-list can win in the 2025 midterm elections should it be held at present, said ...

BINH DUONG, Vietnam – Lego opened a US$1 billion (S$1.34 billion) factory in Vietnam on April 9, its second facility in Asia as the Danish toymaker pushes to expand its reach across the region.

iHeartPodcasts is expanding its Gen Z lineup with “The K-Factor With Beomhan,” a deep dive into the K-pop industry hosted by former trainee Beomhan. The podcast, which premieres April 16 ...

In its Asian Development Outlook report, the ADB projected that growth in developing Asia will ease slightly to 4.9 per cent in 2025 - the slowest pace since 2022 - and slow further to 4.7 per ...

But the hit YouTube series Pop the Balloon or Find Love takes the ruthlessness to a new level. On the viral dating show – which launched last year – host Arlette Amuli interviews a single ...

China announced its BRI in 2013, a massive infrastructure drive that has involved over 100 countries and been a defining force in Southeast Asia’s landscape. According to a report by Australian ...

MANILA, April 9 (Reuters) - The full implementation of U.S. tariffs could cut developing Asia's growth by about a third of a percentage point this year and nearly a full percentage point in 2026 ...

Factory-led economies are panicking about the steep new tariffs. Not the Philippines, which believes its role as a manufacturing alternative to China can expand. By Alexandra Stevenson Photographs ...

A new iteration of the viral online series "Pop The Balloon Or Find Love" will air live on Netflix this week. In the show, executive produced by original creators Arlette Amuli and Bolia Matundu ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

However, Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs, announced on 2 April, have hit Southeast Asia particularly hard, throwing countries’ short-term economic plans into disarray, undermining the basis of ...