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The Philippines' foreign investments yielded net outflows of US$698 million in September, the Philippine central bank has said.

Cambodia's textile, garment, footwear and clothing exports have seen a sharp decline in the first nine months of the year, a trend attributed largely to falling global demand, particularly in the EU and US markets, the Ministry of Commerce reported.

While investment in concession operations and special economic zones dropped in Laos last year, the number of newly registered businesses has increased significantly, a new report has unveiled.

Teenage pregnancy among girls aged 15 to 19 in the Philippines declined to 5.4 per cent in 2022 from 8.6 per cent in 2017, according to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data released at the weekend.

Planet Earth hit a milestone of eight billion people in November, but the prognosis for Japan, the world’s oldest society, is bleak.

The firearms deer hunting season started last Saturday. According to the Minnesota DNR deer harvested numbers are down 23% compared to opening weekend last year. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON.

The Philippines trade deficit in September narrowed to $4.82 billion, the leanest in six months and from a record $6 billion in August, according to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority.

By refusing to countenance motherhood, Beijing-based secretary Zhang Hanjing – along with hundreds of thousands of women also of childbearing age – is giving Chinese authorities a headache.

Vietnam's trade in February fell sharply from January as business activities halted early in the month due to the week-long Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Statewide hospitalizations fell below 2,800 for the first time since November 27th.