The Philippines has banned Pokémon Go in government offices following similar decisions by Southeast Asian neighbours to limit the blockbuster smartphone game because of its impact on productivity. The Civil Service Commission (CSC), in a report by broadcast network ABS-CBN, said it will no longer allow play during office hours and will request the Pokémon Go developer to remove government offices from the list of Poké Stops and gyms. Vietnam... 

Opening ceremony of the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Vientiane, Laos. Staunch Beijing ally Cambodia has been accused of scuppering efforts by the bloc to issue a joint statement calling on Beijing to adhere to the UN tribunal’s decision. Vietnam has warned that the inability of Southeast Asian nations to forge a unified front against Beijing’s militarisation of the South China Sea is a... 

The US has a “massive” trade deficit with countries like India, China and Mexico, presumptive presidential nominee of Republican party Donald Trump today said, alleging that practically every country in the world who do business with the US tries to “rip it off”. Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump. “People are tired. They want to have strength. They don’t want to have trade deals where China has got a trade deficit of USD...