On Location: Manila — Gangland, Philippines-style

Nancy-Amelia Collins — Special to GlobalPost January 29, 2010 07:11 ET

Recent on Philippines:

Police shut down Mr. Gay China competition in Beijing

Dinah Gardner - China and its neighbors - January 15, 2010 12:59 ET

Restrictions on homosexuality have relaxed in recent years, but state still keeps a watchful eye.

Travel hot spots: From paradise to hell?

Mitch Moxley - Global Green - January 11, 2010 06:52 ET

Things are getting ugly at Boracay, one of Asia's worst kept secrets.

Economic worries in Indonesia? Blame the Chinese.

Peter Gelling - Indonesia - January 10, 2010 07:56 ET

A new regional trade deal raises tensions between two rising economic powers.

The ethical dilemma in your holiday stocking

Thomas Mucha - Commerce - November 27, 2009 08:43 ET

Do you know who made your iPhone? And does it matter?

Why white skin is all the rage in Asia

Phillip Martin - China and its neighbors - November 26, 2009 12:03 ET

From pills to lasers to cream, what's fueling the boom in skin-whitening procedures across the continent?

In the Philippines, political dynasties die hard

Carlos H. Conde - Philippines - November 24, 2009 10:17 ET

In light of the death toll from Monday's election violence, now over 40, political warlordism looms large.

Special report: Silicon Sweatshops

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin - China and its neighbors - November 23, 2009 10:51 ET

Despite strict "codes of conduct," labor rights violations are the norm at factories making the world's favorite high-tech gadgets.

Silicon Sweatshops: A promising model

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin - China and its neighbors - November 18, 2009 06:54 ET

There's no easy way to police supply chains in Asia. But one US high-tech firm and its Taiwan supplier are taking a creative approach that might just work.

What do you think about Silicon Sweatshops?

News Desk - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 15:04 ET

Are high-tech supply chains in Asia good business or exploitation? You decide.

Silicon Sweatshops: Shattered dreams

Jonathan Adams - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 07:24 ET

Migrant workers making gadgets at Taiwan's high-tech parks sign deals that make them modern-day indentured servants.

Silicon Sweatshops: The China connection

Kathleen E. McLaughlin and Jonathan Adams - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 07:22 ET

For migrant workers, an electronics factory job can be a ticket into China's booming middle class. But for many, it turns into a nightmare of poor working conditions and indifferent bosses.

Silicon Sweatshops: Disposable workforce

Jonathan Adams - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 07:22 ET

Laid-off Taiwanese workers accuse their firm of violating industry codes even when times were good.

Asia's pushback to big tobacco

Patrick Winn - Thailand - November 15, 2009 12:30 ET

The cigarette industry wants a bigger slice of Asia. Activists want them to butt out.

Storm may be over, but trouble still brews

Carlos H. Conde - Philippines - October 28, 2009 05:53 ET

An outbreak of a water-borne disease in the Philippines highlights the inability of communities to cope with the storm's aftermath.

Typhoon ripple effect deals poor double whammy

Carlos H. Conde - Philippines - October 7, 2009 12:45 ET

For thousands of Filipinos with nowhere to rebuild, the hardship of the storm has only just begun.

Vietnam in the aftermath of Ketsana

Geoffrey Cain - Vietnam - October 4, 2009 08:11 ET

Relief efforts are improving in central Vietnam, which has long been afflicted by catastrophic floods.

Philippines government falls short in storm relief

Carlos H. Conde - Philippines - September 29, 2009 23:39 ET

Devastating flood leaves survivors asking what Manila officials did with all their prevention funds.

Filipinos mourn "people power" icon

Carlos H. Conde - Philippines - August 1, 2009 12:42 ET

Corazon Aquino, ex-president of the Philippines, is dead at 76.

Fears of a nuclear Burma

Patrick Winn - Thailand - July 22, 2009 12:15 ET

The evidence, the conspirators and one "very concerned" Hillary Clinton

Global Blogs:

And there they go

Gibbs Cadiz - Philippines - February 8, 2010 14:37 ET

Erap chickened out of the debate, but everyone else was there. Campaign season officially starts today. Who's your president, and why?

Dismal Lack of Campaign Finance Reform in the Philippines

Philippine Commentary - Philippines - February 7, 2010 22:01 ET

By Jun BautistaWhile the United States is still abuzz with the US Supreme Court's recent ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission - which removed the prohibition on campaign spending...

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