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Around 3,000 Filipino voters swamped a polling station at the Bayanihan Center in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong on Sunday, the first day of the month-long overseas absentee voting for the 2022 Philippine presidential elections.

The coronavirus pandemic is putting a clamp on the flow of remittances from the Philippines' overseas workers, hurting families at home as well as government coffers.

While China is the world’s biggest market for esports, Southeast Asia is catching up fast. Playing video games has become widely popular in the region, where favorable government policies and corporate support have helped nurture the growing industry. In addition to those playing esports as a hobby, professional players aspire to become world champions.

Asian consumers with a sweet tooth are having to swallow the bitter pill of higher taxes as governments combat the rising prevalence of obesity with levies on sugar and restrictions on the marketing of products with a high sugar content.

A Beijing think tank is expecting more tourist arrivals spurred by China hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics.