https://www.scmp.com/rss/296314/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When the subprime mortgage crisis slowed the UK economy nine years ago, British-Filipina entrepreneur Cynthia Celadena started looking for other places to buy property. Celadena, who has made a small fortune reselling forfeited houses in the UK, prefers to invest in property as a growing population will continue to fuel demand for space. She decided to invest in her country of birth, encouraged by news of a growing Philippine economy.  So in 2011, Celadena started buying pre-sell units in the... https://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/2140088/manila-next-best-location-property-investment-asia-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/2140088/manila-next-best-location-property-investment-asia-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Apr 2018 01:00:30 +0000 In a special school, about 11 kilometres southwest of Hanoi, more than 100 students learn to read, write and count, and also pick up vocational skills such as embroidery, sewing and making decorative plastic flowers. It is hoped these skills will help them set up a small business in future, as they are unlikely to get traditional employment after "graduating" from this Vietnamese school. The children, along with 40 war veterans, are residents of the Vietnam Friendship Village in Van Canh Commune... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health/article/1153160/vietnamese-school-trains-disabled-victims-agent-orange?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health/article/1153160/vietnamese-school-trains-disabled-victims-agent-orange?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0000