This research aims to examine the gender-responsiveness of the current systems of health care and social protection in the Philippines and East Asia. It also aims to assess the level of health and social security systems literacy of Filipino migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Hong Kong, Japan,...

The Philippines has been a major source of female domestic labor in East Asia. The migration of Filipino female household service or domestic workers contributed to the sustained economic growth in countries like Japan, Hong Kong PRC, and Singapore, amidst chronic demographic and labor issues....

Since the birth of the LNG industry, Asia has been the key market, providing high value, reliable demand. The 3 foundation markets of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have been joined more recently by China and India to form the "big 5" which is often the focus for much analysis and comment....

Purpose – The objective of this study is to compare the costs to financial statement prepares of making the transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) relative to the benefits to financial statement users from receiving “higher quality” IFRS‐based information...

Compares the interrelationships between channel directness, channel intensity, and export performance among Singaporean and Hong Kong exporting firms. Findings suggest that a positive relationship exists between channel directness and export performance for both Singaporean and Hong Kong firms....

Hotels and travel agents struggle constantly to innovate and conceive new business strategies to meet the ever‐changing travel needs and diversity of demands from the increasingly discerning traveler. Hong Kong and Singapore, as the leading tourist destinations, compete fiercely to serve as...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of recent civil justice reforms in five jurisdictions including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the UK and Canada on the resolution of civil and commercial disputes. Design/methodology/approach – The study, drawing on a comparative...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to help us understand the real estate cycle and offers an analysis using a vector auto regression (VAR) model. The authors study the key international cities of Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The authors find four key outcomes. One, the real...

Hong Kong and Singapore are characterized by rapid economic development and a high population density of 6,250 and 6,055 per km 2 land respectively. Land revenue is their major source of income to finance their public infrastructure and social services. Their design and collection of taxes on...

Purpose – Aims to investigate whether the level and volatility of interest rates affect the excess returns of major Asian listed property markets within a time‐varying risk framework. Design/methodology/approach – A three‐factor model is employed with excess return volatility, interest...