Almost 90 per cent of all email sent from some Asian nations is spam, according to recent research.The percentage of spam coming from most areas is significantly worse than the global average of 61 per cent, according to data from security firm Symantec. Among the worst hit nations are the Philippines at 88 per cent, followed by South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand, where more than 80 per cent of outgoing email is spam.

All countries in the Asia Pacific region, with the exception of Australia and New Zealand, generate more spam than the global average. In China, the world’s most populous nation, 68 per cent of messages sent are spam. Spam levels soar in Asia - vnunet.com