SEVERAL undersea cable systems have been damaged by recent typhoons in Hong Kong, causing slower Internet connections in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines.

The Asia America Gateway (AAG), Intra Asia (IA) and SEA-ME-WE3 (SMW3) first reported service disruptions on August 27, according to the Vietnamese daily VnExpress International.

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