So I recently got a Korean Starcraft 2 account thanks to RTS Dealer and it has been a blast.

Korean Starcraft 2 players generally have higher APMs and are really good at copying builds from the GSL / other major Korean Starcraft 2 pros.

Even the Silver league players play better than Platinum players in the US and SEA servers.

Here's a list why you should get a Korean SC2 account for 59 dollars:
(Thanks Team Liquid)

From Najda:

The KR ladder is worth it a lot more for me because I respect my opponents a lot more and I don't auto assume I'm better than them, so therefore I play better and improve faster.

From DoubleDouble:

Theres something about KR that brings out the best in you. you are forced to learn to micro very well, a lot of early game pressure, and a lot of butthole clenching in the early to mid game. gold league players are playing at 100+ apm almost every game. i played a game where 2 stalkers killed a ridiculous amount of my marines. i was shocked, watched replay/sc2gears and he had 300 effective apm during that battle. my marine micro, although not the best, is enough for any other toss my level in masters NA.

i feel like KR is where the metagame shifts begin because most the strats are made there. i remember fighting ling/infestor into ultras against almost every single zerg on KR while every zerg on NA was stuck with their standard lingblingmuta tvz.

From ReaperX:

You will be so solid that no cheese on any other ladder will suffice, you will actually laugh your heart out at how badly and poorly executed some cheeses are. I'm serious.

From scph:

Get a taiwanese account. It's worth playing on the taiwanese/korean server just because it helps expand your knowledge and improve your gaming mentality. Doesn't matter if you're bronze, silver, gold, plat or higher, don't listen to all this BS that lower level leagues all play the same. You grow up as an individual influenced by your environment, likewise, your growth in playing sc2 is directly influenced by who you play the game with. Play with koreans, play like the koreans.

To start playing on the Korean Starcraft 2 ladder, my advice will be to contact RTSDealer via Team Liquid and he'll help you get one.

Helpful Guide:
Installing the Korean / Taiwanese SC2 client

Philippines - 2nd place at WCG 2011 Dota 2 Tournament

The Philippine Dota 2 team won 2nd place and 86000 Philippine pesos after losing to the Malaysians in the Dota 2 Finals.

This is one of best finishes for the Philippines in an international Dota 2 tournament.

Valve has opened Dota 2 SEA servers in order to facilitate more Filipino Dota 2 players in the ongoing Dota 2 beta.

Pinoy players can connect with their countrymen via the official Dota 2 Philippines website:
http://www.dota2philippines.com

Source: Dota 2 (Philippines)

Pinoy Dota 2 community

While Mineski-Dota, the Philippines' representative at the 1st International Dota 2 tournament only won one game, the future of Dota 2 in the Philippines looks bright.

Thousands of Filipino HoN players disappointed with the new Garena HoN business model have started joining the Dota 2 PH community.

Join the thousands of Filipino Dota 2 gamers who have pledged to get Dota 2 and be competitive.

Dota2PH on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dota2ph

Professional Dota 2 in the Philippines will only take off once there is a good field of competition.
With Pinoy Starcraft 2 lagging behind, Pinoy Dota 2 can be where the Filipino gamer can gain recognition as a true word-class gamer.

Update:
Official Dota 2 Philippines website has been launched: http://www.dota2philippines.com

The Battle.net SEA and ANZ servers will be having a Free Play Starcraft 2 Weekend.

Starcraft 2 Free Play Date: November 19-21, 2010

Everyone can play Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty for FREE!

This is one of Blizzard Entertainment's attempts to boost the Starcraft 2 playerbase in the region.

To create a Battle.net account, you can go to:
https://sea.battle.net/account/creation/tos.html

Additional information about Starcraft II game cards:
To stimulate the relatively low number of Starcraft 2 players in the SEA region, Blizzard Entertainment has introduced the Starcraft 2 game cards.

Starcraft 2 Region Prices

Hong Kong and Macau
8 HKD 3-day pass
16 HKD 7-day pass
55 HKD 30-day pass
30 HKD DVD Starter Kit With 7-day Pass

Indonesia
10,000 IDR 3-day pass
20,000 IDR 7-day pass
70,000 IDR 30-day pass
35,000 IDR DVD Starter Kit With 7-day Pass

Malaysia
3.50 MYR 3-day pass
7 MYR 7-day pass
25 MYR 30-day pass
12 MYR DVD Starter Kit With 7-day Pass

Philippines
50 PHP 3-day pass
100 PHP 7-day pass
350 PHP 30-day pass
170 PHP DVD Starter Kit With 7-day Pass

Singapore
1.50 SGD 3-day pass
3 SGD 7-day pass
10.50 SGD 30-day pass
5 SGD DVD Starter Kit With 7-day Pass

Thailand
35 THB 3-day pass
70 THB 7-day pass
250 THB 30-day pass
120 THB DVD Starter Kit With 7-day Pass

You can also check out this great alternative to Starcraft II called Heroes of Newerth.
Garena HoN is a FREE to PLAY Action-RTS / Dota genre game from S2 Games.
FREE to PLAY HoN is limited to the SouthEast Asian region.

If you're looking for Garena HoN beta keys, you can try the HoN Philippines page on Facebook.