US weaves web of intelligence links in Asia to counter China
THE US is deepening intelligence cooperation with countries across Asia as it looks to counter Beijing’s sophisticated spying apparatus and blunt Chinese cyber attacks.
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THE US is deepening intelligence cooperation with countries across Asia as it looks to counter Beijing’s sophisticated spying apparatus and blunt Chinese cyber attacks.
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon proposed to the aviation industry to create a humanitarian air system, as he pushed for Subic to be considered as a cargo or humanitarian hub in Asia.
THE Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines, Foundation Inc. (SEIPI) has revised its growth target for electronics exports from 5 percent to zero percent for 2023 due to the ongoing geopolitical conflicts such as the trade war between the United States and China.
South Korean rescue workers pulled seven bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country. Flooding and landslides have killed at least 33 people in Korea and forced thousands to evacuate, officials said Sunday.
ASIA’S emerging-market currencies are losing their traditional close relationship to local bonds as falling hedging costs means more investors are choosing to offset their foreign-exchange risks. The correlation is also breaking down as China’s gloomy outlook weighs on Asian currencies, while having little impact on regional debt markets.
Asian leaders accustomed to straddling the US-China divide are increasingly nervous that tensions between the world’s two superpowers could spiral toward conflict, with a series of decisions on both sides making it harder for Beijing and Washington to find common ground.
JOHAN FORSSELL blushed when he was told he looked like James Bond-Remington Steele starrer Pierce Brosnan after the press conference last Thursday.
A resort island off southern China, best known for its balmy weather and sandy beaches, has become the unlikely focus of Europe’s concerns over a booming waste-oil industry.
Russia’s twin-headed eagle faces east, toward Asia, as well as west toward Europe. This far-sighted bird is virtually the heraldic coat-of-arms of President Vladimir Putin, who revived the old imperial symbol.
A nation’s power is ultimately only as strong as its economy. No better example can be found than with the Soviet Union, which, despite its nuclear missiles and military might, crumbled into dust, as its economy was nothing more than a hollow shell.
Potentially tighter immigration rules in the US under President-elect Donald Trump could prove disruptive for emerging markets (EMs) like the Philippines and erode the gains the country has, thus far, achieved in terms of its credit standing.
Donald Trump is set to tear up a giant Pacific trade pact and has questioned alliances that have defined America’s engagement in Asia since World War II. But it’s too early to declare President Barack Obama’s “pivot” dead.
Amid a deepening emerging-market rout, three of Donald Trump’s seven promises to American workers are making Asia particularly nervous.
Faced with a yearlong mourning period for King Bhumibol Adulyadej that’s set to curb spending, Thailand’s economy also confronts a new challenge: a resurgent currency that may hurt exports just as the industry is showing some signs of recovery.
Singapore, which is vying to become a regional center for the trading of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia, picked Royal Dutch Shell Plc. and Pavilion Gas Pte. Ltd. as its next suppliers of the fuel.
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