US on track to oust China as Malaysia’s No. 1 investor
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8, 2019, MalayMail. Chinese firms’ pullback on investments here has opened the…
Philippines
The Philippines, an economy of 100 million people, was a founding member of APEC. When the forum was founded in 1989, the Philippines had a real GDP of 91 billion, and a per capita GDP of 1,500. By 2016, the Philippines’ GDP was more than doubled at USD 284 billion, while its per capita GDP rose to USD 2,700.
US nuclear-powered warship stops in Manila after patrolling South China Sea
MANILA, Aug 7, 2019, PhilStar. One of the US Navy’s nuclear-powered “supercarrier” docked in Manila…
Duterte and Xi to discuss the joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Aug 6, 2019, PhilStar. President Rodrigo Duterte will raise the Philippines’ arbitral victory over…
[Analytics] China ‘political warfare’ targets US-affiliated Pacific islands
Although little attention is paid to the US island territories and associated states in the…
25 dead, 55 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines
MANILA, Aug 4, 2019, Bangkok Post. Rescuers plucked more bodies in rough seas where three…
Philippines-Indonesia boundary agreement takes effect
MANILA, Aug 2, 2019, PhilStar. The agreement on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone…
Departure tax imposed from Sept 1 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2, 2019, MalayMail. Anyone who flies out from Malaysia will have to…
China hails progress in talks about South China Sea code
BANGKOK, Aug 1, 2019, Bangkok Post. Asean and China have completed the first reading of…
Lotto back; probe of PCSO to focus on corruption in Philippines
MANILA, Jul 31, 2019, Inquirer. President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted the suspension of the popular…
Fisheries society demands Chinese ships leave Vietnamese waters pronto
HANOI, Jul 31, 2019, VN Express. The Vietnam Fisheries Society has demanded that a Chinese…
US senators ask Trump gov’t to counter Beijing’s behavior in South China Sea
MANILA, Jul 31, 2019, PhilStar. US senators called on the Trump administration to do more…
Over 30,000 gaming outlets shut down in Philippines
MANILA, Jul 29, 2019, Inquirer. The Philippine National Police (PNP) has shut down a total…