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Media warn of ‘Trump risk’

SEOUL"•South Korean media on Monday warned of a “Trump risk” threatening the alliance between Washington and Seoul amid high tensions over the North’s weapons...

US-Canada trade row erupts

WASHINGTON"•Trade tensions spiked between Washington and Ottawa on Tuesday as President Donald Trump accused Canada of being “very rough” on America and threatened to...

Duterte renews China invite

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said Beijing seemed to want to make the Philippines its province as he once again slammed Washington, the Philippines’ traditional ally,...

Donald Trump era begins as 45th US president

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday evening capping his improbable journey to the White House and...

‘No to impositions on MCC grant’

FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay on Friday slammed Washington for allegedly placing “impositions” on the grants and assistance to countries like the Philippines. He made...

US-China tensions rise

SYDNEY, Australia—The United States will keep challenging Beijing’s “assertive, aggressive behavior in the South China Sea,” the US Pacific commander said Wednesday, as tensions...

Rebels reject Aleppo exit as Syria’s army advances

ALEPPO"•Russia said it would hold talks with Washington on Tuesday on a total rebel withdrawal from Syria’s Aleppo, where the army has made sweeping...

Colorful conversations

THE conversation took all of seven minutes, but President Rodrigo Duterte is said to have snagged an invitation to visit Washington from no less...

Trump will bring his war on the press to the White House

By Albert R. Hunt ONE of the biggest conflicts in Washington next year will be the one between the mainstream media and the most anti-press...

Washington won’t have last word on climate change

By Michael R. Bloomberg The following is adapted from remarks delivered to the China General Chamber of Commerce. China is America’s largest trading partner, and the...

Davao chocolates reach the US shores

Malagos Premium Chocolates, which are produced in the Philippines, are now available in the United States, according to the Trade Department’s Philippine Trade and...

PH-US ties strained by ‘string of tirades’

WASHINGTON on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s daily anti-US tirades were “contributing to greater uncertainty” in Philippine-US relations. In his daily press briefing, White House...

‘Hello, China; goodbye, US’

BEIJING—President Rodrigo Duterte met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Thursday, state media said, with China committing more than $9 billion in concessionary loans...

FVR: Independent policy counts for PH

IN CONTRAST to the Duterte administration’s sharp, anti-American rhetoric, guests at the cocktail reception send-off for US Ambassador Philip Goldberg on Wednesday pointed to...
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