‘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 ...
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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 ...
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Goldberg leaving the Philippines
United States Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Golberg is leaving the Philippines. He will return to Washington after 3 years ...
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CH mixing key issues, Carpio says
SUPREME Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has raised alarm signals that China is attempting to reframe the South China Sea ...
Read morePowers to try again for ceasefire in Syria
WASHINGTON"•Moscow and Washington have pledged to try again to negotiate a lasting ceasefire for war-ravaged Syria, committing to multilateral weekend ...
Read moreChina raps US moves at meeting
BEIJING"•Beijing rapped Washington Tuesday for its interventions in Asia, as tensions grow between the two powers over the territorial disputes ...
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Another face of Seattle
Having visited Seattle quite a number of times during my years with an international airline, I have seen the usual ...
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US won’t interfere as PH turns to china, russia
THE US State Department said Tuesday that Washington will not interfere with President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to pursue alliances or ...
Read moreStiffer sanctions eyed on NKorea
TOKYO"•Washington and Tokyo are seeking “the strongest possible” measures against North Korea after its latest and most powerful nuclear test, ...
Read moreObama leaves Washington for final G20 summit
Barack Obama left Washington for his final G20 summit as US president and his 11th trip to Asia following his ...
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