Pentagon says concerned over China’s ‘increasingly risky’ actions in Asia
The Pentagon voiced concern on Sunday over the Chinese military's "increasingly risky and coercive activities" in Asia. "We remain concerned ...
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Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat
Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and novel ways ...
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‘More the merrier’: Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx
In Tokyo's Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani is dusting off his Chinese as he prepares for an influx of ...
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PBBM calls for self-reliant Asia
"Presses for region to chart own future without external interference" President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday said the Asian region ...
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China economic slowdown to drag on Asia growth until end-2022
BEIJING—China’s “sharp and uncharacteristic” economic slowdown is expected to drag on growth across Asia through the end of next year, ...
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ADB reduces growth forecast for developing Asia to 4.3%
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday cut its 2022 growth forecast for developing Asia, with crippling COVID-19 lockdowns in China, ...
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Heroism in Asia
"The award was first established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York ...
Read moreAsia facing ‘stagflationary’ outlook amid Ukraine war
WASHINGTON, United States—Asian nations, like the rest of the world, are being battered by countervailing forces such as the war ...
Read moreAsia markets react to China growth news
Asian stocks were digesting news about growth concerns in China and rising interest rates in the United States on Tuesday ...
Read moreEuropean Union joins chips race with 42-b euro bid to match Asia
BRUSSELS, Belgium—The EU launches a plan Tuesday to raise tens of billions of euros to boost semiconductor production in Europe ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.