
Study urges funding for next-gen infra
A new policy briefing is calling on the Bank of Korea to accelerate financing for next-generation infrastructure as rising demand from digital systems…
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A new policy briefing is calling on the Bank of Korea to accelerate financing for next-generation infrastructure as rising demand from digital systems…
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TOKYO (AFP) — Japan will relax its decades-old restrictions on arms exports, allowing the sale of lethal weapons overseas, government spokesman Minoru Kihara…
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Strong rhetoric from China over developments in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) has further reinforced the resolve of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),…
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If you have done some traveling and seen some of the world, you would be able to tell that our archipelago — blessed abundantly with natural beauty — needs our…
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Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday dismissed China’s claim that the Philippines is “playing with fire” by holding joint military exercises with…
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Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya concluded a two-day visit to Davao City last Friday, delivering a series of lectures on the evolving partnership between Japan…
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The Philippines will showcase its newly acquired BrahMos missile system in this year’s Balikatan exercises, though only in simulation and not in an actual…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed "harsh action" on Monday against a soldier caught on camera vandalising a statue of Jesus…
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Ten years ago, Hilary Clinton fairly warned of Donald Trump as commander-in-chief, particularly of him ‘making life or death decisions on behalf of the…
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Endo Kazuya and Madame Endo Akiko attended the fashion show “Thread of Dreams” on 18 April 2026, an event co-hosted by BENCH/ and the Japan…
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Endo Kazuya visited Davao City from 16 to 17 April 2026 to lead a lecture series on Japan-Philippines relations, engaging students and faculty…
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‘It depends on how he will present his arguments. If needed, he may be told to join the defense team.’
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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent flurry…
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The Bureau of Customs (BoC) has eased cargo monitoring rules for top-tier accredited traders, removing the need for electronic customs seals for qualified…
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In Japan, sakura has symbolized beauty, bittersweet, gentle sadness at the impermanence of life (mono no aware), renewal, and the fleeting nature of life for…
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Excise taxes on LPG and kerosene are temporarily suspended for three months starting 17 April 2026, but — the DoF and BIR, citing minimal expected relief for…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday issued a month-long sanctions waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil…
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Market expectations are facing multiple outcomes, as economists like to call multiple equilibria or paths.
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