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History. What history? The convenient kind? The one that expands exactly where the oil, ships, reefs, and military advantage are, and somehow skips every…
DT · · 3 min read
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History. What history? The convenient kind? The one that expands exactly where the oil, ships, reefs, and military advantage are, and somehow skips every…
DT · · 3 min read
BEIJING (AFP) — A massive explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, central China, killed at least 21 people and injured 61 on Monday, state media reported…
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read
‘Taiwanese people are people of the world; Taiwanese people have the right to engage with the world.’
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read
One common mistake is thinking that higher cost means deeper love. It does not.
Chinkee Tan · · 2 min read
Geely Auto Group used Auto China 2026 in Beijing to show how far it wants to take cars, taxis, batteries, software, robots and artificial intelligence under…
DT · · 1 min read
‘Will we defend a rules-based order, or allow it to be rewritten by pressure and intimidation?’
DT · · 2 min read
And that future of shared heritage, shared security, shared prosperity won’t come from shouting matches, water cannons, or missile launchers. It will come from…
Gigie Arcilla · · 3 min read
EU’s ‘Industrial Accelerator Act’ implicitly targets Chinese makers of batteries and electric vehicles.
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read
A joint venture cannot be entered into lightly. It must be structured not as a concession, but as a controlled and conditional engagement.
Jess Varela · · 3 min read
At this critical juncture, the Philippine defense secretary must be more circumspect and refrain from issuing statements favoring the US and antagonistic to…
Primer Pagunuran · · 3 min read
Nissan has brought back the Terrano nameplate, this time as a plug-in hybrid off-roader shown at Auto China 2026. The Terrano PHEV Concept was presented as a…
DT · · 1 min read
The Taiwanese Association of the Philippines issued a sharp condemnation of the People’s Republic of China on Sunday, accusing Beijing of weaponizing…
DT · · 1 min read
The detainment of former Congressman Zaldy Co in the Czech Republic brings back the ghost flood control projects scandal into focus.
Jomar Lacson · · 3 min read
Generally, Filipino economists and geopolitical experts welcomed Pax Silica, with one analyst broadly describing the initiative as ‘geo-economics.’
Nick V. Quijano Jr. · · 3 min read
China Banking Corp. (Chinabank) reported a P6.8-billion net income in the first quarter of 2026, up 4 percent year-on-year, supported by sustained growth in…
Toby Magsaysay · · 1 min read
Government spending on climate-related programs surged to more than double in 2025, with allocations heavily skewed toward projects aimed at helping the…
Mico Virata · · 1 min read