The Philippines, Australia, and Canada launched a joint patrol in the South China Sea as part of ALON, the region’s largest combined drills. This year’s edition is the largest combined operation to ...
Philippines, Australia Hold Largest Bilateral Military Drills to Date; U.S. Marines to Join
Philippine and Australian forces teamed up in Manila’s westernmost province for Exercise Alon 2025 — Canberra’s largest deployment of troops to Southeast Asia since the 1999 East Timor crisis. Around ...
Philippines not deploying Navy warships vs China
Following last week’s collision of Chinese ships near Panatag Shoal, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has maintained that Philippine Navy vessels will not be deployed to escort Filipino ships in ...
Japan must raise rates, get fiscal house in order, says veteran lawmaker Kono
Japan must raise interest rates and get its fiscal house in order to strengthen a weak yen that has pushed up inflation and brought pain to households, veteran ruling party lawmaker Taro Kono told ...
Japan’s defence minister discusses military cooperation, drones on Turkey visit
Japan's defence minister discussed defence industry cooperation and possible purchases of Turkish-made drones during a visit to Ankara on Tuesday, as Tokyo expands the role of unmanned systems in its ...
Bangladesh EC to release Feb poll plan this week
Bangladesh’s top polls body will announce the action plan for the upcoming general elections within this week, a senior official has said.
China Tech CEO Reveals Plans for Humanoid ‘Pregnancy Robot’
China has invested heavily in robotics. The country is a leader in industrial robots per capita and has just hosted the first "World Humanoid Robot Games" in Beijing.
Uzbekistan mobile bank TBC raises $38.2M to expand its financial …
Uzbekistan’s only mobile-exclusive bank, TBC Bank Uzbekistan, owned by London Stock Exchange-listed TBC Bank Group, has raised $38.2 million in a fresh equity investment. It plans to expand its ...
BSP vows reforms vs financial crimes
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has vowed to push ahead with reforms and strengthen safeguards against financial crimes after the Philippines was removed from the European Union list of high-risk ...
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Agree On Draft Pension And Social Insurance Agreements
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 19. Experts from the Social Fund of Kyrgyzstan and the Off-Budget Pension Fund under the Ministry of ...