A Philippine province has cancelled a decision to award $10 billion airport project to a consortium led by a Chinese state firm, dealing a blow to President Rodrigo Duterte's infrastructure ambitions ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines protests new China coast guard law
After saying it's "none of our business," Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he fired a diplomatic protest "after reflection." ... ( read original story ...)
‘Perfect storm’: Philippine agriculture shrinks 1.2% in 2020
Filipino farmers had to face a volcanic eruption, a pandemic, African swine fever, and strong tropical cyclones in 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Q3 GDP contraction revised to 11.4% from 11.5%
The Philippine economy contracted 11.4% in the third quarter of 2020 from a year earlier PHGDP=ECI, slightly better than the previously reported estimate of an 11.5% slump, the statistics agency said ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s a time bomb’: Philippine analysts say Beijing’s coastguard law sets stage for armed conflict in South China Sea
The new legislation allows the coastguard to fire on foreign vessels in disputed waters, board and inspect ships, and demolish structures built by other countries. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia, Australia agree to measures to address Covid-19 including vaccination cooperation
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Australia have agreed to undertake a set of measures to address the Covid-19 pandemic, including possible cooperation in vaccination. ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan’s Statistics Committee, IMF discuss national strategy for statistics dev’t
All of us, all people will revive Shusha - President of Azerbaijan Politics 15:26 Shusha was our goal and Shusha became our victory - President of Azerbaijan Politics 15:25 I said that our victory ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Federation, labor organization chiefs see need for wage hikes
The leaders of Japan's largest business lobby Keidanren and labor organization Rengo on Wednesday shared the importance of pay hikes ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan’s 2020 volume of market services increased
They say that Shusha was allegedly handed over just like that, without a fight, that Armenians left Shusha of their own free will. This is a blatant lie - President Aliyev Politics 15:08 At that time, ... ( read original story ...)
GameStop’s Dizzying Surge Makes Its Japan Peer Seem a Bargain
The Japanese firm trades at about 0.2 times its trailing sales, versus GameStop’s nearly 2 times valuation as of Wednesday. What it’s lacking in activist investor board members -- and an army of ... ( read original story ...)