[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden pledged Thursday to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, as he hosted the first joint summit with Tokyo and Manila amid growing tensions with Beijing.“The United States’ defense commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad,” Biden said as he met Philippines President…
[ad_1] The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm. File | Photo Credit: AP China conducted military “combat…
[ad_1] MANILA: The United States, Australia, Japan and the Philippines will hold joint naval and air operations in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, their defence chiefs said in a statement, as they seek to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the region.“Demonstrating our collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of…
[ad_1] At a time when cryptocurrencies are snapping out of a two-year slumber period to sprint on a bull run, the largest crypto exchange in the world is facing multiple legal crisis in different parts of the world. The government of Philippines, in a fresh development, has announced a ban on Binance citing its lack…
[ad_1] Philippines and China have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in South China Sea (File) Manila: The Philippines said Monday it had summoned a Chinese envoy over “aggressive actions” by the China Coast Guard and other vessels near a reef off the Southeast Asian country’s coast, while Beijing lodged its own complaint. Beijing…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo is leading a presidential trade and investment mission to the Philippines starting Monday as the United States looks to fortify economic ties across the region. Raimondo plans to tout the Philippines as a key hub for regional supply chains and investment in support of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy…
[ad_1] Nearly 8.7 lakh foreign nationals became US citizens during the fiscal 2023, around a lakh less than the previous year’s data of 9.7 lakh new American citizens.Over 1.1 lakh Mexicans (12.7% of the total number of new citizens) obtained US citizenship. With 59,100 (6.7%) Indians acquiring US citizenship, India occupied the second slot as…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The death toll from a devastating landslide in southern Philippines has increased to 54, according to the provincial government.Rescue workers have been digging through the mud to recover more bodies. The landslide occurred on Tuesday night near a gold mine in Maco town, Davao de Oro province, burying homes and vehicles that…
[ad_1] MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said a “paradigm shift” was needed in how his country approaches the South China Sea issue, as diplomatic efforts with Beijing were headed “in a poor direction”. Marcos, in an interview with Japanese media on Dec. 16, parts of which were shared with Philippine media on…
