Relations sour between Taiwan and Philippines over fisherman's death CNN May 17, 2013 -- Updated 1122 GMT (1922 HKT) | Taiwanese fishermen protest in Taipei on May 13, 2013 against the killing of a local fisherman by Philippine coastguards. | (CNN) -- May has been a bad month for relations between Taiwan and the Philippin...
FY 2014 Budget Request For East Asian and Pacific Bureau Scoop Friday, 17 May 2013, 11:10 am | Press Release: US State Department | The FY 2014 Budget Request For the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs | Testimony | Joseph Yun | Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs | State...
Taiwan Flexes Muscles Journal Online TAIPEI –- Taiwan on Thursday staged a military exercise in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated apologies for the death. Philippine coastguards shot dead the 65-year-old ...
Taiwan stages military drill as Philippines row continues South China Morning Post Taiwan on Thursday staged a military exercise in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated apologies for the death. | Philippine coastguards shot dead the 65-year-old last week ...
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Fuelling geopolitics: The oil saga Al Jazeera This month, Al Jazeera aired a special four-part series on the hidden history of the western oil giants known as the Seven Sisters, and their role in defining the politics and econ...
Singapore Stocks - Factors to watch on April 29 CNBC SINGAPORE, April 29 (Reuters) - Following is some company-related and market news that could affect the local market. | ----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0049 GMT -----------...
China’s hunger for American coal in doubt The Miami Herald WASHINGTON -- The push for mass coal exports from Washington state, already facing a huge environmental battle, also could get hit with slowing Chinese demand for coal shipments. | The American coal industry, stung by a drop in U.S. demand, hopes to ...
Arctic oil boom sets stage for environmental and political battles of the century The Verge Things are heating up fast in the far north. The lands and sea of the Arctic — which have been ice-filled, inhospitable and treacherous for most of human history — are experiencing the effects of climate change . All of the Arctic’s...
Heading North, With an Appetite The New York Times Rachel Cartwright teaches biology at California State University Channel Islands and has been studying trends in habitat use in humpback whale mother-calf pairs in Hawaiian waters. This is her final post. | Tuesday, April 2 | We head out into the Auâ...
ASEAN makes progress on trade, not on sea disputes The Guardian JIM GOMEZ | Associated Press= BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders were upbeat Thursday about progress made on an ambitious plan to weld the region into a European Union-style economic community as a counterweight to Asian powerhouse China, while efforts were stalling on South China Sea disputes. | Leaders attending the Asso...
