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MANILA -- The Philippines, the world's top rice importer, is moving to cut tariffs on the staple food from 35% to 15% through 2028 to ease the country's inflation woes. But analysts worry the move could benefit foreign producers such as Vietnam and leave Filipino farmers struggling to compete.
TOKYO -- Palau's President Surangel Whipps said on Wednesday that the island country was hit by a major cyberattack in March, just as it reached an agreement with the U.S. on a two-decade aid package.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs in China’s western Xinjiang province and allow them to “live their values,” a Turkish official said Wednesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest of an executive at The Epoch Times in a money-laundering scheme this week has drawn attention to a media outlet that has lived largely in the shadows since its founding in 2000 and a transformation during the Trump administration.
NEW DELHI (AP) — China, Ukraine and other nations sent their congratulations on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term following the world’s largest democratic election.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Four police officers assigned in the Philippine capital region have been arrested for kidnapping for ransom that victimized four foreign tourists, officials said Wednesday.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday said construction of the first phase of the country’s ambitious new capital is 80% complete and he will have an office there once clean water is available next month.
The larger context of the Obama administration’s pivot to Asia furnished the strategic opportunity for both states to build on their relationship, but it was the personal appeal of the most Southeast Asian of US presidents that defined the sensibility of the partnership.