F1 dispute with Andretti Global draws in U.S. lawmakers
A dispute over whether to accept American motorsports giant Andretti Global as Formula One's 11th team is reaching boiling point.
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Ethics probe into Thai PM Srettha ‘show of force’ by country’s old powers: analysts
Pichit was jailed for six months in 2008 on contempt of court charges after he attempted to bribe a judge presiding over former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s land purchase case with 2 million baht ($55,000) in a grocery bag.
As China-Australia ties fray, should Canberra keep its friends close, its enemies closer?
The problem was so chronic that earlier this month, 60 academics penned a letter to Australia’s main funding research agency, the Australian Research Council, saying the production of core China research in Australia is in crisis.
South China Sea: Philippines’ Batanes province in spotlight again as Taiwan war spectre looms amid drills
Officials of Batanes, a province in the Philippines’ northernmost tip facing Taiwan, say they have a game plan in place since last year to prepare for any conflict in the Taiwan Strait amid ongoing military drills by mainland China in the area.
Philippines, Japan near reciprocal troops deal in move to counter China
Philippine defence secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Thursday that there is a “very strong possibility” for his country and Japan to sign an agreement allowing their defence forces to train in each other’s territories during a meeting involving the two nations’ foreign and defence ministers in July.
Japan is selling patrol vessels to the Philippines. Is Tokyo confronting Beijing with more ‘aggressive diplomacy’?
The Philippine Foreign Affairs Department said on its website last Friday that Manila would purchase five patrol vessels from Japan, to be delivered between 2027 and 2028, and the purchase underscored the two countries’ “unwavering commitment to enhance our maritime safety capabilities for the benefit of our nation and the broader maritime community”.
SEC approves rule change to allow creation of ether ETFs
The SEC has approved a rule change Thursday that would pave the way for ETFs that buy and hold ether, one of the world's largest cryptocurrencies.
China, South Korea and Japan are talking again – the US should take note
While South Korea and Japan have aligned more closely with the US and even expanded their support for US positions globally, they both inhabit a duality in their foreign policy approaches to China.