Why Southeast Asia Is Crying Over This Movie
Daniel Nico Laudit says he does not cry easily. He decided to test his mettle this month in a movie theater in Manila, and documented the experience for his 4.5 million followers on TikTok.
Asian news from Philippines
Marcos says Philippines won’t incite wars as South China Sea tensions spike
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said on Sunday his country is not in the business of instigating wars and will always aim to settle disputes peacefully, amid escalating maritime confrontations with China.
US East Asia envoy says South China Sea situation deeply concerning
HANOI - US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink on June 22 said the situation in the South China Sea is deeply concerning, describing China's recent actions in the disputed waterway as "deeply destabilising".
Chinese-Filipinos fear fallout from rising Philippines-China tensions
As a child, photojournalist Jilson Tiu did not feel like he stood out growing up in Manila’s historic Binondo district, the oldest Chinatown in the world.
No good reason for US to spread anti-vax rumours in the Philippines
America’s reputation has been bruised in many parts of the world due to its actions, from destabilising uncooperative governments, overruling the mandate of newly elected foreign leaders and, in extreme cases, invading other countries.
US envoy Kritenbrink visits Hanoi days after Putin, says US-Vietnam trust at ‘all-time high’
A senior US diplomat held talks in Vietnam on Saturday and said that the trust between the two countries was at an “all-time high”, just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Hanoi.
Philippines wants China economic ties despite tensions: top official
TOKYO -- The Philippines' economic planning chief says the country is open to investment from and trade with "any country, including China," even as tensions between the two keep growing in the South China Sea.