Philippines, China trade accusations over South China Sea collision

Philippines, China trade accusations over South China Sea collision

An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023./File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Beijing, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The Philippines and China traded accusations on Sunday over a collision of their vessels in disputed waters of the South … Read more

Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami warnings in Philippines and Japan

Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami warnings in Philippines and Japan

[1/5]People gather, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines December 2, 2023. Hinatuan LGU/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 2 (Reuters) – An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas of the country and for … Read more

French ministers head to Indo-Pacific, Australia in diplomatic push

French ministers head to Indo-Pacific, Australia in diplomatic push

[1/3]French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna and French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu leave following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights French defence minister to host South Pacific counterparts Paris eyes further military ties with Philippines, Malaysia Foreign minister heads to Australia, … Read more

Malaysia’s Sime Darby seeks to expand car retail business into India, Indonesia – CEO

Malaysia’s Sime Darby seeks to expand car retail business into India, Indonesia – CEO

A logo of Sime Darby is seen at its car showroom in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Sime Darby (SIME.KL), Malaysia’s industrial and automotive conglomerate, is looking to set up a luxury car retail business in India and expand in Indonesia to … Read more

Stocks hold firm as dollar dithers ahead of US data

Stocks hold firm as dollar dithers ahead of US data

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Global stocks steadied on Tuesday, underpinned by the conviction among investors that the Federal Reserve will not raise rates again, which kept the dollar at three-month lows and supported gold above $2,000 an ounce. Traders will have to weigh up data this week on how the U.S. economy fared in … Read more

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area -owner

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area -owner

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The Galaxy Leader commercial ship was “illegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter” on Nov. 19 and is now in the Hodeidah port area in Yemen, the vessel’s owner said on Monday. “All communications were subsequently lost with the vessel,” Isle of Man registered Galaxy Maritime Ltd, owner of … Read more

Philippines woos neighbours to craft code on South China Sea

Philippines woos neighbours to craft code on South China Sea

[1/2]A Philippine supply boat sails near a Chinese Coast Guard ship during a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in the South China Sea, October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Philippines approaches Malaysia, Vietnam on code South China Sea situation has become ‘more dire’ -Marcos Tension requires Philippines … Read more

Stocks, bonds in euphoric mood, but dollar takes a beating

Stocks, bonds in euphoric mood, but dollar takes a beating

[1/2]A TV presenter gets ready for the daily reporting from the floor of the German share price index DAX at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Asian stock markets : Oil prices near four-month low after steep sell off Bonds rally as softer U.S. data hardens rate … Read more

Myanmar junta says facing ‘heavy assault’ from insurgents in three states

Myanmar junta says facing ‘heavy assault’ from insurgents in three states

A view of a relief camp where people who fled Myanmar stay, at the border village of Zokhawthar, Champhai district, in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram, India, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Chanchinmawia Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 16 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta has reported “heavy assaults” by insurgents and told government staff to get ready for emergencies, … Read more

Vatican confirms ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons

Vatican confirms ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons

Pope Francis gestures as he leaves after the weekly general audience, in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli Acquire Licensing Rights VATICAN CITY, Nov 15 (Reuters) – The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility … Read more