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MANILA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines, as ASEAN chair, will ‌insist ​that a long-delayed Code of Conduct ‌with China on the South China Sea explicitly references the U.N. Convention ​on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as it works to complete the document by this year, its foreign minister…

makasana photo - stock.adobe.com Policy-makers need to figure out how they can carve a niche in a world dominated by China and the US By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Published: 22 Jan 2026 13:05 Policy-makers are being urged to focus on investments in artificial intelligence (AI) in a way that…

To say that China had a successful 2025 would be an understatement. According to President Donald Trump’s campaign agenda and early months of his second administration, the United States was going to be tough on China. Trump went heavy on tariffs, limited chip exports, and tried to assert dominance over…

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Aug. 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Chen Dong performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. (Xinhua/Li Yanchen) JIUQUAN, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, carrying no astronauts, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site…

BEIJING: An explosion at a steel plate factory in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia on Sunday killed six people, and rescue efforts were underway as four remained missing, state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Monday (Jan 19). The blast left 84 people injured, Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union, whose…

Published January 20, 2026 1:36am The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Monday warned that debris from China’s latest launch of its Long March 12 rocket may have fallen within the country’s archipelagic waters. In an advisory, PhilSA said the two possible drop zones are approximately 22 nautical miles (NM) away…

By Charles Kennedy - Jan 18, 2026, 4:00 PM CST Tesla has brought the largest and most advanced lithium refinery in the U.S. online. Tesla is using a first-of-its-kind process to convert spodumene ore directly into battery-grade lithium hydroxide. The refinery is a major step toward reducing U.S. dependence on…

FORMER Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel “Manny” Bonoan has returned to the Philippines after traveling to the United States, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI).Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said Bonoan arrived Sunday morning at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on a China Airlines flight…

MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese Embassy in Manila filed a diplomatic protest against Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, over his alleged smearing of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “dignity.”  The move came days after Tarriela posted a photo of himself in front of…

Representative Image | Image: Pixabay EV Tariffs: Canada and China have struck an initial trade deal that will slash tariffs on electric vehicles and canola, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday, as both nations promised to tear down trade barriers while forging new strategic ties. The first Canadian prime…