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Philippines’ Marcos to meet Trump seeking trade deal | Donald Trump News
Leaders expected to hold talks on bilateral trade days before US tariffs on Philippine goods set to take effect. Philippine
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In South Korea, Trump’s tariff threats place US love affair under strain | Donald Trump
Seoul, South Korea – When Sideny Sim had a chance to visit the United States on business several years ago,
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Southeast Asia’s foreign assistance to fall more than $2bn next year | News
Development financing to Southeast Asia is expected to fall by more than $2bn in 2026 due to recent cutbacks by
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Japan’s minority gov’t faces election setback over inflation, immigration | Elections News
Japan’s shaky minority government looks poised for another setback in a crucial upper house vote this weekend, in the first
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UN refugee agency warns funding cuts may leave 11 million without aid | Refugees News
Crisis compounded after United States, which provided 40 percent of UNHCR funding last year, slashed its contribution. More than 11
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Indonesia has 44 million youths. It’s struggling to get them jobs | Business and Economy News
Medan, Indonesia – After graduating from university with a law degree two years ago, Andreas Hutapea assumed he would not
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A Filipino priest’s fight for justice for victims of Duterte’s drug war | Rodrigo Duterte
101 East follows the Catholic priest taking on former Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged “drug war” crimes. Former Philippine
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Indonesia arrests 12 for trafficking babies to Singapore | Crime News
Police say the suspects have sent more than a dozen babies to Singapore for adoption. Police in Indonesia have arrested
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AI and disinformation fuel political rivalries in the Philippines | News
Manila, Philippines – When former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March, Sheerah
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Trump announces 19 percent tariff on Indonesia | Trade War News
The new deal comes as the Southeast Asian country plans to buy 50 Boeing jets, according to US President Donald
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China’s economy grows at steady pace despite Trump’s trade war | Donald Trump News
China’s GDP grew 1.1 percent from April to June despite US tariffs, official data shows. China’s economy grew by more than
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Russia’s Lavrov meets Kim Jong Un in North Korea with Ukraine war at fore | Russia-Ukraine war News
North Korean officials have “reaffirmed their support for all objectives” in the Russia-Ukraine war, says Russian FM. Russian Foreign Minister
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