Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr confronted Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian over the b‘aggressive’ actions of the bChinese coastguard against a Philippine patrol boat and the ‘increasing frequency and intensity of actions by China against the Philippine coastguard and fishermen’.
Philippines issues fresh warning over Chinese-run crypto scams amid repatriation effort
Filipinos have been targets of scam networks operating in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, because of their English-language and computer skills.
US-China relations unlikely to be derailed by balloon row ‘blip’: Singapore’s George Yeo
Yeo says the row is ‘a surface wound’ that will heal in a few months, adding that even while US-China ties have been strained, trade has continued growing.
Cape Town electricity plan no blueprint for all South Africa
South Africa’s energy crisis cannot be solved by relaxing procurement rules to enable local authorities to source excess power generated by businesses, even if the solution proves successful in Cape Town.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen orders shutdown of independent media outlet over news report about his son
Online outlet Voice of Democracy reported on February 9 that Hun Sen’s eldest son, Lieutenant General Hun Manet, had approved financial aid to Turkey.
Why Indonesians are panicking over child abduction rumours, and blaming the mentally ill
False allegations of children being snatched by strangers are rife on social media, leading to a spate of vigilante action, some of it fatal, with mentally ill people often the target.
Bangladesh withdraws schoolbooks after anti-LGBTQ backlash by Islamist groups
The withdrawal came after Islamist groups protested a curriculum overhaul to recognise transgender identities, same-sex relationships and secular science.
Bali’s badly behaved, ‘sinful’ tourists push ‘island of the gods’ to debate limiting mountain access
Access to the Indonesian resort island’s sacred mountains could soon be restricted after a string of fatal accidents and incidents involving foreigners filming themselves dancing naked and having sex.
Experts expect Dutch policy change to influence medicine price talks
Pharmaceutical companies active in the Netherlands should prepare for tough negotiations with the Dutch government on the pricing of innovative new treatments following a change in policy designed to curb healthcare costs in the country, according to experts in life sciences.
How the UK’s Platform to Business Regulation impacts e-commerce
The UK Platform to Business (P2B) Regulation is designed to create a more predictable environment for businesses and traders when using online intermediation services and online search engines.