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Philippines
Filipino Spratly Tweak
As the ASEAN Regional Forum kicks off, the Philippines upsets China with a visit to disputed Pagasa Island.
Negotiating the South China Sea
China and Southeast Asian nations have very different negotiating strategies in the South China Sea disputes.
Saudization and Migrants
Worried by high unemployment, Saudi Arabia is introducing quotas for foreign workers. How will it hit Asian workers?
China and the Philippines
After a period of growing tensions over a South China Sea territorial spat, China and the Philippines are holding talks.
Bishops, Backhanders and SUVs
Were Catholic bishops in the pocket of former Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when she was in office?
Football Nationalism
Southeast Asian governments have been keen to jump on the football bandwagon. It’s better than warmongering.
Asia’s Maritime Confidence Crisis
The US, China and Southeast Asian nations look likely to keep clashing in the South China Sea. But there are ways to ease tensions.
Did US Push China Over the Edge?
As tensions rise in the South China Sea, analysts are left wondering why China is suddenly pushing its territorial claims so firmly.
China to US: Keep Out
China warns the United States and other nations to keep out of a territorial dispute in the South China Sea.
Weakness of the ASEAN Way
The South China Sea row highlights how much influence ASEAN has lost compared with Beijing.
Slave Labour in Hong Kong?
The recent pay rise for domestic workers in Hong Kong was pitiful. Many are treated little better than slave labour.
Filipino-Style Divorce, Anyone?
Is divorce set to become legal in the Philippines? For the sake of women trapped in failing marriages, lets hope so.