Opinion
A Tale of Two Leaders: VP Sara vs House Speaker Romualdez
As the 2028 presidential race approaches, the stark contrast in the political fortunes of Vice President Sara Duterte and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has become a defining narrative in Philippine politics.
Biden’s softer climate regulation shows big US bet on subsidies to decarbonize
The Biden administration says its recent decision to scale back new climate regulations meant to force emissions cuts from cars and power plants will have a negligible impact on its overarching goal to halve greenhouse gas pollution this decade.
US Congress struggling to reach spending deal to avert weekend shutdown
A fractured U.S. Congress struggled behind the scenes on Wednesday to produce a massive spending bill to fund defense, homeland security and other programs that lawmakers must pass before the weekend to avert a partial government shutdown.
Will TikTok be banned in the US and what is next for the bill?
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the...
China’s attempts to lift confidence in economy fall flat
Chinese Premier Li Qiang went to the World Economic Forum in Davos last week with a mission to present a positive image of the economy and schmooze financial elites: "Investing in the Chinese market is not a risk, but an opportunity."
