This Hotel Group Is Spanning Beyond The Pacific
In a world of ever-expanding hotel brands, Pan Pacific Hotels Group wants to grow, too. Its expanding beyond its base in ...
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Singapore tops Asia-Pacific in anti-corruption rankings, but opacity raises questions about methodology
Singapore emerged as the least corrupt country in Asia-Pacific in 2024 and ranked third globally, according to Transparency International’s CPI. However, critics highlight the country’s limited ...
Asia-Pacific markets mostly in red as global market reacts to Trump's fresh tariffs turbulence
Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly lower on Tuesday after an upbeat session on Wall Street, lifted by Nvidia and other AI-related stocks. Traders were cautious after President Trump announce ...
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Aid on Ice: How Trump’s Freeze Hurts the Pacific and Southeast Asia
The US aid freeze won’t break the Pacific, but it will create unnecessary disruptions. For Southeast Asia, the consequences ...
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In freezing foreign aid, the US leaves people to die
US$60 billion worth of USAID programs have been brought to a screeching halt. It’s a devastating decision for developing ...
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Economic Corridors: One Way Forward For US Engagement in Southeast Asia
While free trade has become politically infeasible in Washington, there are other ways to shore up the U.S. presence in one ...
Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check
January 2025 was the hottest on record—a whole 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels. If many climate-watchers expected the world ...
A rare diplomatic spat exposes growing pressures in the Pacific as US, China vie for influence
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
How Trump’s hobbling of USAID cedes Southeast Asia to Chinese influence
The Trump administration's 'America first' focus lets China fill the vacuum in Southeast Asia and set the rules for ...
As Donald Trump signed an executive order, everything changed for this clinic 13,000 kilometres away
The US used to spend more on international development than an y other nation, but with Donald Trump and Elon Musk freezing ...
Flight Map Shows US Spy Planes Doubling Up Against China and North Korea
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on May 30, 2023, of China's unprofessional intercept of U.S. aircraft over the South China Sea: "The United States will continue to fly, sail, and operate—safely and ...