Philippines
May 21, 2013
CAVITE, Philippines--The Philippines has protested the presence of a Chinese warship and other vessels off a Filipino military-occupied shoal in the disputed Spratly Islands.
May 14, 2013
MANILA--Philippine President Benigno Aquino was set on May 14 to win unprecedented control of the two chambers of Congress after mid-term elections, raising hopes for his...
May 13, 2013
TAIPEI, Taiwan--Some 200 Taiwanese gathered outside the Philippines representative office in Taipei on May 13 to protest the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines ...
April 16, 2013
MANILA--A Chinese vessel that ran into a protected coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than 10,000...
April 04, 2013
MANILA--Washington is this week deploying a dozen F/A-18 fighters to the Philippines, the first time it has sent so many of the aircraft there, to take part in annual military...
April 03, 2013
MANILA, Philippines--Six years and 52 million YouTube hits later, Filipino inmates who danced to "Thriller" inside a prison courtyard are getting their stories told in a movie...
April 03, 2013
MANILA--Government representatives and the Philippines' largest Muslim separatist group began drafting legislation on April 3 to end 40 years of conflict and set up an...
March 30, 2013
With its rapidly aging population, Japan will need to increasingly rely on help provided by foreign health care workers.
March 29, 2013
Forty percent of foreign applicants passed Japan's national caregivers exam this year, a slight improvement over the previous year.
March 28, 2013
Terra Motors Corp. on March 27 released a three-wheeled electric vehicle designed for the Philippines, a first step in its strategy to expand to markets across Asia.
March 28, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA--Indonesia is seeking European investors for $9 billion worth of water, road, air and seaport projects in what will be a litmus test of Southeast Asian...
March 26, 2013
Despite measures to help them succeed, only 9.6 percent of Indonesian and Filipino nurses passed Japan’s national nursing certification exam in February under an economic...
March 22, 2013
Indonesian and Filipino nurses who came to Japan through an economic partnership agreement (EPA) to become licensed nurses are increasingly choosing to take the easier...
March 18, 2013
TOKYO/MANILA--The FBI and Philippine investigators probing potential bribery related to Universal Entertainment Corp.'s bid to build a casino in Manila have zeroed in on a $25...
March 11, 2013
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. said March 11 it would build a trial plant to recover the rare-earth metal scandium at Coral Bay Nickel Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary, on Palawan ...
March 05, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Malaysian security forces using fighter jets attacked nearly 200 Filipinos occupying a Borneo seaside village on March 5 to end a bizarre three-week...
March 04, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Malaysia sent hundreds of soldiers to a Borneo state on March 4 to help neutralize armed Filipino intruders who have killed eight police officers in the ...
March 03, 2013
LAHAD DATU, Malaysia--Gunmen have killed five policemen in Malaysia's Sabah state where members of an armed faction from the Philippines have been facing off with security...
February 22, 2013
Sumitomo Corp. said Feb. 22 it has begun expansion work at the First Philippine Industrial Park in Manila, to add approximately 100 hectares of property for leasing and allow...
February 19, 2013
BEIJING--China said on Feb. 19 it has rejected the Philippines' attempt to seek international arbitration over conflicting claims to territory in the South China Sea.