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Title:
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Visitor spending up, Chinese tourists now 2nd biggest market — DOT
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Author:
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Aya Tantiangco/BM
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- International visitor arrivals for July grew only 1.28%, but tourists' spending for the month went up by 58.22%, the Department of Tourism said.
Economic
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Title:
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New global financial architecture takes shape
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Author:
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Joseph Chinyong Liow
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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October 10, 2017
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Description:
- The declining influence of Western-dominated institutions such as the IMF and World Bank has led to the rise of regional alternatives like the AIIB. They will likely complement each other to provide global 'public goods'.
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Title:
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West Philippine Sea: Joint development with China?
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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October 10, 2017
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Description:
- In a major sign of improved bilateral relations, not to mention our desperation to develop alternative sources of energy, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi recently announced a “win-win solution” in the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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China commits funds for 12 PH infra projects
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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October 3, 2017
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Description:
- The Chinese government has identified 12 Philippine projects that it plans to finance, including a donation for the rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City, the Department of Finance said Monday.
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Title:
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Philippine Pivot Back Toward America Will Offset Growing China Dependence
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Voice of America
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Date:
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September 3, 2017
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Description:
- A new Philippine quest for stronger economic relations with the United States, a staunch post-colonial supporter that Manila has sidelined over the past year, appears aimed at offsetting an increasing dependence on help from its new friend China.
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Title:
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Duterte govt wants closer ties with US
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Author:
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JEFFERSON ANTIPORDA, TMT
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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October 2, 2017
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Description:
- AFTER announcing its “military and economic separation” from the United States last year, Manila now wants to strengthen its bilateral relations with Washington by intensifying economic cooperation.
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Title:
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China sets condition on lifting of moratorium on oil/gas exploration
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Author:
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Myrna M. Velasco
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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October 1, 2017
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Description:
- The Chinese government will concur to the lifting of the moratorium on exploration of oil and gas resources within the so-called “disputed areas” if joint commercial development of the petroleum blocks would be agreed upon by both governments.
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Title:
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Philippines to explore for oil and gas with China near disputed waters
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Author:
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Enrico Dela Cruz, Reuters
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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September 28, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines said on Thursday it was pursuing a long-delayed oil and gas exploration project with Chinese state-owned entity CNOOC Ltd and a Canada-listed company in an area near disputed waters in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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China-led AIIB OKs first PH loan for Metro Manila flood control
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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September 28, 2017
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Description:
- The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved its co-financing of the $500-million Metro Manila Flood Management Project, the first loan that the China-led lender extended to the Philippines.
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Title:
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China to PHL: Remove hurdles to infrastructure projects
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Author:
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Recto Mercene
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Source:
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Business Insider
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Date:
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September 27, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippine government must address “challenging issues” to ensure that projects funded by concessional loans from China would proceed according to schedule, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua said.
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Title:
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Philippines to open more direct air routes from China to its tourist towns
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Author:
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Gu Liping
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Source:
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ECNS
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Date:
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September 20, 2017
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Description:
- Discussions are underway between the Philippines and Chinese tour operators and investors to open more direct chartered flights from China to Philippine provinces in a bid to lure more Chinese tourists, officials said Tuesday. Philippine Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo said that Chinese investors have expressed their willingness to invest in new hotels and resorts in the Philippines, particularly in Puerto Princesa in Palawan province.
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Title:
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Economic managers to seek more Chinese support for infra projects
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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September 15, 2017
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Description:
- The Duterte administration’s economic managers later this month will seek more support for the ambitious “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program from the Chinese government as well as investors, the Department of Finance said Friday.
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Title:
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PH-China economic ties ‘improving’ despite sea row
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Author:
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CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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September 13, 2017
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Description:
- NANNING, China: Relations between China and the Philippines are “improving,” an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said, as the two countries firm up strategies to boost cooperation.
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Title:
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PH-China economic ties ‘improving’ despite sea row
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Author:
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Catherine S. Valente
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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September 13, 2017
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Description:
- NANNING, China: Relations between China and the Philippines are “improving,” an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said, as the two countries firm up strategies to boost cooperation. Trade Undersecretary Nora Terrado cited efforts to hold bilateral discussions to tackle the sociopolitical and economic relationship between China and the Philippines.
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Title:
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TRADE EXEC EYES MORE INVESTMENTS FROM CHINA; LEADS PH DELEGATION AT 14TH CHINA-ASEAN EXPO
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Author:
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DTI
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Source:
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DTI
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Date:
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September 12, 2017
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Description:
- Spearheading promotion efforts under the blooming economic relations with China, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary for Trade and Investments Promotion Group Nora K. Terrado led the Philippine Delegation to the 14th China-ASEAN (CAEXPO) and 14th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) held from 12 to 15 September at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center (NICEC) in Guangxi Province, China.
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Title:
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China, the Philippines to expedite work on cooperative projects
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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September 9, 2017
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Description:
- China and the Philippines agreed to speed up the working process of cooperative projects, hoping to make vital progress within this year, a Chinese commercial official said here Saturday.
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Title:
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ASEAN welcomes China's proposal to further enhance, integrate economic, trade ties
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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September 8, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday welcomed China's proposal to synergize the Belt and Road Initiative with the bloc's development strategy to further enhance and integrate China-ASEAN economic and trade ties. In a joint statement issued by the trade ministers from ASEAN member states and China at the end of their meeting, the ministers said that China's Belt and Road Initiative aims "at create trade, financial, and culture networks stretching from East Asia to Europe and beyond, focusing on key areas of industrial development, financial integration and reform, and infrastructure construction."
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Title:
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Bilateral talks set on $24-B China economic pledge to PH
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Author:
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Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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September 8, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines and China will conduct a follow-up meeting this week on the long list of projects and investments worth $24 billion committed by the Chinese government to the Duterte administration. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said he will hold bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart as one of his sideline meetings on the occasion of the ongoing 49th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings here. The 5-day AEM kicked off Thursday at the Marriott Hotel, and will end on Monday, Sept. 11.
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Title:
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Asean economic ministers set to push for RCEP trade pact involving Asean and six other states
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Author:
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Raul Dancel
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Source:
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Straits Times
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Date:
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September 6, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA - South-east Asia's economic ministers are set to endorse this week the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and call on other nations involved in the trade deal to settle persistent differences over tariffs and other conditions. "We are all in agreement to have a significant progress in RCEP discussions," Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez told reporters on Wednesday (Sept 9).
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Title:
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China-based Taiwanese fugitive wants to invest in Philippines
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Author:
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Debby Wu
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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August 24, 2017
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Description:
- TAIPEI -- A China-based millionaire fugitive wanted by Taiwan is planning to invest heavily in the Philippines, as local officials fail to convince their Philippine and Chinese counterparts to extradite the businessman.