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Title:
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Wary of war
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Author:
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Atty. Alex B. Cabrera
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Source:
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The Philippine Start
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Date:
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February 7, 2016
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Description:
- In a luncheon event of select CEOs during the APEC Summit, the president of one of the largest manufacturing companies in China was sitting in the panel. He was asked from the audience about geopolitical risks and his take on whether events mean China is gearing for war.
Economic
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Title:
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PH unlikely to be affected by China economic slowdown
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Author:
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Roy Mabasa
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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February 5, 2016
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Description:
- Although China is the third largest buyer of Philippine products, there is no likelihood it will be affected by the slowdown in the Chinese economy, according to the top Filipino diplomat in France.
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Title:
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China-Led Development Bank Aims to Swiftly Approve Loans
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Author:
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Helene Franchineau
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Source:
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US News
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Date:
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January 17, 2016
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Description:
- The head of the newly opened Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank said the China-led group is aiming to approve its first loans before the end of the year, part of Beijing's efforts to weave together regional trade partners and solidify its global status.
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Title:
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Moody's: PH growth in 2016 likely better than peers
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Author:
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Rappler Philippines
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Source:
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Rappler Philippines
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Date:
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February 01, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines ¬¬– Moody’s Investor Service predicts the Philippines will grow faster this year with its vibrant, domestically-focused growth putting it in a better position compared to some of its export-oriented neighbors.
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Title:
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Central Bank Urges China to Provide More Policy Clarity
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Author:
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Karen Lema
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Source:
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Jakarta Globe
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Date:
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January 28, 2016
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Description:
- Manila. China should communicate with greater clarity the intent of its monetary policies in order to guide the market and reduce volatility, the Philippine central bank governor said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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China, cheap oil, other external threats abound. No one gives a damn
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Author:
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Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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Description:
- China is in deep economic trouble. Last year, the real estate sector, which represents at least 25 percent of its GDP, was spooked by the unthinkable. Housing prices fell by 4.5 percent, which never happened in 20 years.
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Title:
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China, cheap oil, other external threats abound. No one gives a damn
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Author:
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Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Source:
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Manila Times
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Date:
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January 26, 2016
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Description:
- China is in deep economic trouble. Last year, the real estate sector, which represents at least 25 percent of its GDP, was spooked by the unthinkable. Housing prices fell by 4.5 percent, which never happened in 20 years.
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Title:
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Science – Shell trade pushes giant clams to the brink
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Author:
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Christina Larson
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Source:
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Science Magazine | Neo Mei Lin
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Date:
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January 27, 2016
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Description:
- n the most recent volume of the Science magazine (Vol. 351, Issue 6271), Christina Larson (Science correspondent in Beijing) provided insights on the current extensive shell trade in Tanmen, Hainan Island, China. This article is closely linked back to the overfishing of giant clam shells by Chinese fishermen in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Cebu’s first direct flight to China
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Author:
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Katlene O. Cacho
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Source:
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Sun Star Cebu
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Date:
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January 22, 2016
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Description:
- AT least four new direct routes will be launched in Cebu this March with the addition of Xiamen Air which will commence its direct flight from Cebu to Xiamen, China starting March 30.
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Title:
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Senate defers AIIB membership approval
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Author:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 21, 2016
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Description:
- It would be up to a new set of senators under the next administration to ratify the country’s membership in the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which President Benigno Aquino III green-lighted late last year.
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Title:
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IMF: China and oil will drag down global growth
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Author:
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Jim Boulden
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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January 20, 2016
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Description:
- London (CNN Money) — A slowdown in China and rock-bottom oil prices will continue to drag on growth, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. The IMF has downgraded its global growth projections for this year and the next. The world economy will continue to grow, the group predicted, but not by as much as it estimated back in October.
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Title:
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Asia well placed to deal with global concerns
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Author:
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Nophakhun Limsamarnphun
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Source:
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The Nation
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Date:
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January 19, 2016
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Description:
- ASIAN financial experts are worried about capital outflows over the next 12 months after the December 2015 US interest-rate normalisation but remain optimistic the region can withstand the consequences.
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Title:
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China crisis and the world
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Author:
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Elfren S. Cruz
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 14, 2016
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Description:
- Last week, China’s stock market actually crashed twice. In that period, an estimated $1.1 trillion in wealth was lost. The Chinese currency also depreciated two percent in one week. It is reported that China had to spend around half a trillion dollars to stabilize its currency.
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Title:
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Philippines, global markets in tailspin over China woes
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Author:
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Iris Gonzales
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 12, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - World stocks fell to near 2-1/2 year lows on Monday as a fresh pounding for Chinese markets left Asia at a four-year trough and sent oil and commodity markets sprawling again.
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Title:
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Long-term benefit
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Author:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 11, 2016
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Description:
- AS 2015 came to a close, the Aquino administration did one act that will benefit the Philippine economy in the long term: It decided to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) despite the protracted territorial dispute with Beijing in the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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• Chinese developers continue ‘economic invasion’ in key Philippine urban areas
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Author:
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Tessa R. Salazar
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 9, 2016
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Description:
- Last week, Inquirer Property revealed pundits’ forecast that the 2016 presidential and national elections would freeze any major real estate activity in the first two quarters of the year. So, with the country going bananas over the ballots in the year of the monkey, what other real estate activities are we to expect?
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Title:
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• ADB to work with China-backed AIIB: Nakao
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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January 8, 2016
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Description:
- Manila, Philippines | AFP – The US-backed Asian Development Bank will cooperate with a major new Chinese-led multilateral lending institution and they plan to co-finance projects this year, the ADB’s president said Friday.
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Title:
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Working with China despite differences
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Author:
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Tony Katigbak
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 6, 2016
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Description:
- One of the best news pieces I read to end 2015 was the government’s decision to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). I have expressed my support for this venture many times in the past and have always felt that it would be in our country’s best interest to be a part of this institution along with other prominent ASEAN countries.
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Title:
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Slower growth, but Beijing's influence in Asia set to grow
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Author:
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Teo Cheng Wee
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Source:
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The Strait Times
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Date:
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Description:
- China's economic clout in the region looks set to increase this year, despite its growth slowing further, analysts say.
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Title:
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ASEAN Economic Community seen as a trading powerhouse
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Author:
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Bernie Magkilat
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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January 2, 2016
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Description:
- The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has achieved its goal to become one trade and investment hub to reckon with in the global economic arena. But long before the arrival of January 1, 2016, the official effectivity of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the 10 member states had been trading with each other at zero duty on most of their goods already.
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Title:
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PH joins China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
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Author:
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Paolo Taruc
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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January 2, 2016
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Description:
- Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — It's official: the Philippines has become the 57th founding member of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).