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Title:
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China a Rising Threat to National Security, Say DOD Leaders
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Author:
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David Vergun
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Source:
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US Department of Defense
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Date:
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March 13, 2019
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Description:
- China is building up its military in ways that threaten U.S. and allied interests in the Western Pacific and in the South China Sea in particular, the deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment said today. For example, its DF21 and DF26 missiles are capable of targeting ships in the area and land targets, including Guam, a major resupply location for U.S. forces, Alan R. Shaffer said.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Philippines worried it may get involved in ‘war’ at sea for US
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Author:
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Arab Times
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Source:
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Press Reader
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Date:
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March 6, 2019
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines, March 5, (AP): The United States is more likely to be involved in a “shooting war” in the disputed South China Sea than the Philippines but the latter would be embroiled in such a conflict just the same because of its 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with Washington, the Philippine defense chief said Tuesday.
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Title:
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China remains Asean's top trading partner for over a decade
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Author:
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Beh Yuen Hui
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Source:
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The Star Online
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Date:
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March 3, 2019
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Description:
- China has been Asean's top trading partner for 10 consecutive years, registering a strong growth of over 14% last year. Asean-China Centre secretary-general Chen Dehai said cooperation between the two sides has shown fruitful results.
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Title:
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Malacañang denies that Chinese loans have high interest
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Author:
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CNN Philippines Staff
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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March 2 2019
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Description:
- The Malacañang assured that loan agreements between China and the Philippines do not carry high interest rates, after a former lawmaker revealed a "one-sided" loan from China for an irrigation project.
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Title:
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Top PH officials disagree on need to review U.S. defense treaty
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Author:
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Lara Tan
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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March 1, 2019
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Description:
- Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Defense Chief Delfin Lorenzana on Friday publicly disagreed on the need to review the country's decades-old mutual defense treaty (MDT) with the United States.
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Title:
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Pompeo promises intervention if Philippines is attacked in South China Sea amid rising Chinese militarization
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Author:
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Regine Cabato and Shibani Mahtani
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Source:
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Washington Post
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Date:
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February 28, 2019
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Description:
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that any attack on Philippine aircraft or ships in the South China Sea would trigger a response from the United States under a mutual defense treaty between the two countries, a firm assurance to its longtime ally amid rising Chinese militarization in the contested waters.
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Title:
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South China Sea: Indonesia And Vietnam Prove Duterte Wrong
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Author:
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Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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February 28, 2019
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Description:
- Indonesia joined Vietnam recently to challenge Duterte’s doctrine in the South China Sea. That’s the notion that any Asian-Pacific country that dares to tame Beijing’s ambitions to control the entire South China Sea will face war with China. This week, Indonesia drew a “red line” in the South China Sea establishing fishing rights in areas where China claims “overlapping” rights, according to BenarNews.
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Title:
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Philippines warns of China threat after US nuclear pact exit
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Author:
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John Reed
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Source:
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Financial Times
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Date:
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February 28, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines’ defence minister has said Washington’s withdrawal from a key missile treaty with Russia has “triggered a nuclear arms race” and he fears Beijing might target his country if the US were to use it as a staging post in a future atomic war with China.
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Title:
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U.S. Navy ships pass through strategic Taiwan Strait, riling China
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Author:
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Idrees Ali
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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February 26, 2019
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Description:
- The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday as the U.S. military increased the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China.
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Title:
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U.S. Navy ships pass through strategic Taiwan Strait, riling China
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Author:
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Idrees Ali
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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February 26, 2019
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Description:
- The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday as the U.S. military increased the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China.
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Title:
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China, U.S. make 'substantial progress' in trade talks: Xinhua
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Author:
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Josh Horwitz
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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February 25, 2019
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Description:
- SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The United States and China have made “substantial progress” on specific issues in the latest round of trade talks, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday, citing the Chinese delegation to the discussions in Washington.
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Title:
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Cultural exchanges help enhance relations between Philippines, China: Philippine official
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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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February 25, 2019
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Description:
- Experiences in the past years have proved that cultural exchanges are helpful in enhancing the relations between the Philippines and China, a Philippine cabinet member said on Monday.
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Title:
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Labor groups: Illegal Chinese workers in PH unfair for Filipinos
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Author:
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Bethina Unite
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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February 25, 2019
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Description:
- Allowing illegal Chinese workers to stay in the Philippines is an irresponsible move as it disregards Filipino workers, a labor group leader lamented Monday.
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Title:
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Duterte: Let the Chinese work here
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Author:
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CNN Philippines Staff
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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February 23, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte seemed to have slightly changed his tune in deporting illegal Chinese workers. “Hayaan mo ‘yan dito magtrabaho (let them work here),” Duterte said in a campaign rally of the PDP-Laban party in Laguna Saturday.
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Title:
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Duterte does not favor deporting illegal Chinese workers
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Author:
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Aika Rey
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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February 23, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte took a tolerant stance on the influx of Chinese workers in the Philippines. In his speech at the PDP-Laban event in Laguna, the President said that the number of illegal Chinese workers in the country "equals" the number of undocumented Filipino workers in China.
Title:
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Philippines warns of China threat after US nuclear pact exit
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Author:
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John Reed in Bangkok and Kathrin Hille in Taipei
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Source:
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Financial Times
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Date:
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February 21, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines’ defence minister has said Washington’s withdrawal from a key missile treaty with Russia has “triggered a nuclear arms race” and he fears Beijing might target his country if the US were to use it as a staging post in a future atomic war with China.
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Title:
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China rebuffs Germany's call for U.S. missile pact with Russia
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Japan Times
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Date:
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February 17, 2019
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Description:
- China on Saturday rejected German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s appeal to join a Cold War-era arms control treaty that the United States accuses Russia of breaching, saying it would place unfair limits on the Chinese military. Fearing a nuclear arms race between China, Russia and the United States after the collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, which the United States is withdrawing from, Merkel made her call for a global treaty.
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Title:
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US angers China after sailing two warships close to disputed South China Sea islands
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Author:
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The Telegraph
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Source:
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The Telegraph
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Date:
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February 11, 2019
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Description:
- China's foreign ministry expressed anger on Monday after two US warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea. The ships entered the waters without China's permission, ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.
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Title:
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Human rights an issue in new US funding support to the Philippines
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Author:
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Charmaine C. Deogracias
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Source:
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ABS CBN News
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Date:
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February 8, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines will receive US funding assistance under the newly-signed Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA) that aims to promote Washington’s security and other interests in the Indo-Pacific region, but no funds will be given in support of the government’s anti-narcotics campaign unless certain human rights standards are satisfied.
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Title:
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Most Asian markets rise ahead of China-US trade talks
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Author:
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ChannelNews Asia
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Source:
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ChannelNews Asia
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Date:
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February 7, 2019
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Description:
- HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose on Thursday (Feb 7) as regional investors began to return from their Lunar New Year break, though Tokyo edged lower after a negative lead from Wall Street. Most trading floors have re-opened but business remains light, with Hong Kong and Shanghai still closed, while focus turns on the resumption next week of China-US trade talks in Beijing.