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Title:
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6.6 M foreigners visited PH in 2017– DOT
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Author:
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Charina Clarisse Echaluce
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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February 1, 2018
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Description:
- Foreign visitors to the Philippines last year reached an “all-time high” record of more than 6.6 million, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported Wednesday night.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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China becomes Indonesia’s No. 2 investor with infrastructure drive
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Author:
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Erwida Maulia
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Source:
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Nikkei Weekly
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Date:
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February 01, 2018
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Description:
- China became Indonesia's second-biggest source of foreign direct investment in 2017, and officials in Jakarta are saying they expect the Chinese inflows will only continue to swell.
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Title:
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Philippines deploys Japanese-donated plane to disputed shoal
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Author:
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Source:
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ABC News
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- The Philippine military deployed a Japanese-donated patrol plane Wednesday to a disputed shoal guarded by China in the South China Sea, and the aircraft did not encounter any Chinese resistance, officials said.
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Title:
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Philippines’ approval of Chinese research vessel in strategic Benham Rise waters triggers national security concerns
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Author:
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Raissa Robles
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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February 1, 2018
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Description:
- A Chinese ship that arrived in the Philippines this week ahead of an approved mission to a strategically crucial undersea region sparked concerns over the Southeast Asian country’s powers of jurisdiction, and its national security.
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Title:
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Analysts say Trump comments bad news for North Korea
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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The Washington Post
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump’s fiery comments on North Korea reflected confidence that his campaign of pressure and sanctions on the country is working, South Korean analysts said Wednesday.
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Title:
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The South China Sea and the Decline of US Influence
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Author:
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Mark J. Valencia
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- For 70 years the United States has dominated Southeast Asia with both hard and soft power — the capability to use economic or cultural influence to shape the preferences of others. Soft power underpins and makes possible robust hard power relationships. But some analysts and policymakers refuse to recognize that U.S. influence and its relationships in Southeast Asia are much shallower and more ephemeral than assumed.
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Title:
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What the EU Thinks of the US ‘Indo-Pacific’ Strategy
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Author:
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Mercy A. Kuo
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Bernt Berger – senior fellow and head of the Asia Program at the German Council on Foreign Relations; and founder and CEO of the Engagement Policy Centre in Berlin – is the 125th in “The Trans-Pacific View Insight Series.”
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Title:
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External factors affecting the 2018 economy
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Author:
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Gerardo P. Sicat
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- External developments are often the X-factor that bring surprises to our projections of the economic future.
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Title:
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Duterte’s push for joint exploration in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Aaron Jed Rabena
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Source:
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The Strategist
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- From being a frontrunner in pressing China on the South China Sea disputes, the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking closer relations with China. In his state of the nation address in July last year, Duterte announced that he wants to begin a joint exploration venture with China in the South China Sea, in the area that Philippine government agencies refer to as the ‘West Philippine Sea’. The Chinese hailed the initiative as ‘full of political wisdom’.
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Title:
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South Korea eyes improved economic ties with Philippines
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Author:
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Richmond Mercurio
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Source:
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The Philippines Star
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- South Korea plans to ramp up investments in the Philippines this year after a slowdown in 2017, with planned projects to support the government’s massive infrastructure program.
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Title:
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The Philippines’ Chinese FDI boom: more politics than geopolitics
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Author:
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Alvin Camba
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Source:
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New Mandala
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Date:
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January 30, 2018
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Description:
- When President Rodrigo Duterte visited Beijing in October 2016, he came home with an agreement that earmarked US$24 billion worth of Chinese foreign direct investment and aid for the Philippines.
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Title:
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Arrivals up 11% in 2017 as China delivers on vow
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Author:
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Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo
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Source:
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BusinessMirror
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Date:
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January 30, 2018
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Description:
- CHINESE tourists helped boost the tourism industry in the Philippines last year, growing by an astounding 43.3 percent to 968,447 arrivals, or close to the 1 million the Beijing government promised it would send.
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Title:
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The Belt and Road Initiative in 2018
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Author:
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Carolyn Dong, Matthew Davis, Simin Yu and Ying Wu
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Source:
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Lexology
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Date:
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January 30, 2018
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Description:
- China’s Belt and Road initiative (also known as the “One Belt One Road Initiative”) was first introduced by President Xi Jinping in September and October 2013. As the initiative has developed over the last 4 years, we have published an annual series of articles summarizing the initiative and reviewing the status and successes achieved in its implementation.
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Title:
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Philippines drinks makers shun China corn syrup imports to avoid tax
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- Philippine beverage producers are swapping their imports of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) for domestic sugar to avoid higher taxes on the alternative sweetener, industry and government officials said, limiting exports from top supplier China.
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Title:
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Philippine finance chief to meet Alibaba's Jack Ma in China
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Author:
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Editor: Liangyu
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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January 29, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Officials led by Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez are to meet Jack Ma, founder and chairman of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, in Hangzhou on Thursday to explore innovations in digital commerce, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Monday.
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Title:
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US-Vietnam Military Ties Warn China over Maritime Expansion
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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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January 29, 2018
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Description:
- A high-level U.S. visit to Vietnam followed by plans to send American naval vessels may herald a tougher American policy toward China in Asia's stickiest maritime sovereignty dispute.
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Title:
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New air routes to boost arrivals from China —DOT
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Author:
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Jon Viktor Cabuenas/VDS
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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January 29, 2018
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Description:
- More Chinese tourists are expected to enter the Philippines with the launch of direct charter flights from Palawan and Xiamen next month, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Monday.
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Title:
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Sovereignty disputes should not hinder marine research in S.China Sea: experts
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Author:
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Editor: Huang Panyue
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Source:
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China Military
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Date:
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January 29, 2018
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Description:
- Sovereignty disputes should not hinder marine explorations which benefit human society as a whole, experts noted Sunday, adding that China should conduct marine scientific research (MSR) more often in the South China Sea with other countries.
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Title:
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China Infrastructure Push Reaches Arctic, Leaving Out U.S.
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Author:
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Ting Shi
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Source:
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Bloomberg
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Date:
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January 29, 2018
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Description:
- The sun never sets on China’s trade and infrastructure ambitions. With the addition of the Arctic and Latin America last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative has become truly global. Only the U.S., its neighbor Canada and ally Japan have yet to be included in the plan, which seeks to build or upgrade a network of highways, railways, ports and pipelines.
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Title:
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Fallout from Philippines' pivot to China
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Author:
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Raul Dancel
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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Januart 29, 2018
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Description:
- China's presence in the Philippines has never been more pronounced than it is now. Manila recently allowed a Chinese ship to conduct maritime research at a resource-rich vast underwater plateau known as Benham Rise, east of the main island of Luzon, near US bases in Guam and Hawaii.