247 results for Philippines

10 May 2012

The latest on the standoff between China and the Philippines, why TV shows pay big for the Beatles, and Hugo Macdonald checks in from Georgia.

8 February 2022

Germany’s Annalena Baerbock heads to Ukraine and election campaigning begins in the Philippines. Plus: can progress be made as Iran nuclear talks resume?

4 May 2022

The US Supreme Court’s abortion bombshell. Plus: the EU weighs up a ban on Russian oil, a lookahead to the Philippines’ presidential election and a flick through today’s papers.

8 November 2013

How well-prepared was the Philippines for Typhoon Yolanda? We also learn why UNESCO might strip the US and Israel of their voting rights at the organisation, and we hear from eclectic DJ and festival mastermind, Rob da Bank…

10 April 2012

The Philippines’ plans to develop an island in the South China Sea, we also hear why Sony is cutting 6 per cent of its workforce.

2 January 2012

We enjoy a Russian Orthodox Christmas, find out why call centres are migrating to the Philippines and discuss food with author Adam Gopnik.

20 February 2017

Tourism in the Philippines is on the up but before convincing even more sun-worshippers to swap Phuket for Palawan there’s something that needs to be done. Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport is bursting at the…

24 July 2017

We look at Rodrigo Duterte’s legacy in the Philippines so far, ask what’s next for France’s Front National and find out how Chinese news agency Xinhua’s new style guide is reflecting the country’s politics.

5 January 2017

The arrival of two Russian warships in Manila for this week’s “goodwill visit” is a another hint that president Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign policy shift away from its long-time ally, the US, has substance. Russia has annou…

12 July 2016

Most people have probably never heard of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague but its five-person tribunal will be in the spotlight today. At 09.00 UK time the international court is slated to rule on a three…

30 November 2016

Today's holiday usually calls for celebration across the Philippines in commemoration of the birth of 19th-century revolutionary hero Andrés Bonifacio. Instead, many in Manila are going to spend the public holiday protes…

9 May 2016

We discuss the influence of the Panama Papers, analyse the presidential election in the Philippines and explore the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Plus: business in Cairo and solutions to the US’s economic challenges.