Section: Malaya Business Insight (Philippines)
G7 needs ‘clear and tough stance’ on territorial disputes: Tusk
US President Barack Obama (L) and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk across a bridge as they arrive at Ise-Jingu Shrine in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, on May 26, 2016 on the first day of the G7 leaders summit.World leaders kicked off two days of G7 talks in Japan on May 26 with the creaky global economy, terrorism, refugees,...
G-7 to express ‘strong opposition’ to militarization of S. China Sea
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso leaves a press conference after the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting in Sendai, northern Japan on May 21, 2016.G7 finance ministers on May 21 voiced concern about the sputtering global economy as they looked for a plan to stoke growth, while a currency policy clash overshadowed...
EU states agree to make it easier to limit visa-free travel
A boy pushes a stroller over railway tracks at the migrants camp in Idomeni, Greece. Thousands of stranded refugees and migrants have camped in Idomeni for months after the border was closed. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) BRUSSELS — European Union nations agreed Friday to make it easier to suspend its visa waiver programs with some countries, just as...
Russian performance artist convicted in pro-Ukraine protest
MOSCOW — A Russian performance artist known for his radical politically charged performances was convicted Thursday (May 19, 2016) of vandalism for a pro-Ukraine protest and sentenced to 16 months in prison. FILE – In this Thursday, March 31, 2016 file photo Russian artist Petr Pavlensky speaks to journalists as he sits in a cage in court room in...
US to send new ambassador to PH
US Flag (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia) The United States government is poised to send a new ambassador to the Philippines in time for the much anticipated start of the administration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte next month. US President Barack Obama has just announced his intent to nominate Korean-born Sung Y. Kim as America’s new...
Muslim nations block gay groups from UN Aids conference
UNITED NATIONS — Major Western nations are protesting a move to block gay and transgender groups from attending a high-level United Nations conference on AIDS. A letter from Egypt on behalf of 51 countries in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation asked that 11 organizations not be allowed to attend the conference next month. The letter, dated...
Trump would speak to Kim Jong-Un: report
FILE – In this April 15, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would speak with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, in what would be a dramatic shift in US policy. “I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him,” the...
WATCH: Ukraine’s Jamala wins 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
STOCKHOLM — Ukrainian singer Jamala’s melancholic tune about Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars was crowned the winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday (May 15, 2016), an unusual choice for the kitschy pop fest. Susana Jamaladinova, a 32-year-old trained opera singer who uses the...
Australian couple whose 3 children died on MH17 welcome baby
In this undated family handout photo distributed by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, baby Violet May Maslin is photographed shortly after her birth, Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Perth, Australia. An Australian couple whose three children were killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 two years ago has welcomed baby...
Orthodox Christians across the world celebrate Easter
Ukrainian Orthodox faithful light candles from the Holy Fire brought from Jerusalem in St. Volodymyr Cathedral during the ceremony of the Holy Fire in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2016. The Holy Fire ceremony is part of Orthodox Easter rituals and the flame symbolizes the resurrection of Christ in a ceremony dating back to the 12th century....
