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Philippines president hails ‘significant achievement’ after 19% tariff deal with Trump

Tariff rate is just shy of the 20 per cent American president threatened earlier this month but higher than the 17 per cent set in April

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia

US makes a ‘once in a generation effort’ to boost military, diplomatic ties in Asia as it seeks to compete with China.

Al Jazeera · Dec 28, 2023

Biden finds a new friend in Vietnam as American CEOs look for alternatives to Chinese factories

President Joe Biden heads to a Vietnam that’s looking to dramatically ramp up trade with the United States

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2023

China using civilian ships to enhance navy capability, reach

A Chinese scientific ship bristling with surveillance equipment docked in a Sri Lankan port

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022

US Beefs up South Pacific Aid, Diplomacy as China Spreads Its Influence

Washington intends to return the U.S. Peace Corps to Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu, citing progress toward reestablishing a U.S. Agency for International Development regional mission for the Pacific in Fiji.

The News Lens · Jul 14, 2022

Fights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths

An Associated Press review of conflict databases compiled by non-governmental organizations, government tallies, and media reports found in the past five years more than 360 instances of state authorities ramming or shooting at foreign fishing boats, sometimes leading to deaths

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022