Politics

Bloomberg The US and the Philippines will resume defense projects after the Southeast Asian nation agreed to keep a military pact that President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to scrap, allowing both sides to boost longstanding alliance in the region. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana met with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin in Washington on where the two sides reaffirmed their commitment ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam hinted at a government restructuring before the end of her term to establish new bureaus coordinating land use and cultural policies, the South China Morning Post reported. Speaking at a public consultation session, Lam said it’s time to think about reforms “drastically” and that there’s consensus for bureaus to enhance land and housing ...

Bloomberg The UK will abandon plans to call for proof of vaccination to enter certain venues, and may soon drop mandatory testing for returning travelers as part of a further easing of coronavirus restrictions to be announced this week, even as cases remain high. Health Minister Sajid Javid spoke ahead of steps expected to be announced by Prime Minister Boris ...

Bloomberg Guinea’s coup leader Mamady Doumbouya said he will meet socio-economic and political officials of the West African country as part of the transition after seizing power a week ago. The meetings will start from September 14 with leaders of political parties and religious groups, before they are extended to civil society organisations and representatives of diplomatic missions in the ...

Bloomberg Former President Donald Trump frequently teases another presidential bid, without actually announcing, a strategy that leaves him with access to a $102 million war chest, an unrivaled haul that could scare off donors to other candidates and freeze the Republican 2024 race. By not formally declaring, Trump is free to use money from his political action committees to act ...

Bloomberg China’s top agency in Hong Kong praised the arrests of four members of a group that had organised an annual Tiananmen Square vigil, as authorities continued a broader push against local pro-democracy activists. The Liaison Office said in a statement that the arrests of four people on accusations of failing to comply with Beijing-drafted security legislation reflected the “fairness ...

Bloomberg North Korea could hold a military parade this week as it celebrates a national anniversary, Yonhap News Agency reported, an event that would mark the first major public display of its weaponry since US President Joe Biden took office. Given the status of preparation, leader Kim Jong Un’s regime may stage the event at night and have it coincide ...

Bloomberg South Korea has successfully test-launched a missile from a submarine, stepping up its strike capabilities and joining a small list of seven other countries to demonstrate the technology. South Korea last week fired the missile from its 3,000-ton Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine, a defense ministry official who asked not to be named said on Tuesday. The official spoke after ...

Bloomberg A shadow government comprising of ousted lawmakers loyal to Myanmar’s detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared war against the military regime that seized control of the country seven months ago. In a speech posted on social media on Tuesday, the acting president of National Unity Government, Duwa Lashi La called on citizens to revolt against the junta ...

Bloomberg Chancellor Angela Merkel plunged into Germany’s election campaign, warning that the Social Democrats (SPD) would take the country off course in an unusually direct intervention in the contest as her conservatives slumped to a new low in the polls. In a Forsa survey for RTL/ntv, support for the Christian Democrat-led bloc dropped two percentage points to 19%, its lowest ...