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Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippine President Fer... [1]

One morning in October I met with a leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan who I have known since he was a cabinet minister in the then Democratic Party government more than 20 years ago. [2]

The Democrat Party unveiled its three prime ministerial candidates today ahead of the registration of election candidacy, which begins tomorrow. [3]

MANILA Rodrigo Duterte, the tough-talking front-runner in the upcoming Philippine presidential election, looked around the gilded chamber in the Manila Peninsula hotel where 400 of the country's top businesspeople had come to see him, and said: "Rela... [4]

Over the last three decades or so, popular causes in the Philippines have often attracted global sympathy, from international outrage at the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. [5]

Rochidee Himbenman (right), GM of the Classic Kameo Hotel, Ayutthaya, welcomes former Prime Minister of Thailand Chuan Leekpai (left) during his visit to the ancient capital of Thailand recently. [6]

MANILA -- Glenn Escalera, a 32-year-old Filipino engineer, recalls standing on the deck of a massive freighter, sailing under a pitch-dark sky off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden. [7]

Alexandre Dayant is a senior economist and deputy director of the Lowy Institute's Indo-Pacific Development Centre. Grace Stanhope is a research associate at the Lowy Institute's Indo-Pacific Development Centre, working on the Southeast Asia Aid Map. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-06 · 45% match

The rise of the middle powers

Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippine President Fer

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-30 · 36% match

Looking to the future after a 60-year journey: Gerald Curtis (30)

One morning in October I met with a leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan who I have known since he was a cabinet minister in the then Democratic Party government more than 20 years ago.

[3] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2025-12-26 · 33% match

Abhisit, Korn, and Karndee announced as Democrat PM candidates

The Democrat Party unveiled its three prime ministerial candidates today ahead of the registration of election candidacy, which begins tomorrow.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-05-05 · 40% match

Philippines Inc. grows wary of a Duterte presidency

MANILA Rodrigo Duterte, the tough-talking front-runner in the upcoming Philippine presidential election, looked around the gilded chamber in the Manila Peninsula hotel where 400 of the country's top businesspeople had come to see him, and said: "Rela

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-09-08 · 39% match

Mark R. Thompson: The human cost of Duterte's bloody democracy

Over the last three decades or so, popular causes in the Philippines have often attracted global sympathy, from international outrage at the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr.

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2015-06-18 · 39% match

Ex-PM Chuan drops in at Classic Kameo, Ayutthaya

Rochidee Himbenman (right), GM of the Classic Kameo Hotel, Ayutthaya, welcomes former Prime Minister of Thailand Chuan Leekpai (left) during his visit to the ancient capital of Thailand recently.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-07-03 · 37% match

The drive of Filipino migrants is a big part of the country's recent success

MANILA -- Glenn Escalera, a 32-year-old Filipino engineer, recalls standing on the deck of a massive freighter, sailing under a pitch-dark sky off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-09-23 · 36% match

The West's commitment to Southeast Asia is mere lip service

Alexandre Dayant is a senior economist and deputy director of the Lowy Institute's Indo-Pacific Development Centre. Grace Stanhope is a research associate at the Lowy Institute's Indo-Pacific Development Centre, working on the Southeast Asia Aid Map.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-10-10 · 35% match

Duterte's China charm offensive

Zhao Jianhua, China's ambassador to the Philippines, may be the happiest man in Metro Manila. In September, he rhapsodized: "The clouds are fading away.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-02-15 · 35% match

Japan and U.S. should pursue strategic cooperation with Philippines

Japan and the Philippines are both maritime Asian nations that face the hegemonic threat of China. We welcome the deepening of their ties. The Nikkei ViewJapan and U.S.

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