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Taiwan stops new group trips to China amid tourism, air route spat

February 08, 2024

Taiwan’s Tourism Administration on Feb 7 told travel agents to stop organising new group tours to China since Beijing has yet to allow such trips to the island by Chinese tourists and has altered a flight path in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

Spat over post of House speaker will end before MPs vote to pick one: Sereepisuth

June 22, 2023

Seree Ruam Thai Party leader Sereepisuth Temeeyaves on Thursday expressed confidence that the Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties will reach an agreement on who the next House speaker will be.

Trade spat perils put spotlight on need for effective strategies

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Short-term challenges from the escalating trade spat with the United States have reassured Chinese officials and experts of the need to support market-oriented reform and opening-up, with a particular focus on reducing debt and limiting government intervention.

Macron says 'things moving forward' after G7 trade spat

FRIDAY, JUNE 08, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that "things were moving forward" at a G7 summit in Canada as he held talks with Donald Trump that focused on the US president's decision to slap tariffs on America's allies.

Philippines slams European lawmakers in drug war spat

FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2017

MANILA - The Philippines hit out Friday at "foreign interference" after European lawmakers demanded the release of a top critic of President Rodrigo Duterte who was arrested last month on drug charges.

Duterte’s spat with Obama plays into China’s hands

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

If you’re a historic US ally under mounting pressure from an emerging superpower like China, it’s probably not a good idea to use a crude sexual epithet to describe the American president. Filipino leader Rodrigo Duterte, though, is far from a normal pres