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Chinese reservoirs have more water than ever as lower Mekong suffered

Chinese reservoirs have more water than ever as lower Mekong suffered

Opening the taps sooner would have helped downstream drought.

Indonesia deports 153 Chinese nationals accused of running online love scams

Indonesia deports 153 Chinese nationals accused of running online love scams

They pretended to have romantic feelings for their victims in China and asked for money, police say.

Philippines considers banning TikTok for security workers to block app from cyberspying

Philippines considers banning TikTok for security workers to block app from cyberspying

A task force is studying the proposal amid international fears over Chinese platform’s risks to countries’ security data.

Filipina environmental activists freed from detention claim military abducted them

Filipina environmental activists freed from detention claim military abducted them

Officials insisted the duo voluntarily surrendered to the military.

Army chief Lt. Gen. Roy Galido talks to reporters at the Philippine Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila, Sept. 21, 2023.

Philippine army preparing charges against 2 environmentalists over abduction, coercion claims

Activists had claimed they were forced to sign statements saying they were communist rebels.

Filipina environmental activists freed from detention claim military abducted them

Filipina environmental activists freed from detention claim military abducted them

Officials insisted the duo voluntarily surrendered to the military.

A humpback whale and calf swim in the waters in Niue in this 2018 photo. Niue is raising funds for ocean conservation by asking sponsors to pay US$148 to protect a square kilometer area of sea.

Niue, a Pacific atoll, seeks sponsors to protect its vast ocean territory

2023-09-21

The waters are a breeding ground for humpback whales and have more than 100 species of coral.

President Joe Biden (left) poses for photos with Pacific island leaders including Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (center) and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Sept. 29, 2022.

Pacific island leaders hope for less rhetoric, more substance from US summit

2023-09-20

The United States is continuing a charm offensive toward Pacific island nations in a belated response to China’s inroads.

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