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Captured underwater drone sent messages to China: Philippine military
Five underwater drones found by Philippine fishermen were capable of gathering information that could aid in “underwater warfare”, the country’s military said Tuesday, noting at least one had relayed a signal to China.The revelation follows months of confrontations between the Philippines and China in the disputed South China Sea and comes as Manila prepares for …
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China tells airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries: report
China has told its airlines to stop taking deliveries of jets from American aviation giant Boeing, a report said Tuesday, as a trade war between Beijing and the United States deepens.Since President Donald Trump took office in January, the world’s two biggest economies have been locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war, with the US now …
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Japan orders Google to cease alleged antitrust violation
Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had issued a cease-and-desist order to US tech titan Google over an alleged violation of national antitrust laws.It is the first time the country has issued such an order to a global technology giant, Japanese media reported, and follows similar moves in Europe and the United States.”We have concluded that …
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S. Korea plans extra $4.9 bn help for chips amid US tariff anxiety
South Korea on Tuesday announced plans to invest almost $5 billion extra in the country’s semiconductor industry, citing “growing uncertainty” over US tariffs.The country is a major exporter to the United States and its powerhouse chip and auto industries would suffer a hefty hit from President Donald Trump’s threatened 25 percent levies.Concerns about the sector …
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Xi’s Vietnam trip aiming to ‘screw’ US, says Trump
China’s President Xi Jinping paid tribute to Vietnam’s late revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh on Tuesday, his last day of a trip to Hanoi that President Donald Trump said was aiming to “screw” the United States.Xi is in Vietnam as part of a Southeast Asia tour that will include Malaysia and Cambodia, with Beijing trying …
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