DAVAO CITY – Researchers from the National Museum of the Philippines and Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Bukidnon discovered a new species of flowering plant “Amylotheca cleofei Tandang, Galindon, & A.S.Rob,” which belongs to the family Loranthaceae, collectively called as “mistletoe,” at t
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Date:Â 25/05/2021
Amid the intense competition underway between the US and China and the increasing presence of Russia, China, Turkey, Iran and Britain in the Indo-Pacific, the EU must build better bilateral relations with all South Asian countries â and not just India. It should reassess its traditional trade and aid approach and use a strategic lens to upgrade its relations with the region, both bilaterally and via a region-wide approach.Â
A strategic region for the EU? Not yet
The EUâs bilateral relationships with South Asian countries form a complex mosaic of trade and aid ties, many of which are in dire need of updating and renewal. However, it rarely perceives South Asia from a regional lens.
The Philippines has reached another milestone in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response as it breached four million doses of administered vaccines, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 announced Sunday, May 23. A total of 4,097,425 doses were injected as of May 22, data from
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Why Asean needs to care about Mekong issues like it did with haze Hoang Thi Ha and Farah Nadine Seth The Mekong river is seen from Thailand’s northeastern Loei province at the border with Laos during a drought in 2019. Photo: AFP
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The Mekong river, which runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, is the beating heart of mainland Southeast Asia, sustaining the livelihoods of around 66 million people. Yet the river is running dry, with its water levels at their lowest in 100 years. Its ecosystem nears the verge of collapse from the accumulative effects of climate change, dam-building and other man-made activities such as deforestation, sand mining, extensive irrigation and wetland conversion.