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Basilio Sepe/BenarNews The Philippines will push to resolve differences with Beijing peacefully, President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday, after Manila’s foreign office threatened to file diplomatic protests for each day that Chinese ships remain moored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea. This was the president’s first direct comment on the issue since Philippine government officials said that Chinese militia ships were spotted moored together at Whitsun Reef in the Spratly Islands last month. “We will continue to resolve the issues on Julian Felipe through diplomati...

[Handout photo from National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea via AFP] The Philippines on Sunday claimed that the continued presence of Chinese vessels in Manila’s maritime territory in the South China Sea revealed that Beijing plans to occupy more features in the disputed waterway. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s latest statement came after the Chinese Embassy in Manila a day earlier defended the presence of Chinese boats at the Whitsun Reef saying it was part of “China’s Nansha Islands” – Beijing’s name for the Spratly Islands. “China shoul...

Assertive moves from China has spurred non-claimant states to increase their own involvement in the South China Sea disputes through a range of diplomatic and military means.

Indian billionaires club likely to grow 43% by 2025 SECTIONS Share Synopsis India’s billionaire count to increase to 162 by 2025 from 113 now; one out of five Indian ultra-high networth individuals planning to buy a new home in 2021. iStock An individual requires assets worth $60,000 to join the wealthiest 1% club in India. Consumption-led Indian economy is churning out more millionaires at a pace faster than the average witnessed among Asian peers and also other global economies. This growth is not only expected to sustain but gain further momentum in the post-Covid19 pandemic scenario. I...

Meanwhile, a U.S. warship conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the Spratly islands on Wednesday.