The New York-based airline announced the new loyalty partnership with long-time codeshare partner Etihad Airways, effective on May 8, 2024. Loyalty Partnership Opens Award Travel, But Doesn’t Specify Reciprocal Recognition Under the new partnership, members of TrueBlue will be able to earn points when traveling aboard Etihad flights when using their member number […]
During the Russian leader’s two-day visit, the war in Ukraine, energy and trade will be on the agendaPutin arrives in China for state visit – live updatesPresident Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart and “old friend” Xi Jinping as he seeks to deepen ties after launching some of Russia’s most significant incursions into Ukraine since its invasion in 2022.It is Putin’s second visit to Beijing in less than a year, and his first foreign visit since being...
Does the “no limits” relationship have limits? Russian President Vladimir Putin is embarking on his first foreign trip since his splashy inauguration to a fifth term in office, and his destination is no surprise: China. The two-day state visit beginning Thursday is expected to be heavy on pomp and ceremony, with effusive toasts and carefully choreographed gestures of friendship and mutual respect. But status matters, and Putin is clearly the junior partner to Chinese President Xi Jinping. As the...
On December 9 last year, the Philippine government announced that a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship had fired a water cannon at a Philippine vessel in the waters of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, over which there is an ongoing territorial dispute. The next day, it announced that a CCG ship fired a water cannon at a supply vessel carrying supplies for the Philippine navy and a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrol vessel escorting it in the waters around the Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin...
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from pressure from Beijing and forge closer economic and trade ties with the United States. In a stark illustration of the shift, the U.S. displaced mainland China as the top destination for
Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from pressure from Beijing and forge closer economic and trade ties with the United States
Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China — the world’s No. 2 economy that threatens to take the democratically ruled island by force if necessary. That has translated to the world’s biggest maker of computer chips
The Philippines deploys ships to monitor China’s suspected land reclamation work in its economic zone.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hungary, the final stop on his five-day European tour. During his two-day visit from Wednesday to Friday, he’s expected to finalize a number of agreements with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that will deepen China’s economic footprint in the region.
“The position that we take is that it’s unacceptable and we will take whatever measures to always protect our citizens,” Marcos said on Saturday.
By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China National Offshore Oil Corp., the country’s state-owned oil and gas giant, is expanding its fleet of LNG carriers to increase its trading power on the