A New Twist on Chinese Foreign Policy: Beijing Mixing Business with Politics? - Council on Foreign Relations (blog)24 May 2012

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)A New Twist on Chinese Foreign Policy: Beijing Mixing Business with Politics?Council on Foreign Relations (blog)Of course, as I have written elsewhere, doing business in any country—particularly when you supply a country with arms as Beijing has done in both Sudan and Zimbabwe—is in fact mixing business with politics. And the ongoing competition between ...and more »

Still pretending to be poor - Philippine Star24 May 2012

Still pretending to be poorPhilippine StarThe Philippines, Imelda Marcos once said is a rich country pretending to be poor. She made that shocking statement during the martial law era. There was widespread international criticism of her jetting around the world in a Philippine Airlines jumbo ...

Who says the disco days are gone? - Philippine Star24 May 2012

Who says the disco days are gone?Philippine StarBy Joy-Ann Waayman (The Philippine Star) Updated May 25, 2012 12:00 AM 0 John Robinson: 'If the audience has a bit of déjà vu and feel transported back to the late '80s, I'll be happy.' MANILA, Philippines - The '80s was all about “chic.

PH strengths ensure growth despite external woes, BSP says - Inquirer.net (blog)24 May 2012

BloombergPH strengths ensure growth despite external woes, BSP saysInquirer.net (blog)Tapping the international capital market, Tetangco said, should not be a problem for the Philippines in the event additional stimulus funds would be needed. Benign inflation and interest rates, which make the cost of doing business in the country ...Tetangco: PH can withstand Europe's debt woesManila Standard Todayall 14 news articles »

Tightening the noose on money launderers - Rappler24 May 2012

Tightening the noose on money launderersRapplerWith the innovations that we are seeing today, we are able to do business with more people, in a greater number of countries, and in less amount of time that we used to need a few decades ago. For an emerging economy like the Philippines, ...and more »