Asia's king of vault reigns: Obiena soars to nail elusive Asiad gold
HANGZHOU, China — EJ Obiena´s heart of gold was on full display Saturday evening in the 19th Asian Games here.
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US House starts probe on Chinese 'harassment' in disputed waters
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 29) — United States lawmakers on Friday started their inquiry on China's «escalating aggression» in the South China Sea, including the use of laser and water cannons on Philippine vessels.
Filipino fisherman chased by China Coast Guard
SOUTH CHINA SEA, Philippines: Filipino fisherman Arnel Satam guns the motor of his tiny wooden boat as he makes a dash for the shallow waters of Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, with Chinese coast guard speedboats in hot pursuit.
Gilas boys lose vs China, finish 4th; Alas named to All-Star 5
MANILA, Philippines – World Cup-bound Gilas Pilipinas boys settled for a fourth-place finish after an 87-59 loss to China in the FIBA U16 Asian Championship bronze-medal match Monday at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall in Doha, Qatar.
Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia reject China's latest South China Sea map
The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have rejected as baseless a map released by China that denotes its claims to sovereignty including in the South China Sea and which Beijing said on Thursday should be viewed rationally and objectively. China released the map on Monday of its famous U-shaped line covering about 90% of the South China Sea, a source of many of the disputes in one of the world's most contested waterways, where more than $3 trillion of trade passes each year. The Philippines called on China on Thursday "to act responsibly and abide by its obligations" under international law and a 2016 arbitral ruling that had declared the line had no legal grounds. Malaysia said it had filed a diplomatic protest over the map.
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Financial markets tumbled last week after the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) latest policy meeting. Though the Fed kept its policy settings steady, Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s statement was more hawkish than what investors had expected. The US dollar index (DXY) gained 0.4 percent since the Fed meeting last Wednesday. The S&P 500 fell 2.8 percent in three consecutive down days. Bonds tanked as US Treasury yields jumped to their highest levels since 2007.