In the Philippines, Onions Are Now Too Cheap | TIME
The Philippines is temporarily halting its onion imports until May—and possibly even up until July—in a bid to control prices from getting too cheap.
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TYKFI-ABI medical scholars return from overseas training
MANILA, Philippines — Five scholars of the Tan Yan Kee Foundation Inc. have returned to serve the country after taking special advanced studies in various medical fields in different institutions overseas last year, according to Dr. Lucio C. Tan, chairman and president of TYKFI.
Becoming Taiwan: in China's shadow, an island asserts its identity
Wang Ya-june didn't think much of the town where she washed up in the autumn of 1949. When she stepped off a Chinese Nationalist warship laden with refugees and injured and dead soldiers in Keelung on that rainy day, the port on the northern tip of Taiwan was just another Chinese city to her, just another place for seeking temporary refuge.
Israel vows to step up Gaza strikes before ground invasion
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories — Israel's military said Saturday it would intensify strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza ahead of a planned ground invasion, as UN agencies warned of a "catastrophic" humanitarian situation in the blockaded territory.
Hamas frees two US hostages as Israel readies Gaza invasion
Israel confirmed on Friday that Hamas had released two Americans among more than 200 hostages abducted earlier this month as it kept up its unrelenting bombing of Gaza in response to the Islamists’ unprecedented attacks across the border.
Hamas says Israeli threat of ground invasion 'doesn't scare us'
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — The threat of an Israeli ground invasion of the blockaded Gaza Strip "doesn't scare us and we are ready for it", Abu Obeideh, the spokesman of Hamas's military wing, said Monday.
Israel readies troops for invasion as civilians flee
GAZA STRIP — Israel pressed on Sunday with preparations for a ground offensive in Gaza, after giving Palestinians a little more time to flee northern areas it has vowed to target in response to the deadliest attack in its history.