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Barack Obama reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the security of Asian allies after North Korea’s hydrogen bomb test.

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An apology from Japan's prime minister and a pledge of more than $8 million sealed a breakthrough deal Monday in a decades-long impasse with South Korea over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-28 05:26:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357127 [AuthorName] => Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527161 [Title] => EDITORIAL - A safe place for tourists [Summary] =>

It has always been said that in order for a place to become a tourist destination, all its officials need to do is plunge into a massive promotional campaign. Without an enormous marketing drive, tourist spots across Southeast Asia would not have been a global attraction today.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-28 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-freeman/opinion/20151129/freetoon.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1516073 [Title] => Seoul, Tokyo bickering days before 3-way summit with China [Summary] =>

South Korea and Japan finally announced Wednesday what has long been rumored — a three-way leaders' meeting with China this weekend in Seoul — but details are still scarce with just days to go.

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In another failed bid to recapture regional supremacy, the Philippines bowed to China in the finals of the FIBA Asia Championships Saturday night in Changsha. After jumping to an early lead, the Gilas Pilipinas just could not sustain the momentum as the Chinese went on a roll.

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The World Bank is working with the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and other multilevel developing banks to create an "epidemic emergency fund" to fight against Ebola and other epidemics in future, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said here on Tuesday.

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South Korea and the United States reached a final agreement to share annual defense costs for the 28, 500 US troops stationed here over the next five years, according to sources with South Korean Foreign Ministry.

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It's up to Vice President Joe Biden to show that the US effort to realign its gaze toward Asia hasn't fizzled out.

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Too open. Too crowded. Too difficult.

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U.S. lawmakers voiced bipartisan support Tuesday for the Obama administration's strategic pivot to Asia but stressed the need for partner nations to strengthen their military capabilities and contribute more to their own defense.

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                    [Title] => Obama discusses NK nuclear threat with Asian leaders
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Barack Obama reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the security of Asian allies after North Korea’s hydrogen bomb test.

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An apology from Japan's prime minister and a pledge of more than $8 million sealed a breakthrough deal Monday in a decades-long impasse with South Korea over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-28 05:26:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357127 [AuthorName] => Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527161 [Title] => EDITORIAL - A safe place for tourists [Summary] =>

It has always been said that in order for a place to become a tourist destination, all its officials need to do is plunge into a massive promotional campaign. Without an enormous marketing drive, tourist spots across Southeast Asia would not have been a global attraction today.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-28 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-freeman/opinion/20151129/freetoon.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1516073 [Title] => Seoul, Tokyo bickering days before 3-way summit with China [Summary] =>

South Korea and Japan finally announced Wednesday what has long been rumored — a three-way leaders' meeting with China this weekend in Seoul — but details are still scarce with just days to go.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-28 08:23:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1322859 [AuthorName] => Foster Klug [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1507374 [Title] => EDITORIAL – Learning to accept the fact [Summary] =>

In another failed bid to recapture regional supremacy, the Philippines bowed to China in the finals of the FIBA Asia Championships Saturday night in Changsha. After jumping to an early lead, the Gilas Pilipinas just could not sustain the momentum as the Chinese went on a roll.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-04 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-freeman/opinion/20151005/freetoon.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1388268 [Title] => WB to launch emergency fund to combat Ebola [Summary] =>

The World Bank is working with the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and other multilevel developing banks to create an "epidemic emergency fund" to fight against Ebola and other epidemics in future, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said here on Tuesday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-04 22:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1278019 [Title] => SKorea, US agree on defense-cost sharing for next 5 years [Summary] =>

South Korea and the United States reached a final agreement to share annual defense costs for the 28, 500 US troops stationed here over the next five years, according to sources with South Korean Foreign Ministry.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-12 16:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1263061 [Title] => VP Biden trying to show US still focused on Asia [Summary] =>

It's up to Vice President Joe Biden to show that the US effort to realign its gaze toward Asia hasn't fizzled out.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-01 05:04:03 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1421446 [AuthorName] => Josh Lederman [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1254402 [Title] => Twitter appeal wanes in parts of Asia [Summary] =>

Too open. Too crowded. Too difficult.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-08 02:14:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1794505 [AuthorName] => Youkyung Lee [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/158/afjq.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1251113 [Title] => US looks to Southeast Asian nations to build their militaries [Summary] =>

U.S. lawmakers voiced bipartisan support Tuesday for the Obama administration's strategic pivot to Asia but stressed the need for partner nations to strengthen their military capabilities and contribute more to their own defense.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-30 08:34:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510042 [AuthorName] => Matthew Pennington [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6475/tybk.jpg ) ) )
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