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US to review migrants abroad, toughen penalties in revamp

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 05:02 AM

Migrants will be able to make appointments, including through a mobile app, at the centers. Read more »

US to reaffirm commitment to defend PH in Marcos trip

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 04:49 AM

The Biden administration says it will reaffirm its commitment to the defense of the Philippines when President Marcos Jr visits Washington next month. Read more »

US recovering balloon debris, won't return to China: W. House

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 05:20 AM

China says the balloon was an errant weather observation aircraft with no military purpose. The United States says the balloon was a sophisticated high-altitude spying vehicle. Read more »

Blinken scraps rare Beijing trip over alleged China spy balloon

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 07:41 AM

Moments before the decision, China issued a rare statement of regret and blamed winds for blowing over what it called a civilian airship. Read more »

Biden on defensive over classified documents

Aurélia End, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 01:05 AM

The potentially embarrassing discovery for Biden came as authorities investigate a far bigger scandal involving his predecessor Donald Trump. Read more »

Biden administration reaffirms commitment to ASEAN

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 03:54 AM

A US Trade Representative said US partnership with the ASEAN is important considering the region represents the fourth-largest market in the world. Read more »

Trump supporters going Rambo

Cristobal Herrera-Ulaskevich, EPA-EFE
Posted at Aug 10 07:20 PM

Former US President Donald Trump's reaction to an FBI search of his Florida resort triggered a fierce backlash against the agency and the Biden administration from his supporters. Read more »

US’ China strategy ‘path to confrontation’, says Beijing

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 01 03:31 AM

The US strategy towards China has pushed the two powers into confrontation, threatening turmoil for other nations, the Chinese Foreign Minister said. Read more »

Biden’s comments on US defending Taiwan could cause missteps: analysts

Mark Magnier, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 24 10:00 PM

President Joe Biden’s comments Monday that the US was willing to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack reflect growing support in Washington for the self-governed island but add to a lack of clarity that could cause missteps, analysts said. Read more »

China says US' ‘divisive’ Indo-Pacific strategy doomed to fail

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 23 10:28 PM

Beijing has rejected Washington’s Indo-Pacific initiatives as tools to contain China that are 'doomed to fail'. Read more »

U.S. launches Indo-Pacific economic framework to push back China

Miya Tanaka, Kyodo News
Posted at May 23 10:19 PM

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday launched an Indo-Pacific economic initiative joined by a dozen countries. Read more »

US eyes trade deal-lite as SE Asian leaders gather

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 04:06 AM

China for more than a decade has been ASEAN's largest trading partner, despite widespread territorial rifts between Beijing and members of the bloc, especially Vietnam and the Philippines. Read more »

Fil-Am confirmed to Biden's budget office

Don Tagala | TFC News USA
Posted at Apr 02 03:20 PM

Fil-Am Nani Coloretti was confirmed as Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget by a US Senate vote. Read more »

Australia to host 'Quad' meeting amid China tensions

Reuters
Posted at Jan 31 05:44 PM

China has previously denounced the Quad as a Cold War construct and a clique "targeting other countries". Read more »

US Army keen to expand Southeast Asia access

Idrees Ali and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 04:04 AM

The US Army is keen to expand its access and basing arrangements in Southeast Asia as part of a strategy to deter China. Read more »

US developing plan to require foreign visitors to be vaccinated

David Shepardson, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 05 07:12 AM

The White House is not ready to immediately lift travel restrictions because of the rising COVID-19 case load and Delta variant, the official says. Read more »

Blinken to stress ASEAN's central role in ministerial meeting

Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 05:55 AM

The White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region, Kurt Campbell, said the US had been "missing in action" in many respects in the Pacific region. Read more »

US will remove Xiaomi from blacklist, reversing jab by Trump

Reuters
Posted at May 13 08:46 AM

The US Defense Department will remove China's Xiaomi Corp from a government blacklist, a court filing showed, marking a reversal by the Biden administration of one of Donald Trump's last jabs at Beijing before exiting office. Read more »

US wants COVID vaccine patent waiver to benefit world, not boost China biotech

Andrea Shalal, Carl O'Donnell and David Lawder, Reuters
Posted at May 09 01:42 PM

The Biden administration is examining ways to ensure that a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents to aid poor countries will not hand sensitive US biopharmaceutical technology to China and Russia, responding to a chorus of concerns, US and industry officials say. Read more »

California's Pinoy Attorney General — Rob Bonta

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Apr 30 02:08 AM

After Vice President Kamala Harris, Rob Bonta is only the second Asian-American to hold the post of California’s Attorney-General.  Read more »