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☆ Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte confirms existence of ‘death squad’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

MANILA, the Philippines — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed a “death squad” existed under his watch to control crime when he was Davao City mayor, but gave conflicting accounts of its makeup, first saying it was run by police officers, then by gangsters. Appearing on Monday before a Senate inquiry into his campaign against illegal drugs, Duterte identified “commanders” of the death squad which he said included former national police chief-turned senator Ronaldo dela Rosa, who was also present at the hearing. “That is the job of the police,” said Duterte, who admitted to senators that thousands of criminals had died when he was Davao mayor. Police reject allegations that the killings were executions, saying the drug suspects violently resisted arrest and that authorities acted in self-defense. Senator dela Rosa, who oversaw Duterte’s bloody crackdown when he was national police chief, previously said the death squads were “fiction.” In the hearing on Monday, he played down Duterte’s remarks, saying they should be taken as a joke.

Persons: Rodrigo Duterte, ”, Duterte, Ronaldo dela Rosa, —, ” Duterte, “, dela Rosa, Duterte’s Organizations: Davao City, Senate Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Philippine, Davao

☆ Super Typhoon Kong-rey (Leon) edges towards Taiwan, could sweep ‘almost the whole’ island
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | Eric Cheung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Authorities in Taiwan are warning residents along its eastern coast to brace for the impacts Super Typhoon Kong-rey, which has rapidly intensified as it barrels towards the island after bashing the Philippines. Kong-rey, moving northwest over the Philippine Sea, reached super-typhoon strength on Wednesday, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). More than 6,000 first responders have also been put on standby to assist in response to the typhoon, according to the Central Emergency Operations Center. Two outlying islands of Taiwan, Green Island and Orchid Island, suspended work and classes on Wednesday, according the county government. As of Wednesday morning, Kong-rey continued to skirt the island’s north as it moved towards Taiwan.

Persons: Chu Mei, ” Chu, Chu, Krathon, Trami, Kristine, rey Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Typhoon Kong, Typhoon Warning, Central Weather Administration, Ministry of National Defense, Central Emergency Operations Center Locations: Taiwan, Typhoon, Philippines, Kong, Philippine, Taitung, Taipei, Green, Luzon, Leon

☆ The Philippines is prone to extreme weather. But few expected Tropical Storm Trami to be this devastating
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Philippines is struck by multiple typhoons a year and Trami was not an especially strong storm when it made landfall, at least in terms of windspeed. Residents use a boat to recover items from their flooded homes as the storm inundated Libon town, Albay province, Philippines on Thursday October 24, 2024. A neighborhood in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines was swept away by a landslide triggered by Tropical Storm Trami on October 26, 2024. Villagers gather to pay respects to family and friends who died after a landslide hit their homes triggered by Tropical Storm Trami, in Talisay, Batangas province on October 26, 2024. A man crosses a flooded rice field as Trami dumped heavy rains at Libon town, Albay province, Philippines on October 24, 2024.

Persons: Trami, Kristine, ” Garlan, Garland, “ We’re, ”, John Michael Magdasoc, Ferdinand Marcos, we’ll, ” Marcos, Aaron Favila, Hermilando Mandanas, Raynaldo Dejucos, –, “ I’m, ” Dejucos, Heinrich Sandrino, Sandrino, Marcos, Kong Rey, Gaemi, Typhoon Yagi Organizations: CNN, Trami, Residents, Typhoon Kong, PTV, AP, Kong Locations: Philippines, Bicol, Sorsogon, Bulan, Sorsogon –, Manila, Libon, Albay, Philippine, Batangas province, Trami, Talisay, Batangas, Typhoon, Leon, Bicol’s, Camarines Sur, China, Vietnam, Thua Thien Hue, Taiwan, Luzon, Southeast Asia

☆ How Apple's China suppliers could actually benefit from U.S. trade tensions, according to JPMorgan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

After a sweeping look at global trade shifts, JPMorgan strategists have concluded that some of Apple's Chinese suppliers could benefit from the trend of supply chain diversification. The Oct. 18 report looked at 10 aspects of "the great supply chain relocation and the rise of trading blocs." The analysis ranged from China's dominance in the global supply chain and overcapacity concerns, to U.S. policy. Calls for supply chain diversification picked up during the Covid-19 pandemic. "Further, they highlight names that could benefit from Apple's supply chain relocation," the report said.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump, Kamala Harris, Oppo, Bernstein, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: JPMorgan, Republican, Democratic, Biden, Apple, Wingtech, Luxshare Precision Industry Locations: U.S, China, India, ASEAN, Mexico, iPhones, GoerTek, Luxshare, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Shenzhen, Indonesia

☆ At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

TALISAY, Philippines — The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue. Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 85 people dead and 41 others missing in one of the Southeast Asian archipelago’s deadliest and most destructive storms so far this year, the government’s disaster-response agency said. A relief operation at a flooded area in Naga, Philippines, on Friday. A father, who was waiting for word on his missing 14-year-old daughter, wept as rescuers placed the remains in a black body bag. Distraught, he followed police officers, who carried the body bag down a mud-strewn village alley to a police van when one weeping resident approaching him to express her sympathies.

Persons: Trami, Zalrian Sayat Locations: Philippines, Naga, AFP, Talisay, Batangas, Saturday, Talisay’s Sampaloc

☆ Tropical Storm Trami wreaks havoc in the Philippines, leaving dozens dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Trami has killed at least 26 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee their homes in the Philippines, officials said Thursday, as it made landfall on the northeastern coast. Trami, locally known as severe tropical storm Kristine, dumped heavy to torrential rain on the main island of Luzon, triggering widespread flooding and landslides. A man walking among debris from the floods caused by Tropical Storm Trami in Nabua, the Philippines, on Friday. Zalrian Sayat / AFP - Getty ImagesIt warned of heavy to intense rainfall, flooding, landslides and storm surges for some northern provinces. The Philippines typically records an average of 20 tropical storms annually, often resulting in heavy rains, strong winds and deadly landslides.

Persons: Trami, Zalrian Sayat, Ezikiel Chavez Organizations: Associated Press, Getty Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Luzon, Cordillera, China, Nabua, AFP, Bicol, Naga, Divilacan, Isabela province, Bato

BEIJING — The United States will judge China “on its actions, not just its words,” U.S. “It’s very important that we have these channels of communication,” Burns said in an exclusive interview in Beijing on Wednesday. “We want to be responsible for our own people, but also for the world as we conduct this relationship,” Burns said. During their summit last year, the two leaders said there should be more people-to-people exchanges between their countries, including in academics, business and tourism. It’s a very challenging relationship,” Burns said.

Persons: China “, China Nicholas Burns, Burns, ” Burns, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Xi Jinping, It’s, ” Janis Mackey Frayer, Jennifer Jett Organizations: China, U.S, NBC, Pacific, Ukraine, Chinese Commerce Ministry, United Nations, Biden, Embassy, Foreign Ministry, American Chamber of Commerce Locations: BEIJING, United States, China, U.S, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Asia, Pacific, South, Taiwan, Washington, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Gaza, Israel, California, Shanghai

☆ Philippine preacher denies accusations of sexual abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Quiboloy, 74, denied the claims, saying: “There is no truth to what they said.” He challenged the accusers to file charges regarding the new allegations. Teresita Valdehueza told senators she left the church after 19 years of membership in 1999 due to the alleged abuse. “If you say I do not want, he will say you did not overcome your flesh. Quiboloy was arrested last month after thousands of police officers searched his sprawling compound in the southern city of Davao. Former President Duterte and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, have accused the police of rights violations and abuse of power in arresting Quiboloy, widening the rift between the Duterte family and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration.

Persons: Apollo Quiboloy, “, God ”, of Jesus Christ, ”, Teresita Valdehueza, God, ” Valdehueza, undressed, ” Yulya, Quiboloy, Tartova, Rodrigo Duterte, Duterte, Sara Duterte, Ferdinand Marcos Jr Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Philippine, of, Ukrainian, Davao, United States

☆ Tropical Storm Trami brings severe flooding and landslides to the Philippines, at least two dozen dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Manila, Philippines AP —Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers, some on roofs. The government shut down schools and offices – except those urgently needed for disaster response – for the second day on the entire main island of Luzon to protect millions of people after Tropical Storm Trami slammed into the country’s northeastern province of Isabela after midnight. A resident swims despite the strong waves caused by Tropical Storm Trami in Manila, Philippines, on October 23, 2024. Aaron Favila/APTrucks are stranded along a flooded highway in Nabua town, Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, Philippines, on October 23, 2024. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones in the world, left more than 7,300 people dead or missing and flattened entire villages.

Persons: Storm Trami, Kristine, Aaron Favila, Charism Sayat, Trami, Andre Dizon, Dizon, ” Dizon, Haiyan Organizations: Philippines AP, China, Getty, Tropical, Associated Press Locations: Manila, Philippines, Luzon, Isabela, Aguinaldo, Ifugao, Bicol, Quezon province, Nabua, Camarines Sur province, AFP, Guinobatan, Albay, Naga, mudflows, Mayon

☆ Indonesia sent a Chinese ship packing, escalating a fight over oil and gas in the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Indonesia said it drove a Chinese coast guard ship out of its waters in the South China Sea. AdvertisementIndonesia said it deployed two vessels and an aircraft to expel a Chinese ship from contested waters in the South China Sea. The interaction is another turn in a yearslong dispute over who owns the South China Sea, and gets to exploit its resources. AdvertisementThe incident escalates the dispute over the South China Sea, and highlights the richness of its resources. Malaysia and Vietnam are also pursuing oil-and-gas projects in the South China Sea, and running into Chinese opposition.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Maritime Security, PT Pertamina, CCG, Maritime Security Agency, Business, US Navy, Strategic, Studies, Maritime, China Coast Guard, Vietnam's Vanguard Bank Locations: Indonesia, South China, China, Indonesia's, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines

☆ The world's most popular banana faces extinction but scientists' new creation could help save it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementInstead, the researchers are looking for the traits in other banana varieties that match a Cavendish's taste and hardiness. ChiquitaThey used information about the bananas' disease resistance, color, yield, and other characteristics as a kind of Lego system, García-Bastidas said. AdvertisementNow that TR4 is spreading, growers and scientists don't want to make the same mistake again of relying on a single banana variety. AdvertisementLi-Jun Ma, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Massachusetts Amherst studying the banana-killing fungi, agrees we shouldn't rely on a single banana variety. Ultimately, Yelloway researchers envision a future where grocery stores offer multiple banana varieties.

Persons: Chiquita, —, Cavendish, We're, Peter Stedman, Fernando García, Bastidas, They're, Jeffrey Greenberg, Manuel Rueda The Cavendish, Gros Michel, The Cavendish, Yelloway, Stedman, Li, Jun Ma Organizations: kiwis, Wageningen University & Research, Yelloway Initiative, Chiquita, Universal, Getty, AP, University of Massachusetts Amherst Locations: Netherlands, Philippines, Indonesia, Riohacha, Colombia

☆ EY fired staff for an ethical breach after they watched multiple online training courses at the same time
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

EY has fired dozens of staff in the US over code of conduct breaches, the FT first reported. The staff watched multiple online training courses simultaneously, the report said. The dismissals took place last week after an investigation found that the staff had watched multiple online training courses simultaneously during "EY Ignite Learning Week" in May, the FT reported. They said that there had been no warning that watching courses simultaneously was not allowed and that multitasking was part of EY's culture. The SEC said hundreds of EY accounting staff shared answers to exam questions "over multiple years."

Persons: EY, — Organizations: Business, Service, Financial Times, US Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Big, Public Company Locations: Indonesia, Philippines

☆ Philippines' growth strategy might be invalidated by greater spread of AI adoption: BMI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPhilippines' growth strategy might be invalidated by greater spread of AI adoption: BMIDarren Tay from BMI explains why the Philippine economy is vulnerable to AI technology given its high exposure to the BPO industry.

Persons: Darren Tay Organizations: BMI Locations: Philippine

☆ An American was kidnapped from a southern Philippine town and a search is underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The Philippine police said Friday it has launched a search after gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away from a southern Philippine coastal town by speedboat. Police in Sibuco town in the southern province of Zamboanga del Norte tried to pursue the suspected abductors and their victim, who they identified as Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, from Vermont, after the reported abduction on Thursday night. “We confirm that there was a report of the alleged abduction of an American national,” the regional police said in a statement. The southern Philippines has bountiful resources but has long been hamstrung by stark poverty and an array of insurgents and outlaws. They targeted American and other Western tourists and religious missionaries, most of whom were freed after ransoms were paid.

Persons: Elliot Onil Eastman, Hamsiran Jala, Eastman, Abu, Abu Sayyaf, ransoms Organizations: Philippine, Catholic, Police, American, Associated Press, Eastman, Facebook, Embassy Locations: American, Philippine, Philippines, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte, Vermont, Basilan, Sulu, Sibuco ., U.S, Manila, Moro Islamic, Abu Sayyaf, United States, beheadings, Sirawai

☆ These are the biggest challenges facing the US Army in the Pacific, according to a general readying for the next war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The US Army has been wargaming in the Indo-Pacific, preparing for what a future war might look like. "It is really hard to replicate that other than just training here in the region," Evans said. JPMRC allows the Army to test its combat readiness in the tropical, archipelago environments of the Pacific. Evans explained that nighttime operations remain a top priority for the Army, and JPMRC allows soldiers the opportunity to develop that "perishable skill." Mysti Bicoy"Sustainment is one of the things that we are focusing on in this training because of the disparate nature of the region," Evans explained.

Persons: —, Marcus Evans, Mariah Aguilar, wargamed, Evans, JPMRC, Tiffany Banks, USARPAC's, Charles Flynn, John Pershing, Sgt, Mysti, we're Organizations: US Army, Service, Army, US, 25th Infantry Division, U.S, Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness, Troops, Pacific . U.S, Staff, 11th Airborne, sustainment, Pacific, . Air National Guard Locations: Hawaii, Pacific, China, Alaska, Japan, Philippines, Ukraine

☆ In the twilight of his term, Biden greets global audience weary of war and wary of US politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“I think it would be a big mistake to underestimate the president,” Scholz told PBS ahead of NATO’s 50th anniversary summit in Washington. Biden has instead opted for “minilateralism,” what foreign policy experts have come to term his strategy for dealing with smaller coalitions of like-minded nations. “Ironically, it is precisely Biden’s caution that has encouraged continued Russian, Chinese, North Korean, and Iranian misbehavior,” Kempe writes. According to Pew Research Center polling on views of Biden across 34 countries, 63% of German respondents expressed confidence in Biden. In Poland – another country where aides have considered having Biden visit to tout Ukraine support – 70% of respondents express confidence in Biden.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, he’s, Olaf Scholz, Scholz, “, ” Scholz, Biden, Frank, Walter Steinmeier, Hurricane Milton, Volodymyr Zelensky, Fred Kempe, Biden didn’t, ” Kempe, Biden’s, ”, Richard Wike, Trump, Ukraine that’s, Zelensky, Barack Obama, Alexis Tsipras, Obama, ’ ” Obama Organizations: CNN, American, Hurricane, Biden, Russia, China, Atlantic Council, Pew Research, –, Global, Research, Trump, Greek Locations: Russia, Ukraine, NATO’s, Washington, Berlin, France, Germany, Israel, United Kingdom, Ukrainian, East, Iran, United States, Africa, Asia, North Korean, Poland, Kenya, Philippines, Greece, Athens

☆ In tropical jungles, US Army soldiers are training to own the night in a Pacific war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

US Army soldiers are training to operate at night in the challenging jungle environment of the Pacific. During a recent war game, soldiers engaged in a long-range maritime air assault to seize an airfield at night. US Army Pacific held its large-scale annual Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training rotation in Hawaii earlier this month. During this year's JPMRC rotation in Hawaii, soldiers executed a long-range maritime air assault involving around 300 soldiers traveling to seize an airfield 200 miles away in the middle of the night. Tiffany BanksBut night operations, Evans said, are a "perishable skill," meaning if troops don't continue to test it, they'll lose it.

Persons: —, USARPAC, Marcus Evans, Evans, JPMRC, Tiffany Banks, Sgt Organizations: Army, Service, US Army, US Army Pacific, Pacific Multinational Readiness Center, U.S, US, 25th Infantry Division, U.S . Army, Staff, U.S . Air National Guard, JPMRC, Pentagon Locations: Hawaii, Alaska, Philippines, Ukraine, JPMRC, China

☆ Taiwan condemns Chinese military drills around island as ‘unreasonable provocation’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Helen Regan | Wayne Chang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

China’s military exercises around Taiwan, a democracy of 23 million people, have become increasingly frequent in recent years and have tended to coincide with events that have angered Beijing. In August 2022, China launched a week of military drills following a visit to the island by then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Ahead of the drills, the Eastern Theater Command released a propaganda video entitled “prepared for battle” on its social media accounts. The PLA did not say whether the drills involved live fire exercises, and, as of now, China has not launched any missiles. A total of seven Chinese warships plus additional Coast Guard vessels were detected near the Taiwan Strait, according to the ministry.

Persons: ”, Nancy Pelosi, Lai Ching, “, Lai, ” Lai, Communist Party’s, China’s, Xi, Matthew Miller Organizations: Taipei CNN, Eastern, Command, US, Taiwan, Eastern Theater Command, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, Communist, Communist Party, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, Eastern Command, Guard, United Locations: Hong Kong, Taipei, Taiwan, Beijing, China, Liaoning, Philippines, Communist China, People’s Republic of China, Matsu, Taiwan Strait, United States

☆ Efforts by the US to counter China in the South China Sea could backfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The US has played a key role in countering China in the South China Sea. They "want a Goldilocks situation in the South China Sea — not too hot, not too cold," he added. A China Coast Guard ship, at right, sails past the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Cape Engaño on August 26, 2024. AdvertisementASEAN held its annual summit in Laos this week, in part to discuss territorial tensions in the South China Sea. A Philippine Coast Guard vessel and a Chinese Coast Guard vessel during an incident in the South China Sea on August 19, 2024.

Persons: —, Bill Hayton, Antony Blinken, Hunter Marston, Omar Zaghloul, Bush, Marston, George W, Obama, Trump, Biden, It's, Martson, Gregory B, Poling, Chatham House's, Samuel Paparo, Hayton, Sabina, REUTERS Poling, Mutual Defense Treaty, of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Organizations: US, Service, Chatham, South China, China Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard, BRP, ROSA, Getty, ASEAN, Southeast, Australian National University, Coral Bell School of Asia, Pacific Affairs, Anadolu Agency, Center for Strategic, Studies, Asia Program, Transparency Initiative, Pacific Command, US National Bureau of Economic Research, coastguard, Coast Guard, Chinese Coast Guard, REUTERS, Mutual Defense, CBS, of National Defense Locations: China, South China, Philippines, South, Asia, Chatham House's Asia, BRP Cape Engaño, AFP, Laos, Filipino, United States, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Brunei, Pacific, Chatham House's Hayton, Philippine, Taiwan, Hong Kong, West Philippine, Weibo, Handout, Poling, Ukraine

☆ Grab CEO Anthony Tan gives his no. 1 piece of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Anthony Tan is the co-founder and CEO of Grab. Courtesy ofFrom the outside, it looks like Anthony Tan's got it all — the family, the wealthy upbringing and the success. Tan's advice for aspiring entrepreneursWhen asked for one piece of advice for budding entrepreneurs, Tan said: "It has to be your life calling." Lessons from childhoodTan learned the value of hard work at a young age. I've seen how my parents worked really, really hard nonstop," said Tan.

Persons: Anthony Tan, Anthony Tan's, Tan, Chloe Tong, Tan's, I've, Joe Organizations: Southeast Asia's, CNBC Locations: Southeast, U.S, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines

☆ Global trade at risk as tensions escalate in South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A vessel identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as "Chinese maritime militia" (back R) and a China Coast Guard vessel (front R) sailing near the Philippine military chartered Unaizah May 4 (L) during its supply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on March 5, 2024. Some of the world's busiest shipping lanes are at risk due to rising tensions in the South China Sea, experts warn. In recent months, skirmishes have escalated in the highly-contested South China Sea – a marginal sea in the Western Pacific ocean that's a crucial trade route for China, Japan and India, three of the world's biggest economies. These developments in the South China Sea should be on the radar of global markets and supply chains due to the importance of these waterways to international trade, according to Marko Papic, chief global geo-macro strategist at BCA Research. "The South China Sea is the most valuable shipping lane in the world in terms of the value of trade that transits through it," Papic told CNBC, noting that conflict there poses obvious risks to global shipping.

Persons: Thomas Shoal, Marko Papic, Papic Organizations: Philippine Coast Guard, China Coast Guard, Philippine, Unaizah, Beijing, BCA Research, CNBC Locations: China, South China, Japan, India, Philippines, Vietnam, South, U.S

☆ Japan is giving free flights to international tourists, but it may backfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Japan Airlines has offered free domestic flights to international tourists visiting Japan. AdvertisementJapan Airlines is giving free domestic flights to international tourists, making travel to smaller cities and hidden gems far easier. In order to obtain the free tickets, passengers must book round-trip international flights with Japan Airlines and domestic flights within the same purchase. PHILIP FONG/Getty ImagesThe move came after complaints about the behavior of international tourists, including littering and bad parking. Greenfield-Turk said Japan Airlines' initiative has the potential to stretch the economic benefits of mass tourism to less-visited areas.

Persons: —, Sara Aiko, Aiko, Marco Bottigelli, Ben Julius, Julius, PHILIP FONG, Duncan Greenfield, Turk, There's, Amy Thomasson, Travelmation, Thomasson, Monica Humphries Organizations: Japan Airlines, Service, Japan, Tourist Japan, Mount, BBC News, Turk, World, Tourism Council, Employment Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Kyoto, Canada, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, India, China, Taiwan, Osaka, overtourism, Yamanashi, Mount Fuji, Greenfield

☆ I'm the Kardashians' private chef of nearly a decade. I like to stay out of the spotlight.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Khristianne Uy, known as Chef K, a 42-year-old private chef for celebrities based in Los Angeles. I was introduced to working as a private chef through someone I met at work. Related storiesIn 2003, I did a one-year unpaid internship with a seasoned private chef to advance my career. Being a private chef is different because there's no egoYou have to get curious about what your clients want and ask them how you can improve. There's so much on the horizon, I'm working on a cookbook and some docuseries — maybe even my own reality show.

Persons: Khristianne, K, Kardashian, —, Khristianne Uy, It's, I'd, Simon Fuller, James Cameron's, Susan Cameron, There's, I've, Charlie Sheen, Jonas Brothers, Ryan Seacrest, there's, Ryan, Kris Jenner, it's, I'm, James Charles, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, lhaas Locations: Philippines, LA, Los Angeles, New York, California, Hulu, Japan

☆ Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A satellite image shows China's two operational aircraft carriers docked together. Liaoning and Shandong were pier-side at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. AdvertisementA rare satellite image captured China's two fully operational aircraft carriers sitting pier-side together in the South China Sea earlier this week. CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong, China's two fully operational aircraft carriers, pier-side at Hainan Island. Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesThe Shandong, China's second carrier, is the country's first domestically-produced aircraft carrier.

Persons: —, Kuznetsov, Admiral Kuznetsov, Kevin Frayer, Pu Organizations: Sanya Naval, Service, South China, Business, People's Liberation Army Navy's, Ford, Getty Locations: Liaoning, Shandong, Sanya, Sanya Naval Base, Hainan, South China, South, People's Liberation Army Navy's Liaoning, Vietnam, CNS Liaoning, China's, China, Russia's, Fujian, Taiwan, Xinhua, East, Philippine, Pacific, Russia, Beijing, Scarborough, Philippines

☆ United announced 13 new international routes and 3 'fifth freedom' flights to far-flung destinations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

United Airlines announced 13 new routes across Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. The Chicago-based carrier on Thursday announced 13 new routes across Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America starting in the summer of 2025. Mongolia adds to United's growing list of "fifth-freedom" routes from of Tokyo's Narita International Airport. Other new fifth-freedom routes include Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and the western Pacific country of Palau from Tokyo. The airline's Europe expansion goes beyond Greenland.

Persons: —, Patrick Quayle, Quayle Organizations: United Airlines, Service, America, Atlantic, Tokyo's, UN, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Newark Liberty International, Washington Dulles International, United, Ponta Delgada Locations: Asia, Europe, Africa, America, Nuuk, Greenland, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Guam, Chicago, Dakar, Senegal, Pacific, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Palau, Tokyo, Cebu, Philippines, UAE, Milan, New York, Dubai, Frankfurt, Germany, Singapore, United's Guam, Portugal, Italy, France, Spain, New Jersey, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Tenerife, Ponta, Mexico, Costa Rica

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