EDITORIALS–CARTOONS: MANILA – The youth are voting ‘No’
The youth are voting ‘No’
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SINGAPORE’S The Straits Times
The Straits Times says
US-China trade talks: Deal or no deal, trade tensions will simmer
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After the latest round of US-China trade talks wrapped up in Beijing last week, there was optimism all around that a trade deal was within sight. Even imminent. But then over the weekend, seemingly out of the blue, United States President Donald Trump dashed all such hopes, threatening to raise tariffs on some US$200 billion (S$272 billion) worth of Chinese imports from 10 per cent to 25 per cent, effective from tomorrow.
For good measure, he also warned that in the absence of progress towards a deal, tariffs would be extended to another US$325 billion worth of Chinese goods – which would effectively penalise almost all US merchandise imports from China. US trade officials claimed that Mr Trump’s sudden reversion to a hardline stance was prompted by China having backtracked on commitments made during trade talks. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer alleged that China tried to substantively change the text of an agreement that had been made.
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https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/deal-or-no-deal-trade-tensions-will-simmer
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THAILAND’S BANGKOK POST
EDITORIAL :
Stateless saga one too many
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The news reports about the struggle of two young stateless students who are racing against time to get a chance to contest academic events in the US are familiar to many. The US embassy denied a visa to one of the girls, Namphung Panya, 18, who has qualified as a contestant to a science competition in Phoenix, Arizona, next week despite having entered a naturalisation process which is about to grant her Thai citizenship.
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The other girl, Yonladee Phiyatat, 17, who was selected as a member of a team to participate in the Genius Olympiad in the US has even bleaker prospects as she still cannot leave her hometown in Ranong to process travel documents. Born in Thailand and living in Chiang Rai province, near the Myanmar border, Ms Namphung, a straight-A student and freshman at Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, is classified as a stateless person because her parents are from the Thai Yai ethnic group. According to cabinet’s December 2016 resolution, Ms Namphung has the right to apply…
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https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1674464/stateless-saga-one-too-many
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PHILIPPINES’ EDITORIAL CARTOONS:
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MANILA STANDARD
> Carrying on
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MANILA TIMES
< PLEASE, VOTE FOR ME. PROMISE I’LL BE A GOOD TRAPO!
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P.D.INQUIRER
>The youth are voting ‘No’
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PHILSTAR
> The homestretch
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON
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