The Philippines' Pax Silica project in New Clark City aims to create a US-led AI, semiconductor and rare earth hub that could generate up to 190,000 jobs and boost electronics exports by up to US$70 billion, with construction eyed for 2028. However, movements opposing the project have been on the rise.
President Trump has assured President Marcos he will raise Philippine concerns over the South China Sea with Xi Jinping, following the violent confrontation at Ayungin Shoal where a Chinese Coast Guard member struck a Filipino sailor with a wooden baton.
A multilingual university student with graphic design skills, hotel experience, and Adobe certifications can't get a callback for cashier or shelf-stacking jobs, and Reddit's response reveals exactly why, and what to do about it.
A Reddit post asking whether the bad US job market, especially in IT, is real or just content creators chasing views has drawn responses painting a genuinely grim picture, with little optimism about recovery by 2030.
Despite the Strait of Hormuz closure cutting off 20 million barrels a day, oil prices stayed between $90 and $100 per barrel — but the cushions that absorbed the initial shock are now nearly exhausted, leaving the world more exposed than before.
US Strategic Petroleum Reserve stocks have fallen to their lowest level since April 1983, dropping to 316.5 million barrels as drawdowns tied to the Iran war continue, raising fears about what happens when the buffer runs out.
The US government has paid out $81 billion in tariff refunds after the Supreme Court struck down a large chunk of Trump's tariffs while the federal deficit continues to grow and new duties are already being prepared.
A new Pew Research Center poll finds that for the first time in roughly 20 years of tracking, more people across 25 of 36 surveyed countries now view China more favourably than the US
More than 100 House Democrats voted to cut $3.3 billion in military aid to Israel, marking a significant shift in the party's stance toward Netanyahu's government even as the measure was ultimately defeated 314-104
