Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Australia"
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Australia weights in on Chinese boats' intrusion
(Manila Standard,March 25, 2021 , on page A1-A2)Australia on Wednesday joined the United States and Japan in expressing concern over Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea after Manila protested the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels moored near the Julian ... -
Australian agency boosts PH agri-fisheries research
(Manila Standard,February 26, 2017 , on page D2)The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research or ACIAR recently held its Country Partnership discussions in Makati City aimed at mapping out the development of a 10-year strategy for the country’s agriculture ... -
Australian lobster sector claws back trade after China ban
(Manila Standard,December 28, 2020 , on page B3)Even in the scorching Australian summer sun, long queues of customers snake around Fremantle harbor―a soothing sight for beleaguered local fishermen trying to replace lost business with China. Australia’s rock lobster ... -
Bantay Dagat volunteers get a benefactor
(Manila Standard,August 3, 2015 , on page C-4)For the past 11 years, First Gen Corporation has been quietly helping protect the fragile ecosystem of the Verde Island passage which has been recognized as the center of the world's marine biodiversity. Unknown to many, ... -
BBM eyes 'balanced' sea tack
(Manila Standard,June 18, 2022 , on page A1-A2)President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will take a “very measured and balanced” approach to the country’s territorial disputes with China over the West Philippine Sea. Marcos made this commitment during a meeting with ... -
Bleaching hits 93% of Great Barrier Reef
(Manila Standard,April 21, 2016 , on page B8)Sydney- Australias Great Barrier Reef is suffering its worst coral bleaching in recorded history with 93 percent of the World Heritage site affected, scientists said Wednesday, as they revealed the phenomenon is also hitting ... -
China sea claim nips oil deal
(Manila Standard,December 2, 2022 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines is finding ways to explore for oil and gas in the South China Sea even without a deal with China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday, adding that the country has the right to exploit energy reserves ... -
China sets SCS drills amid regional tensions
(Manila Standard,May 28, 2022 , on page A1-A2)China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday despite warnings from the West against raising tensions in the region. In a move aimed at countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the contested ... -
China war games: PH on guard
(Manila Standard,March 29, 2021 , on page A1-A2)China will conduct a military exercise in the South China Sea next Monday and Tuesday as tensions remain high over the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea, prompting Manila to send daily ... -
Chinese envoy accuses West of 'sowing discord' over WPS
(Manila Standard,July 16, 2022 , on page A1-A2)The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Friday said “some outsiders” who are not from Asia are trying to sow discord between the two countries to serve their own geopolitical interests in the region. In a statement, ... -
Chinese mischief on Panganiban Reef
(Manila Standard,September 8, 2012 , on page A4)The Chinese are up to their old tricks again. While appearing to appease the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in bilateral talks, they continue to fortify their claim on Mischief Reef (Panganiban) and Scarborough ... -
Dead fish east of Australia cause environmental stink
(Manila Standard,January 15, 2019 , on page B3)As many as a million fish are believed to have died along the banks of a major river system in drought-battered eastern Australia, and the authorities warned Monday of more deaths to come. The banks of the Murray-Darling ... -
Group: Pinoys want SCS win enforced
(Manila Standard,May 21, 2022 , on page A2)Eight out 10 Filipinos want to assert the legal victory for the Philippines against China over the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), according to an independent international and strategic research organization. At ... -
Groups alarmed at reef bleaching
(Manila Standard,March 22, 2016 , on page B8)Environmental groups Monday urged greater action on climate change after the government sounded the alarm over severe coral bleaching in the pristine northern reaches of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The government said ... -
Jellyfish sting: Antidote found
(Manila Standard,May 2, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Australian researchers believe they have found an antidote to a sting from the world's most venomous creature, the much-feared box jellyfish. Researchers at the University of Sydney had been investigating how the venom is ... -
Name-calling mars sea dispute
(Manila Standard,April 22, 2015 , on page A3)The quarrel between the Philippines and China over the disputed territories in the South China Sea turned into a war of words on Tuesday, with the Philippines calling China “a big-time squatter” as a result of its reclamation ... -
New Australian fish death
(Manila Standard,January 29, 2019 , on page B3)Thousands more fish have died in a key river system in drought-hit eastern Australia just weeks after up to a million were killed, authorities and locals said Monday, sparking fears an ecological disaster is unfolding. ... -
Peaceful end to sea row sought
(Manila Standard,July 16, 2021 , on page A2)Geopolitical experts, including former foreign ministers, from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan called for a peaceful approach and compliance to international law to avoid military confrontation amidst the ... -
PH, 60 countries sign treaty protecting high seas
(Manila Standard,September 22, 2023 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines joined over 60 other countries at the United Nations in signing the first-ever treaty on protecting the international high seas, raising hopes that it will come into force soon and protect threatened ... -
River agency pilloried amid mass fish deaths
(Manila Standard,February 1, 2019 , on page B3)The authority that oversees Australia’s largest river system was accused of “maladministration”, “gross negligence” and ignoring climate science Thursday, as its waterways were carpeted with hundreds of thousands of dead ...