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Sandiganbayan junks P21.7-M graft case vs Elenita Binay
The anti graft court says the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the former Makati mayor acted in bad faith and that she conspired with the winning supplier of the furniture deal

Ayesha Curry: NBA Finals is ‘absolutely rigged’
Tell us how you really feel Mrs Curry

Vietnam's 2014 GDP highest in 3 years
Vietnam s economy grows 5 98 in 2014 after Hanoi eased investor fears following the oil rig incident with China

2nd plunder case filed vs Binays
UPDATED Lawyer Renato Bondal files a second plunder complaint for alleged rigged bidding and overpricing of the Makati Science High School building

No easy ride for Elenita Binay
New factors – a reputable Ombudsman and a whistleblower – can’t get her away from graft cases

HSBC sets aside $378M for fine over forex scandal
The Asia focused lender sets aside the amount for a potential fine in Britain to settle allegations of foreign exchange market rigging as it posted mixed third quarter earnings

How Binay got away from his first graft case
Betrayal by former allies is not new to the Vice President

Binay's 'dear friend' got P1.3B contracts in 4 years
[EXCLUSIVE] Vice President Jejomar Binay s close associate Gerry Limlingan has been allegedly monopolizing security and janitorial services in the city of Makati

Former official: Rigged bids in Makati under VP Binay, wife
UPDATED Another former Makati employee says all of the bids in the city – during the term of Vice President Jejomar Binay and wife Elenita – were rigged

Aquino fears China oil rig in Philippine waters – report
President Benigno Aquino III tells the Associated Press that the Philippines will stick up for its territorial rights in the disputed South China Sea

Chinese tourists abandon Vietnam after oil rig row
China employs tourism politics as Chinese tourists who make up the largest single group of arrivals in Vietnam abandon trips as a result of a recent oil rig row

China blames Vietnam for ramming ships again
To pin down China however Vietnam releases images of the latest ramming incident between Hanoi and Beijing in the disputed South China Sea

Philippines, Vietnam can share disputed sea – envoy
Joint exploration however won t work with China Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines Truong Trieu Duong says it will be like recognizing China s claim and falling into its trap

Vietnam to Philippines: United, we will win
China s acts against Vietnam also threaten the Philippines says the Vietnamese ambassador in an interview with Rappler

China defends oil rig in dispute with Vietnam
China says the drilling operations are within China s jurisdiction and accuses Vietnamese vessels of illegally and forcefully disrupting work there

Vietnam airs video of Chinese ship ramming fishing boat
Vietnamese officials say 10 fishermen on board were rescued by nearby vessels after the incident which occurred about 12 nautical miles southwest of the oil rig

China fires water cannon at another Vietnam ship
The Vietnamese ship was severely damaged reports the state run China National Radio while Chinese Internet users applaud how Beijing has dealt with Hanoi

Vietnam mulls 'legal actions' against China
Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung also tells Reuters that Vietnam is considering various defense options

Vietnam blocks fresh anti-China protests
UPDATED The deadly anti Chinese violence in Vietnam has so far led to the deaths of two Chinese nationals and evacuation of more than 3 000 including 16 who were critically injured

Vietnam groups call for more anti-China protests
Vietnamese authorities warn they would resolutely prevent any further outbursts

Large protests in Vietnam over China oil rig
The largest anti Chinese demonstration in Hanoi after China s announcement in early May that it would move a deep water drilling rig into disputed waters
China blames Vietnam for ship collisions in disputed waters
Foreign ministry official Yi Xianliang said Vietnamese ships had rammed Chinese vessels 171 times since May 3 – in sharp contrast to Vietnam s claim that its own patrol vessels were repeatedly rammed by Chinese ships protecting a deep water drilling rig near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea

US: China's oil rig near Paracels 'provocative'
US state department spokesperson Jen Psaki says China s action undermines peace and stability in the region

Vietnam says China fired water cannon, rammed ships near oil rig
Tensions between the communist neighbors have risen sharply since Beijing unilaterally announced last week it would move the deep water drilling rig into disputed waters

Dolphins in 'bad shape' after BP oil spill: study
Oil giant BP however said the study is inconclusive in establishing causation to the spill caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion
PH asks US to probe Filipino oil worker's death
Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr makes this appeal to the US Interior Department s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
2nd deadliest US industry kills another Filipino
Peter Jorge Voces belonged to a deadly industry that killed 3 Filipinos before him
Dead Space 3 fills horror vacuum
Read Rappler s first gaming review and welcome a video game authority on board
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