For decades, luxury has spoken with a European accent. Paris, Milan, and Geneva dictated what prestige looked like. But in Southeast Asia today, a new language of luxury is being written, and it does not need validation from the Rue Saint-Honoré. Southeast Asia’s luxury scene is entering a defining moment: the market is projected to […]

China’s top envoy in Manila on Wednesday cautioned against bringing bloc confrontations into Asia, warning that such moves could unsettle the region and weaken the fragile balance that has safeguarded peace for decades. At the 14th Manila Forum for Philippines-China Relations, Ambassador Huang Xilian said Beijing remains committed to building a security architecture that reflects […]

Long before recorded history, a small island in the Philippine archipelago was already buzzing with maritime innovation. On the rugged shores of Mindoro, 35,000 years ago, early humans were not merely surviving—they were navigating open seas, forging tools from giant clamshells, and connecting with distant cultures across a vast oceanic frontier. In an astonishing reappraisal […]