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Panterra busy in Asia, C5 Capital heads to court, Naval Group

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PhilippinesPanterra expands government workload in Asia

LondonAndré Pienaar's C5 Capital facing insolvency proceedings

ParisNaval Group's head of security seeks deputy

US weighs in on anti-espionage law ahead of elections

The 12 May midterm elections in the Philippines will see the seats of those MPs advocating for a review of the country's anti-espionage law up for re-election. US senators visited local security officials ahead of the vote.

Manila air surveillance contract sparks heated competition

US, French, Israeli and Japanese groups are vying for a contract to provide the Philippines with an air surveillance system. To help the chances of French group Thales, the French embassy and ministry of armed forces have stepped in.

The Philippine Coast Guard more cautious than ever over Chinese infiltration

Manila now believes the admiral at the centre of the Second Thomas Shoal "secret deal" scandal in May is a victim of a slander from China. The Philippine Coast Guard, however, has reportedly had doubts about his ties with China for some time.

European networks actively lobbying for the Philippine rebellion in Brussels

To organise their people's court in Brussels, aimed at denouncing Manila's crackdown on the rebellion, Filipino communists tapped into the European ‘anti-imperialist' movement. They hope to secure a better position in the forthcoming peace negotiations with the government.

Race is on to provide space-based signal intelligence services in Indo-Pacific

France's Unseenlabs and US giant HawkEye 360 are prospecting Indo-Pacific states interested in keeping track of China's ghost ships under the guise of the need to combat illegal fishing.

New defence attachés carry French hopes for armament contracts in Indo-Pacific

With the creation of a post in Manila and a replacement in Hanoi, France is continuing to prospect for equipment contracts around the South China Sea, coming up against China's expansionist aims.

Brain drain: Russian energy and banking veterans slip into Asian fintech

With finance from US fund Argentem Creek Partners and the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, a former top executive and statesman of Russia's strategic sectors has quietly left Moscow to develop a bank in the Philippines.

Google set to clinch deal with SubCom over Indo-Pacific submarine cables

A new commercial agreement should secure Google's global investments in undersea cables, just as the United States and Australia step up their efforts and investments in Pacific connectivity.

Chinese and Philippine experts clash over US bases in Manila

Tensions in the South China Sea are apparent even in hushed discussions between experts. The agreement between the United States and the Philippines on access to four military bases is a sticking point that has left the Chinese military fuming.