ASIA TODAY Philippines: President Marcos plummets in polls after Duterte affair

Today's news: Hong Kong post office blocks parcel shipments to the United States, while Xi Jinping is in Malaysia on the second leg of his trip to Southeast Asia;Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia accused of laundering 0 million;The Chinese authorities arrest Tibetans ‘guilty’ of sharing photos of a Buddhist leader on the internet;Supreme leader Ali Khamenei ‘neither optimistic nor pessimistic’ about talks with the USA, second round in Oman on 19th April.PHILIPPINESThe approval and trust rating of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. suffered a drastic decline in March, according to the results of a survey by Pulse Asia Research, Incorporated. Based on data collected from 23 to 29 March and released today, the consensus stood at a meagre 25% approval rating, with 53% of Filipino adults disapproving of his actions and 22% declaring themselves undecided. This is a drop of 17 percentage points compared to the 42% approval rating of the previous month. Between the two surveys, former P...