BEIJING, China – Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing on Monday, as long queues for compulsory mass testing formed in a large central district of the Chinese capital. China is already trying to contain a wave of infections in its biggest city Shanghai, which has...
These places are just dream destinations, at least for now Japan has a beautiful new website launched just last month, March 2022, that trains the spotlight on the country’s rich heritage, beckoning readers to witness the best of “cultural” Japan. The interactive, glossy site takes readers on...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda knows a good opportunity when he sees one. (Photo from Joey Salceda's Facebook) According to the House Committee on Ways and Means chairman, the Philippines' semiconductor and electronics industry should find “ways to capitalize on supply disruptions...
SHANGHAI, China -- Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections. The world's second-largest economy has been struggling to stamp out its...
SHANGHAI, China – Shanghai further eased its gruelling, weeks-long Covid-19 lockdown on Wednesday despite a mounting official death toll and tens of thousands of daily cases. China's largest city is ambling towards reopening as businesses and residents grow increasingly desperate over...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno has no doubt that Vice President Leni Robredo will implement policies and actions favorable to Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) if she wins the presidency in next month’s elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and human rights lawyer Chel...
Before it is too late, the government should immediately act on the reported overfishing and harassment of local fishermen by Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a peasant and fisheries group said Tuesday, April 19. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) drives away seven foreign fishing...
Help will soon reach Filipino communities in China, particularly in Jilin, amid the lockdowns enforced in various areas due to the surge of new Covid-19 cases, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Volunteers deliver parcels to a residential community under closed-off management in Minhang...
Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago "Chito" Sta. Romana has passed away, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday, April 19. Ambassador Jose Santiago 'Chito' Sta. Romana (Photo from Chito Sta. Romana Facebook page) "It is with the inconsolable grief of the Secretary and...
SHANGHAI, China - With quarantine looming after a positive Covid-19 test, Shanghai resident Sarah Wang said her first worry was who would look after her cat. China's pursuit of "zero-Covid" means anyone who catches the virus is sent to central facilities, sometimes for weeks, leaving their pets at...
SHANGHAI, China – China said Monday that just three people have died from Covid-19 in Shanghai since a gruelling lockdown began last month, despite recording hundreds of thousands of cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant in the eastern megacity. Authorities said the first deaths from...
WUHAN, China -- Researchers have discovered the partial skeleton of a previously unknown marine reptile recognizable as an ichthyosauromorph, which lived approximately 250 million years ago, according to the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). Photo provided by the China University of...
