China has raised concerns over what it described as possible “discriminatory law enforcement” following the arrest of 69 Chinese nationals during a joint government raid on a steel company in Misamis Oriental last week. Speaking to reporters in Makati on Wednesday, May 20, Chinese Embassy...
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) expects the country’s trade performance to remain unchanged despite China’s move to ban the entry of locally produced pigs, wild boar, and related swine products due to swine fever. At present, BAI said the Philippines does not export any of the commodities...
BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his close ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said their countries are partners in trade and international affairs as they opened bilateral talks Wednesday on his trip to Beijing. Xi welcomed Putin with a ceremony at the Great Hall of...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday, May 20, dismissed the latest complaints from China regarding ongoing infrastructure projects on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island and Lawak (Nanshan) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as it maintained that all activities within these features are...
After driving away a Chinese research ship off the cays of Pag-asa Island over the weekend, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday, May 19, confronted a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship that entered the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coast of Zambales. The PCG said the CCG ship...
It is encouraging when two leaders of the world 's largest economies meet, President Marcos said. He said this when asked for a statement on the high-level meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss economic and trade issues. "Well, I think...
President Marcos has maintained his position over Taiwan, saying the Philippines will not interfere in any internal matter, but hopes that it would be "resolved peacefully." "The Philippines has, from the very start, always held a one-China policy. We have always held a one-China policy. And we...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it drove away a Chinese research vessel that had been allegedly conducting “unauthorized” marine scientific research (MSR) near cays within the territorial sea of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement on Sunday night, May...
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin said Saturday. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump finished his own state visit to China, where he also met Xi to discuss trade and...
Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a "very good negotiating chip" in the United States ' dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own. Trump made the comment in a Fox News interview with Bret...
A total of 20 golfers will earn slots to the Superkit National Finals with the winners moving to the Grand Finals in China as the Superkit Series Philippine Tour kicks off this week with more than 170 participants set to see action in the tournament organized by the Junior Golf Foundafion of the...
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his hotly anticipated talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Iran war, trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. The meat of the summit doesn 't start until Thursday, when the leaders hold bilateral talks,...
