Shenzhen Grandsun Electronics Co. Ltd., a Chinese sub contractor of a European company, is planning to expand operation in the country in one of the economic zones in Batangas City. This was revealed by Trade and Industry Secretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo at the recent virtual meeting with members...
One of the most frequently-asked questions from my Filipino friends to me as the Chinese ambassador here is, which is your favorite tour destination in China? With footprints having covered almost every province of China, my answer to this question would be Xinjiang. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous...
Visiting these two cities in the same week opens a window into the gradual opening of the Filipino mind from Old-World to New-World ideals and worldview Photos by Jules Vivas TOWN OF FERDINAND Calle Crisologo in Vigan My last international travel before COVID-19 wreaked havoc and summarily put the...
(Clockwise from top left) 'How to be Thirty,' 'In Love with Your Dimples,' 'Oh! Master' and 'Mouse' (iQiyi) Popular and rising Korean and Chinese female stars are on spotlight in some of the latest shows on video streaming platform iQiyi International this March, which is celebrated as Women’s...
The business sector is asking the government to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination because they are already in the “last phase,” stressing that adding six months or one year more of quarantine would mean closures of most enterprises to the detriment of more Filipinos, especially the poor. ...
Filipino-Chinese businessmen in the country strongly throw their support behind the decision of the government’s economic managers to de-escalate Metro Manila under the general community quarantine (GCQ) to modified GCQ (MGCQ) to quickly and decisively revive the Philippine economy. In a...
In celebration of the Year of the Ox, Mercedes-Benz Philippines offers buyers deals and big savings to welcome the Lunar Year. Get as much as P600,000 cash savings on the E 200 AMG, P200,000 cash discounts on the C180 Avantgarde and P300,000 price off on E 180 Avantgarde. The discounts don’t end...
Local businesses are strongly supporting initiatives to reopen further the Philippine economy, which has suffered from long lockdowns and quarantines due to COVID-19. “We, the undersigned, express our strong support for the initiatives of the Duterte administration to open the Philippine economy...
Employers are now looking at 2022 as recovery year instead of 2021 due to the “very slow” reopening of business with the medical and the military making decisions for the domestic economy. ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. In the regular weekly “Tapatan sa The Aristocrat” virtual forum...
Chinese New Year (Year of the Metal Ox) and Valentine’s Day are just two of the most anticipated celebrations every year. However, with the pandemic, physical distancing protocols, and other health standards still in place, there won’t be any grand events. But these shouldn't stop anyone from...
Kim Chiu In her vlog, "It's Showtime!" host Kim Chiu shared her ways on how to attract "suwerte" this Chinese New Year. Prosperity basket Kim explained: "We always have this kapag bagong taon.Prosperity basket is a must kasi dito ka magtatanim ng buong luck mo for the entire the year. "Tapos...
KUNG HEI FAT CHOY! Forecast and visual courtesy of Lillian Too and her Philippine representative, Ollay Aninion