WASHINGTON, United States -- President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping were set to talk Thursday, amid questions over whether their long distance exchanges can defuse mounting tensions around Taiwan and trade. The White House said the phone call would start at 8:30 am in Washington...
The Philippines has expressed objection to the "unlawful live fire drills" by Taiwan off Ligaw Island, saying it "raises tension" in the South China Sea. Through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippines on Tuesday, June 28, stated "strong objection" over the activity, which it...
Ricci Rivero becomes the next collegiate standout to play overseas as he takes his act to Taiwan. Former UP guard Ricci Rivero is set to join the Taoyuan Pilots in Taiwan's P.League+. (UAAP Media Bureau) Rivero is set to suit up for the Taoyuan Pilots in the P.League+, becoming the first Filipino...
President Duterte is praying that the war between Russia and Ukraine and the conflict between China and Taiwan would be resolved peaceably through negotiations as killing human beings is senseless. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte said this amid ongoing geopolitical tension in Europe...
SINGAPORE, Singapore -- China will "fight to the very end" to stop Taiwanese independence, the country's defence minister vowed Sunday, stoking already soaring tensions with the United States over the island. The superpowers are locked in a growing war of words over the self-ruled, democratic...
The Philippines and China have been handling in a "peaceful manner" the issue over the Chinese Coast Guard "harassment" of a research vessel in the South China Sea, the Chinese envoy to the Philippines said. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (Facebook/Manila Bulletin) Chinese...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- More than 411,000 Covid-19 cases were newly reported in Taiwan between Monday and Sunday, according to statistics released by the island's disease monitoring agency. The single-day tally of new Covid-19 cases in the region has exceeded 60,000 for four consecutive days, with the...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan on Monday, May 9, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake struck at around 2:23 p.m., and was shallow at a depth of 10 kilometers....
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan will not act "as cruelly as China" in imposing lockdowns, its premier said Sunday, despite surging coronavirus infection numbers. The self-governing island recorded more than 10,000 new cases for the first time on Thursday, as the government moves from its zero-Covid...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan has recorded 15,033 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and three new deaths from the disease, the island's disease monitoring agency announced Saturday. The three deaths involved three elderly patients suffering from chronic diseases, the agency noted, adding that they...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan recorded more than 10,000 new infections for the first time on Thursday following the government's decision to move away from its zero-Covid strategy and begin living with the coronavirus. The shift leaves China -- and its financial hub Hong Kong -- as the only major...
Some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) prefer casting their votes using vote-counting machines (VCMs) than of sending their ballots by mail, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. Comelec/MB He cited the case of the Filipinos based in Taipei, Taiwan wherein they...
