SHANGHAI, China -- Shanghai schoolchildren will gradually resume some in-person classes in June with daily Covid-19 tests, the local government said Thursday, as the Chinese metropolis gradually emerges from a lengthy lockdown that brought it to a standstill. The country has been fighting its worst...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- China and Russia on Thursday vetoed a US-led bid at the United Nations to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its missile launches, laying bare divisions that Western envoys fear would be exploited by Pyongyang. The Security Council resolution put forward by the...
The Philippine envoy to the United States believes that President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be an “advantage” to the two countries’ relations as he would ensure economic recovery by reaching out to traditional allies like the US. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos underscored Thursday, May 26 that his administration won't give up any part of the Philippines' coastal territory to foreigners, but at the same time noted that it he wants to avoid a war. Satellite image of South China Sea (Wikipedia) "Our sovereignty is sacred and...
As there is still a Covid-19 lockdown in China, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still waiting for the permission of the host country before holding overseas elections in Shanghai. Comelec Acting spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco addresses media queries during a press briefing at the PICC...
BEIJING, China -- The Chinese province of Henan has ordered its nearly 100 million people to take a Covid test every two days, an unprecedented step as the country grapples with an Omicron-fuelled surge. China has persisted with its zero-Covid policy, imposing hard lockdowns and movement...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization on Thursday gave the green light to Chinese manufacturer CanSinoBIO's Covid-19 vaccine -- the ninth jab to get the WHO seal of approval. The WHO granted emergency use listing (EUL) authorisation to the single-shot Convidecia vaccine as China...
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China and the Philippines should "write a grand story" on the relationship between the two countries under the administration of presumptive Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a Chinese envoy said. Chinese President Xi Jinping and presumptive...
SHANGHAI, China -- Shanghai announced a gradual reopening from Monday of businesses, though it remains unclear when the millions of people still locked down in China's economic capital will finally be allowed out of their homes. Confronted with its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the...
President of China Xi Jinping has congratulated presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for his impending victory in the 2022 national elections, adding that he is ready to develop a "good working relationship" with the former senator. The statement of President Xi Jinping translated...
The Chinese government has congratulated former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, who are poised to claim overwhelming victory in their bids for president and vice-president, respectively. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA...
Representatives from the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) vowed to continue working with the Philippines after observing the recently concluded elections on May 9. Representatives from the European Union (EU) Delegation and embassies of the United States of America (USA),...
