SHANGHAI, China -- Shanghai authorities on Wednesday called for calm as worried citizens swamped online grocery platforms to stock up on food over fears of impending lockdowns in a city struggling to halt a Covid spike. China is experiencing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the start of the...
SHANGHAI, China – Li Meng is a devoted mother trying to support her two-year-old daughter, but in the eyes of Chinese society and the state, she is almost a second-class citizen. Millions of single mothers like her have it rough in a country where out-of-wedlock births are frowned upon, and...
Foreign policy experts warned that China has the ability to use direct military force for its maritime claims, so the next administration must craft a national security strategy that prioritizes strengthening ties with like-minded countries. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) “If China...
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine called on China on Saturday to join the West in condemning "Russian barbarism", as Moscow claimed it had struck a Ukrainian arms depot with hypersonic missiles in what would be the first use in combat of the next-generation weapons. That attack, not far from the...
SHANGHAI, China – China reported two Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, its first in more than a year, underlining the threat posed by an Omicron outbreak that has triggered the country's highest case counts since the pandemic's outset. The National Health Commission said both deaths occurred in...
BEIJING, China – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday the country will "stick with" its zero-Covid strategy, state TV reported, as the world's most populous nation battles its largest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic. The country where the virus emerged in late 2019 has...
WASHINGTON, United States – Russia has asked China for military and economic aid for its war in Ukraine, US media reported Sunday, hours after the White House warned Beijing would face severe "consequences" if it helps Moscow evade sanctions. Beijing refused to directly address the reports,...
BEIJING, China – Millions of people across China endured lockdowns on Sunday as virus cases doubled to nearly 3,400 and anxiety mounted over the resilience of the country's 'zero-Covid' approach in the face of the worst outbreak in two years. A nationwide surge in cases has seen authorities...
SHANGHAI, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai has carried out stringent measures to curb its latest Covid-19 outbreak after the city registered more than 100 local infections in the last 48 hours, local authorities said on Thursday. Staff members disinfect a high-speed...
Former Senator Rodolfo Biazon, a retired chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), likened Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the territorial disputes between the Philippines and China over the resource-rich West Philippine Sea (WPS). Former Senator Rodolfo Biazon is the guest...
The Philippines cannot afford another amateur hour in dealing with major national issues, including foreign relations and defending the country's sovereignty, in the next administration, experts said. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the...
President Duterte's successor should take a multilateral approach in resolving maritime disputes involving the Philippines, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) During a foreign policy forum organized by Stratbase ADR Institute,...
