BEIJING, China - A Boeing 737 MAX took off from southern China on Friday, the first domestic flight using the aircraft model since March 2019 when it was grounded after two deadly crashes. The resumption of flights is a boost for the American manufacturer in one of its most important markets. China...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN Four out of the eight Filipino travelers who recently arrived in the Philippines from China were found to be carrying Omicron subvariants BF.7 and BA.5.2, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Jan. 13. This was based on the result of the whole genome...
The SM Group of companies bagged six trophies during the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) Awards which was hosted by the Institute of Corporate Directors Philippines. In statement, the group said SM Investments Corporation, SM Prime Holdings Inc., BDO Unibank Inc., China Banking...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) re-opens direct flights between Manila and Guangzhou (Canton) this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, gearing up to resume its regular passenger services to Mainland China. The flag carrier will operate an initial once weekly flight every Saturday to Guangzhou’s Baiyun...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Wednesday that attacks in space would invoke its defense treaty with Japan and announced the deployment of a more agile Marine unit on its ally's soil as alarm grows over China. Weeks after unveiling plans to ramp up security spending, Japan sent...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China is one of his most productive official travels with US$22.8 billion in investment pledges received and 14 bilateral agreements signed. The investment pledges were secured by the President during his roundtable...
The decision of the Supreme Court to void the 2005 Tripartite Agreement for Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) among China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PETROVIETNAM), and the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is a welcome development. The...
China has reiterated its commitment to explore ways to conduct joint maritime exploration after the Philippine Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional a 2005 joint oil exploration deal among China, the Philippines and Vietnam. In a press conference on Wednesday, China's spokesman for its...
At least 10,000 jobs are expected to be generated for the Filipinos in the $2 billion fruit deal between the Philippines and China, the Department of Agriculture (DA) revealed on Thursday, Jan. 12. Durian (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The deal, which primarily includes durian and other tropical...
“I respect the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision.” Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Facebook) This was House Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's terse statement Wednesday, Jan. 11 regarding the SC's decision declaring as unconstitutional the 2005...
​The bilateral relationship between the Philippines and China, which has been strengthened following President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s state visit to the Asian giant, will not be affected despite the Supreme Court's decision to declare unconstitutional a 2005 joint oil exploration...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Wednesday acknowledged that the competition between the two giants—the US and China—is affecting not only the Philippines but other countries in the region. But he added "competition is much better than conflict." In an...