GENEVA, Switzerland -- China wrapped up a two-day offensive at the UN on Wednesday against a report listing violations in its Xinjiang region, as Western countries remain uncertain on how to respond. This file photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows a watchtower on a high-security facility near what is...
The Philippines will soon be exporting durian to China as part of the two countries' cooperation in agriculture. Durian is among the products from Davao that are being sold at the “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita” from March 7 to 11, at the Provincial Capitol Grounds in Bacolod City. (Photo courtesy of...
BEIJING, China -- Hydrogen, a form of clean energy, can be directly produced from the air with electrolysis technology powered by renewable energy, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications. Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2022 shows a clean energy booth at the environmental...
BEIJING, China -- Chinese scientists have discovered a new lunar mineral through research on the samples retrieved from the Moon by China's Chang'e-5 mission, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) jointly announced Friday. Scientific researchers...
DAVAO CITY — A notice to proceed was issued on Thursday, Sept. 1, to the Chinese contractor of the highly anticipated Samal Island-Davao City (SIDC) connector project, an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. DPWH Undersecretary Emil Sadain said that a geotechnical...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has filed a total of 388 diplomatic protests against China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) territorial dispute but there is no palpable success. Manalo said the filing of diplomatic protest means the Philippines asserts its rights over the WPS “or we...
SINGAPORE The Philippines and Singapore are one in calling all parties involved to work together to complete the much-awaited South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) to ensure peace and stability in the region. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
BEIJING, China -- The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck southwest China rose to 82, state media reported Thursday, as rain and possible mudslides threatened the search for dozens of missing people. This photo taken on September 6, 2022 shows rescuers assisting a person across a...
BEIJING, China- Chinese drug regulators have approved the world's first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based manufacturer CanSino Biologics, boosting the company's share price by seven percent on Monday. The National Medical Products Administration gave the go-ahead for the vaccine for...
USSURIYSK, Russia- President Vladimir Putin attended large-scale military exercises on Tuesday involving China and several Russia-friendly countries as Moscow seeks to strengthen partnerships in Asia in the face of Western sanctions. Russia has found itself increasingly isolated as tensions between...
No Filipinos were reported affected by the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that jolted China's southwestern Sichuan province on Monday, Sept. 5, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Photo shows the aftermath of a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Hailuogou in China's southwestern Sichuan province on...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—The Philippines may use its strategy on border delimitation with Indonesia to manage its dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said "it is worthwhile to explore at the very least" the Philippine-Indonesian strategy,...
