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),...
It will be up to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) if a special election will be conducted in Shanghai, China after overseas absentee voting (OAV) there was suspended due to strict lockdown to counter the spread of Covid-19. Volunteers deliver parcels to a residential community under closed-off...
BEIJING, China -- Fifty-three people died in a building collapse in central China, authorities said Friday, announcing the end of the rescue mission in a disaster which has been blamed on illegal construction. The commercial building in Changsha city caved in last Friday, prompting over six days of...
BEIJING, China -- Chinese authorities raised the number of people confirmed dead in a building collapse to 26 on Thursday, nearly a week after the block containing apartments, a hotel and a cinema caved in and emergency workers launched a massive rescue operation to pull out survivors. The...
China Banking Corporation (China Bank) reported a 37 percent jump in net profits to P4.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022 from P3.6 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the improved profitability, driven by sustained core business...
Rescuers reenforce a building next to the collapsed self-constructed residential building in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, April 30, 2022. Five people have been rescued, and 23 others remain trapped after a self-constructed residential building collapsed Friday in central China's Hunan...
