Among the issues President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos will raise in the European Union-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (EU-ASEAN) Business Summit in Brussels, Belgium next week is the situation on the South China Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang Photo) Foreign...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Chinese President Xi Jinping touched down in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for a visit that is likely to focus on energy ties as Washington warned of Beijing's growing influence. Xi, recently reanointed as leader of the world's second biggest economy, arrived in the capital...
China Banking Corporation has maintained its regional and local standing as one of the best-governed publicly listed companies in the 2021 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) assessments. At the recent virtual awarding by the Institute of Corporate Governance, China Bank was recognized anew...
BEIJING, China -- China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms. Anger over China's zero-Covid policy -- which involved mass lockdowns, constant testing and quarantines even...
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation has revived talks with a prospective Chinese partner on its targeted oil and gas exploration venture at Recto Bank, a petroleum block deemed to be part of the disputed territory in the West Philippine Sea. PXP Energy Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan, nevertheless,...
Vice President Sara Duterte paid her last respects on Monday, Dec. 5, to former Chinese president Jiang Zemin who died of illness at age of 96. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) signs the condolence book for the late Chinese president Jiang Zemin during a visit to the Chinese Embassy in Manila on...
Despite the tension created by the overlapping maritime claims in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippines is seeking to promote peace and good working relationship with neighboring countries in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly with China, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)....
Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo can't help but recall her past interactions with the late former Chinese president Jiang Zemin when she visited the Chinese Embassy in Manila over the weekend. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left) and the late former...
Consumers can enjoy continued financial relief on their fuel budgets next week, as domestic pump prices will be on another round of significant price rollbacks on Tuesday, Dec. 6 based on the calculation of the industry players. Gasoline prices may be trimmed by P1.90 to P2.30 per liter while...
When he passed away at age 96 last Nov. 30, former president Jiang Zemin was acclaimed by the Communist Party of China in a published letter to its members: “(His) death is an incalculable loss to our Party and our military and our people of all ethnic groups.” Jiang served as president of...
BEIJING, China -- China's top Covid official and multiple cities have signalled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedom. Protesters march along a street during a rally...
SHANGHAI, China -- Mobile apps and state media websites turned black-and-white, flags on some government buildings in Beijing were at half-mast, and flowers were laid on Thursday as China mourned the death of former leader Jiang Zemin. People queue with flowers near the Chinese Liaison Office in...
