BEIJING, China -- A Chinese worker who tended to his injured colleagues following a deadly earthquake and then got lost in the mountains has been rescued 17 days later. The 6.6-magnitude quake struck southwestern Sichuan province earlier this month, killing at least 93 people and forcing thousands...
The Chinese government is supporting the Philippines in its crackdown on crimes related to operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) as it reiterates that gambling, whether online or overseas, committed by Chinese citizens is illegal. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang...
BEIJING, China -- Beijing on Monday said President Joe Biden's latest comments that the United States would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion "severely violate" Washington's policy towards the island. "The US remarks... severely violate the important commitment the US made not to support...
In time for the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), a fisherfolk group told President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reassert the country’s rights over the West Philippine Sea. West Philippine Sea (Photo courtesy of AFP) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
BEIJING, China – Millions of people in the Chinese megacity of Chengdu emerged Monday from a Covid-19 lockdown that had closed schools, disrupted businesses and forced residents to stay home for over two weeks. COVID TESTING -- A health worker takes a swab sample from a man in Chengdu....
WASHINGTON, United States -- President Joe Biden said Sunday that US forces would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion, while the White House said Washington's policy was unchanged. US President Joe Biden. Mandel NGAN / AFP Asked by the CBS "60 Minutes" program whether US troops would defend...
BEIJING, China -- A bus crash killed 27 people in southwest China on Sunday, police said, the country's deadliest road accident so far this year. The accident took place on a highway in rural Guizhou province when the vehicle carrying a total of 47 people "flipped onto its side", Sandu county...
BEIJING, China -- China has stepped up spending on coal in the face of extreme weather, a domestic energy crunch and rising global fuel prices -- raising concerns Beijing's policies may hinder the fight against climate change. The country is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases...
Taiwanese flags are seen as tourists walk past in Taiwan's Kinmen islands on August 11, 2022. Sam Yeh / AFP TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan said on Friday ties between Russia and China were a threat to global peace and that the international community must resist the "expansion of authoritarianism"....
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) advised the public on Friday, Sept. 16, to be on the lookout against possible debris from a rocket that was launched into space by China. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) advises Ilocos Norte folk to refrain from fishing due to the threat of debris from March Long...
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine on Thursday, hailing their strategic ties in defiance of the West. From L: China's President Xi Jinping, Russian President...
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan -- A Russian pipeline to China will replace the Nord Stream 2 gas link to Europe, abandoned amid the Ukraine conflict, Moscow's Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Thursday. Asked in an interview with Russian television channel Rossiya-1 if Russia would replace the European...
