BEIJING, China -- Millions of people in areas surrounding China's capital were ordered into lockdown Tuesday, with authorities doubling down on efforts to contain Covid-19 ahead of a key ruling Communist Party meeting this year. Nearly four million people in Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing,...
Malacañang has yet to make a stand on the joint oil and gas exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea, saying they will have to study it first. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) "Pag-aaralan po natin sa ngayon (We will study it for now)," Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in...
Because a wave of droughts has scorched half of China’s territory, House Ways and Means Chair Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda thinks it’s high time for the national government to increase the baseload power generation of solar and wind energy sources. Bangui Wind Farm (Wikipedia) The...
The government of China is committed to help the Philippines in four key areas – agriculture, infrastructure, energy, and people-to-people relations – as a key step in enhancing mutual trust and cooperation between the two countries. Liu Jiangchao, Minister of the International Department of...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Michelle Bachelet's four years as the UN's human rights chief have been marked by her handling of alleged abuses in Xinjiang and China's treatment of the region's Uyghur minority. Outgoing United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet gives a final press...
BEIJING, China -- Half of China's vast territory is now experiencing drought, including parts of the frigid Tibetan Plateau, official data showed -- with more high temperatures forecast Thursday for hundreds of millions of people enduring the country's hottest summer on record. People are seen at...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability to counter growing regional threats from China, local newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday. The country plans to upgrade its existing surface-to-ship missiles to extend...
Even the fish in the sea are getting caught up in China’s attempts to stop the spread of Covid-19. Authorities in the coastal city of Xiamen, in southeastern Fujian province, are testing not only fishers for the virus on a daily basis but also their catch. The practice has stirred debate and...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan and the United States announced plans on Thursday for trade talks in the early autumn as a senior US diplomat warned Beijing will continue to squeeze the self-ruled democracy it claims as its own. Tensions in the Taiwan Strait have soared to their highest in years after US...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's national security adviser met China's top diplomat for talks that lasted seven hours and covered topics including Taiwan and Ukraine, a Japanese government official said Thursday. This handout picture taken on August 17, 2022 released by the National Security Agency of Japan...
The Philippines and China are looking to strengthen their partnership even further as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. welcomed the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian in Malacañang on August 17. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Chinese Ambassador to the...
BEIJING, China -- Sixteen people were killed and many left missing in flash flooding in northwest China, state media reported Thursday, as the country battles extreme weather that has shuttered factories and caused rolling power cuts. Rescue workers search after a flash flooding caused by a sudden...
