Kris Wu Embattled Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu, 30, former member of K-pop boy band EXO, has been arrested in China following his detention on suspicion of rape. On Aug. 16, the People's Procuratorate of Chaoyang District in Beijing posted on Weibo, China’s microblogging platform, and...
President Duterte said that China’s COVID-19 vaccine donation to the Philippines has “no strings attached” except “that their boats are there” in the West Philippine Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on August 16, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) During his late-night Talk to the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, August 16 vowed to continue pressing the National Security Council (NSC) to conduct a security audit on Dito Telecommunity, the country’s third player in the telecommunications industry, amid spying concerns. Hontiveros said she would not be surprised if...
Thanks to higher shipments, Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (FNI), the country’s second-largest nickel ore producer, saw its income surging to P640.8 million during the first half of the year, compared to the P195.8 million it had in the same period last year. As for revenues, the company saw a...
Senior diplomats from the Philippines, the European Union, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed optimism that despite the challenges posed by geopolitical realities and the COVID-19 pandemic, EU-ASEAN relations are bound to expand and flourish in the coming years....
There is no truth to the claims that a Chinese research vessel has been operating within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Department of National Defense (DND) has announced. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND Secretary Delfin...
KUNMING, China -- Authorities in southwest China's Yunnan Province have evacuated more than 150,000 residents to avoid the conflict between them and the famous migrating elephant herd, a local official said Monday. Aerial photo taken on Aug. 8, 2021 shows a herd of wild Asian elephants crossing the...
As the Delta variant spreads, China is determined to help bring "health for all" following its pledge to supply other countries with more vaccines to protect against the coronavirus. President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian welcome the arrival Sinovac...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. lauded China’s coronavirus vaccines, dismissing claims of its lower efficacy rate compared to Western-made vaccines and hailing the Asian economic powerhouse for making the vaccines available to developing countries like the Philippines. Foreign...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Friday conveyed its “deep appreciation” to the Filipino fishermen and the Philippine authorities for the rescue of two distressed Chinese fishermen off the coast of Palawan. Statement of the Chinese Embassy in Manila (via Twitter) In a statement, the Chinese...
BEIJING, China -- China's Mars rover Zhurong has traveled more than 800 meters on the surface of the red planet as of Friday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. The back cover and parachute of Mars rover Zhurong. (China National...
BEIJING, China -- China will "strive to provide" two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and donate $100 million to the international vaccine distribution system known as Covax, President Xi Jinping said Thursday. Chinese President Xi Jinping (Xinhua/File) The pledge came in a...
