Foreign
China, Asean universities ally to promote medical, health care
October 15, 2019, 3:07 pm
BEIJING -- Supported by the Asean-China Centre, the China-Asean University Consortium on Medicine and Health was founded here Monday, helping deepen medical and health care cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The consortium, led by the Peking University… Read More
Death toll rises to 35 as Typhoon Hagibis lashes Japan
October 14, 2019, 10:16 am
TOKYO -- At least 35 people have died, and another 17 missing on Sunday as Typhoon Hagibis ripped through Japan, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, causing multiple rivers to overflow and blackouts in 376,000 houses. Meanwhile, according to information provided by rescuers and authorities,… Read More
2 dead, 70 injured as ‘Hagibis’ makes landfall in Japan
October 13, 2019, 1:28 pm
TOKYO -- Two people have died, three went missing and at least 70 injured after Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on the Izu Peninsula on Japan's main island at 7 p.m. Saturday local time, bringing heavy downpours and winds, authorities said. A man in his 50s was found dead in an overturned car in… Read More
Diaz-Canel elected president of Cuba
October 11, 2019, 12:32 pm
HAVANA -- Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel was elected on Thursday to serve in the newly-created post of president of the Republic of Cuba.The election took place at an extraordinary legislative session of the National Assembly of People's Power, the single-chamber parliament.Currently serving as… Read More
Over 1K foreign journalists witness 70th anniversary of PROC
October 6, 2019, 3:09 pm
BEIJING -- Thirty-nine media scholars of the China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC) under China Diplomacy Public Association (CPDA) joined 1,100 foreign journalists who covered the recent 70th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PROC). The 39 journalists,… Read More
North Korea announces date for fresh talks with US
October 2, 2019, 10:48 am
SEOUL -- The talks between North Korea and the United States will resume by the end of this week, a senior Pyongyang official revealed on Tuesday. Quoting First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported that an official-level dialogue was expected… Read More
Indonesia: 250 injured, 649 detained in Jakarta riots
October 1, 2019, 9:28 pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- At least 250 people -- including 209 protesters and 41 policemen -- were injured during a protest-turned-riot in this Indonesian capital on late Monday, police said on Tuesday. According to police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo, the injured were being treated at nearby hospitals.… Read More
No force can ever shake status of China: Xi
October 1, 2019, 8:22 pm
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said no force can stop the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from marching forward after an unprecedented rise from a poor country seven decades ago to one of the largest economies in the world. Xi made this remark during the PRC’s 70th… Read More
Fil-Chinese join China’s 70th anniversary celebration
October 1, 2019, 8:12 pm
BEIJING – Nearly 70 Filipino-Chinese are invited by the Chinese government to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of China in Beijing Tuesday. Tycoon Francis Chua and his wife Tanzania Honorary Consul Betty Ang, as well as former chair of Commission on Information and Communications… Read More
Weekly gasoline price in US hits new high in 2 years
September 26, 2019, 9:29 pm
HOUSTON -- The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on Wednesday that the U.S. average retail gasoline price increased by more than 10 U.S. cents per gallon during the week ending Sept. 23, the largest weekly growth in two years. This weekly increase was the largest since early… Read More
Over 700 Yemeni civilians killed in 2019: UN
September 25, 2019, 10:07 pm
ADEN, Yemen -- The United Nations announced on Wednesday that more than 700 civilians have been killed since the beginning of 2019 as a result of the ongoing conflict in war-torn Yemen. A total of 22 civilians were killed in two separate airstrikes during the past two days, according to a… Read More
21 killed, 320 injured as quake jolts parts of Pakistan
September 25, 2019, 3:05 pm
ISLAMABAD -- Rescue efforts are in progress after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Pakistan, killing 21 people and injuring more than 320 others, police said. The worst-affected area was Mirpur district of the Pakistan-controlled Kashmir where 20 people lost their lives and more than 300… Read More
US House Speaker announces formal impeachment inquiry
September 25, 2019, 10:54 am
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives will open an impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday. “The president must be held accountable; no one is above the law,” Pelosi said in remarks to reporters on Capitol Hill. The investigation will… Read More
Indonesia haze risks lives of 10M children: UN
September 24, 2019, 9:15 pm
ANKARA -- A UN body on Monday warned that the haze having caused by the forest and peatland fires in Indonesia has put 10 million children at risk from air pollution. A statement issued by UNICEF noted that small children are especially vulnerable to air pollution “because they breathe more… Read More
US not considering sanctions vs. North Korea: Trump
September 24, 2019, 4:20 pm
WASHINGTON -- The US is not considering sanctions on North Korea, President Donald Trump said Monday in a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The meeting came on the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. "I'm not considering actions. We're getting along… Read More
6.4-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
September 22, 2019, 1:01 pm
JAKARTA -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern Maluku province earlier Sunday but there was no tsunami alert issued, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake struck at 2:53 a.m. Jakarta time Sunday (1953 GMT Saturday) with epicenter at 165 km northwest Maluku… Read More
China, Asean ties to be closer: experts
September 19, 2019, 3:38 pm
NANNING -- Experts attending a think tank forum called on China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to make full use of existing cross-regional, regional and sub-regional initiatives to enhance the development of both sides. More than 200 experts and scholars from China and the… Read More
Saudi king confirms ability to deal with oil attacks
September 18, 2019, 4:35 pm
RIYADH -- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz stressed Tuesday his country’s ability to handle the effects of "cowardly" attacks, which targeted two oil facilities of state-owned Aramco oil company. His remarks, in which he expressed his appreciation for the international condemnations, came during… Read More
Saudi oil production restored by end of Sept: Energy Minister
September 18, 2019, 4:20 pm
RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud said Tuesday that Saudi oil production, suspended earlier due to attacks on two major Aramco facilities, would be fully restored by the end of September. Speaking to the media in Jeddah during a news conference, Abdulaziz said… Read More
UN chief condemns Afghanistan bomb attacks
September 18, 2019, 3:44 pm
WASHINGTON -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned two suicide attacks that killed scores Tuesday in Afghanistan. Guterres "expresses his deep sympathies to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Afghanistan," said his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, in a… Read More
