Foreign
PH journos take part in China’s seminar for media practitioners
May 18, 2019, 9:08 am
BEIJING – Filipino journalists and government media workers from various attached agencies of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Friday participated in the training-seminar here on ways the Philippines’ and China’s radio, television and online industry can better… Read More
Media bridges gaps among Asian nations: PNA exec
May 17, 2019, 10:44 am
BEIJING, China – With more than a thousand ethnic groups in Asia, News and Information Bureau (NIB) Director Virginia Arcilla-Agtay on Thursday underscored the need to bridge the gaps and break boundaries among Asian nations towards a united and prosperous region. Arcilla-Agtay, also managing… Read More
Flights between US, Venezuela suspended
May 16, 2019, 3:07 pm
WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao on Wednesday said she has ordered the suspension of all commercial passenger and cargo flights between the United States and Venezuela. In a statement issued by the Department of Transportation on its website, Chao said she "has issued an… Read More
PH underscores upholding Eastern values at Asian Civilization forum
May 15, 2019, 4:40 pm
BEIJING – Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Wednesday highlighted the capability of Asian countries to uphold their own values amid influences from the West. In a parallel forum during the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) here,… Read More
Strong earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea anew
May 15, 2019, 2:27 pm
SYDNEY -- An earthquake measuring 7.7-magnitude struck some 45 km northeast of Kokopo, in the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The shallow earthquake, which hit at a depth of around 10 km, had triggered a tsunami alert in the said… Read More
Moon shrinking causes quakes
May 14, 2019, 1:45 pm
WASHINGTON -- The US lunar orbiter observations and lunar seismic data showed that the Moon was shrinking like a raisin as its interior cooled, thus producing quakes along its fault lines. The study was published on Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. A team of American researchers designed… Read More
China seeks more cooperation on medical innovation
May 10, 2019, 4:13 pm
BEIJING – China seeks more cooperation with various countries in the field of medicine, as it will hold the International Medical Innovation and Cooperation Forum in the city of Fangchenggang in the country's southwestern Guangxi region on May 26-29. In a press conference here Friday,… Read More
Prince Harry and Meghan's baby boy named Archie
May 9, 2019, 9:01 am
LONDON -- Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The couple presented the baby to the world, with Meghan declaring: "It's magic, it's pretty amazing. I have the two best guys in the world so I'm… Read More
1 student killed, 8 injured in US charter school shooting
May 8, 2019, 2:54 pm
LOS ANGELES -- An 18-year-old male student was killed and eight others were injured in a shooting that occurred at a charter school near Denver, capital of the US western state of Colorado, on Tuesday afternoon, local police confirmed. "It is with extreme sadness that we can confirm that 1 student… Read More
7.2-magnitude quake rocks Papua New Guinea
May 7, 2019, 4:12 pm
SYDNEY -- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck 33 km. northwest of Bulolo in the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake, which occurred at 7:19 a.m. local time, was initially determined to be at 6.977 degrees south latitude and… Read More
Britain's Duchess of Sussex gives birth to a boy
May 7, 2019, 10:36 am
LONDON -- Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to a boy, the Duke of Sussex announced here on Monday. Prince Harry said the baby was delivered at 05:26 BST and both the mother and baby were doing "incredibly well." He added that they were "absolutely thrilled" and they were still… Read More
41 confirmed dead as plane lands in flames in Moscow
May 6, 2019, 2:32 pm
MOSCOW -- Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed Monday that 41 people were killed after an SSJ-100 passenger plane en route to the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk caught fire before an emergency landing Sunday at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow. "Forty-one people died,"… Read More
Japan ready to celebrate beginning of new imperial era
May 1, 2019, 10:02 am
TOKYO -- Japanese people, immersed in a jubilant mood to welcome the beginning of a new era, planned on Tuesday to celebrate Reiwa in various activities, starting on May 1 with the ascent of Crown Prince Naruhito to the throne. Japanese Emperor Akihito, in his final speech as a monarch on Tuesday,… Read More
Families of 737 Max crash victims file suit vs. Boeing in Chicago
April 30, 2019, 2:49 pm
CHICAGO -- Two families filed lawsuits against Boeing in Chicago on Monday over the 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people, the same day when Boeing held its shareholders meeting at the James Simpson Theatre in the Field Museum of Natural History in downtown Chicago. Manant Vaidya, the plaintiff,… Read More
Chinese media group to open Belt & Road news center in SEA
April 29, 2019, 8:30 pm
BEIJING – Chengdu Media Group’s Red Star News has launched Monday the Belt and Road International News Channel, and eyes to open a news center in Southeast Asia this year. Red Star News is a mobile news platform in China established by newspaper Chengdu Economic Daily. The Red Star News aims… Read More
Death toll from Indonesia's floods, landslides climbs to 31
April 29, 2019, 4:49 pm
JAKARTA -- The death toll from floods and landslides in Indonesia's western Bengkulu province and the capital of Jakarta jumped to 31 on Monday, while the search for 13 missing people was underway, disaster agency officials said. Floods and landslides have struck Bengkulu province since Friday,… Read More
2nd Belt and Road Forum produces more results: Xi
April 27, 2019, 7:15 pm
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping said the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) is more substantive and has produced more results. Xi made the statement during his press conference on Saturday at the Yanqi Lake Convention Center here. “This year’s Belt and Road… Read More
World leaders meet in Beijing for Belt and Road forum
April 26, 2019, 12:48 pm
BEIJING -- Nearly 40 heads of states, including President Rodrigo Duterte, met for the opening ceremony of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in this city Friday. The attendance of world leaders, as well as heads of international organizations in China’s major… Read More
China aims to dispel debt-trap fear with financing framework
April 25, 2019, 5:33 pm
BEIJING -- Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun announced Thursday that a debt sustainability framework for projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will be launched, dispelling the debt-trap concern for Beijing-backed infrastructure projects. During a thematic forum on financial connectivity… Read More
Putin, Kim start talks in Russia's Vladivostok
April 25, 2019, 4:43 pm
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, started their first meeting at Russia's Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island here on Thursday. In his opening remarks, Putin expressed confidence… Read More
