Foreign
US, Russia exploring opportunity of Trump-Putin meeting
June 14, 2018, 2:49 pm
WASHINGTON -- Moscow and Washington are exploring the opportunity of a meeting between US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Richard Hooker, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europe and Russia in US National Security Council, told TASS on Wednesday. "I… Read More
S. Korea, US, Japan to discuss post-summit strategy over N. Korea
June 14, 2018, 9:26 am
SEOUL -- The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold talks in Seoul on Thursday on ways to keep the momentum of the Pyongyang-Washington summit talks, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the capital Wednesday for a bilateral meeting… Read More
Trump says OPEC to blame for high oil prices
June 13, 2018, 9:59 pm
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Wednesday the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is to blame for high oil prices. "Oil prices are too high, OPEC is at it again. Not good!" Trump said in a Twitter message. In April-May, oil prices reached their… Read More
Andrei Stenin Int’l Press Photo contest opens online vote
June 13, 2018, 5:38 pm
Moscow, Russia – The annual Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, organized by the Rossiya Segodnya media group under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, is calling on internet users to choose the best photos from the 2018 shortlist. The online vote is… Read More
Kim Jong Un accepts Trump’s invitation to visit US
June 13, 2018, 12:58 pm
PYONGYANG -- North Korean top leader Kim Jong Un has accepted an invitation from President Donald Trump to visit the United States, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Wednesday. Trump also accepted an invitation from Kim to visit Pyongyang at a convenient time during their meeting in… Read More
UN chief commends DPRK, US for pursuing diplomatic solution
June 12, 2018, 2:52 pm
UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended the leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States "for pursuing a diplomatic solution," hours before their summit in Singapore on June 12. "The world is closely watching what will take place in… Read More
Kim, Trump shake hands at historic summit
June 12, 2018, 2:08 pm
SINGAPORE -- Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump shook hands and started the first-ever DPRK-US summit Tuesday. Kim and Trump entered the venue separately at the Capella Hotel on Singapore's resort island of Sentosa. The two… Read More
New World Trade Center skyscraper opens 16 years after 9/11 attacks
June 12, 2018, 12:31 pm
NEW YORK -- A new World Trade Center skyscraper in New York City opened for business on Monday, after years of delay and lack of funding. The 80-story office building, known as 3 World Trade Center, rises to 1,079 ft. (329 meters), making it the fifth-tallest building in New York City. The tower,… Read More
Wife of Korean Air boss grilled on hiring maids without visas from PH
June 11, 2018, 5:03 pm
SEOUL -- Lee Myung-hee, the wife of the chief of Korean Air Lines Co., on Monday appeared for questioning once again, this time over allegations that she hired housekeepers from the Philippines without due visas. Lee, 69, arrived at the Seoul office of the Korea Immigration Service at around 10… Read More
US, NoKor to discuss 'new relations,' denuclearization
June 11, 2018, 2:40 pm
MOSCOW -- The upcoming US-North Korean talks will focus on the establishment of new relations between the countries, the creation of a peace system and denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, the North Korean media reported Monday. "During the US-North Korean talks, a broad exchange of views… Read More
Singapore PM meets Trump ahead of summit
June 11, 2018, 1:38 pm
SINGAPORE -- US President Donald Trump arrived to meet with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long on Monday ahead of his upcoming summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene. Trump and Lee are meeting privately at the Istana, the prime minister's office… Read More
Hundreds of homes destroyed by volcano lava in Hawaii
June 6, 2018, 12:22 pm
LOS ANGELES -- Hundreds of homes have been destroyed by lava from the Kilauea volcano overnight in the Big Island of Hawaii, local authorities said Tuesday. Officials have not released the total number of homes destroyed by lava, but the assessment that "hundreds" more have been claimed by lava… Read More
Saudi Arabia grants woman driving license after decades of ban
June 5, 2018, 11:22 am
RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia on Monday granted a woman driving license after decades of driving ban, Al Arabiya local news reported. The country announced last week its readiness to allow women to drive vehicles, starting from June 24, after Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered in September… Read More
White House says Trump-Kim meeting scheduled for 9 a.m. on June 12
June 5, 2018, 9:18 am
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump and North Korean top leader Kim Jong Un, are scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Singapore time on June 12, the White House said on Monday. In a press briefing, White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders also said that the US advance team now in Singapore "is finalizing… Read More
At least 7 dead, injured in Guatemala volcano eruption
June 4, 2018, 10:13 pm
GUATEMALA CITY -- At least seven people have been killed and 296 others injured in Guatemala, as a highly active volcano near the country's capital erupted for the second time this year, authorities said Sunday. About 1.7 million people have been affected by the eruption and more than 3,000… Read More
Moon may be off to Singapore for three-way summit to end Korean war
May 31, 2018, 10:31 pm
SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in may travel to Singapore next month to hold a three-way summit with his US and North Korean counterparts, Seoul officials noted Thursday, possibly suggesting that Washington and Pyongyang may currently be considering a formal end to the Korean War as an… Read More
US renames Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command
May 31, 2018, 2:40 pm
LOS ANGELES -- US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday announced the renaming of US Pacific Command. He announced the name change at a ceremony held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. "Further in recognition in increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, today we… Read More
Ties that bind Philippines, China
May 28, 2018, 3:55 pm
BEIJING -- If porcelain and silk were historically known as the major products for barter trading between the Philippines and China, the sweet potato or “kamote” to Filipinos is the unknown crop that also binds the two countries. This was revealed on Sunday, May 27, by Wu Jiewei, the Deputy… Read More
People-to-people communication key to stronger PH-China relations
May 28, 2018, 9:33 am
BEIJING -- A university professor here has cited people-to-people communication as one of the key factors that could further enhance Philippine-Chinese relations. In his lecture to participants of the 2018 Seminar for Information Officers and Journalists from the Philippines held at the Beijing… Read More
Adverse weather claims 11 lives in Sri Lanka
May 24, 2018, 9:38 pm
ADVERSE WEATHER. People wade through floodwater in suburban areas of Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday (May 23, 2018). The death toll from high winds and rains that have lashed out across Sri Lanka since Saturday reached eight on Tuesday, while over 38,000 people were affected, the Disaster… Read More
