Beijing detains Canadian after Huawei exec’s arrest

Agence France Presse 12/12/2018

VANCOUVER, Canada — A Canadian national was confirmed as being held in China on Tuesday, intensifying a diplomatic stand-off over the arrest of a top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, as a judge in Vancouver considered…

In Beijing, newsstands face battle amid changing times

China Daily/Asia News Network 12/10/2018

BEIJING— Zhang Fan, 33, stopped by a newsstand one recent Sunday morning near his home in Beijing to buy a magazine, only to find the stand had been shut down. Zhang, a designer living on the Guangqumenwai…

China celebrates National Day in Cebu: a night of celebration and Consul Shi Yong

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 09/26/2018

I MISS China. I lived in Shanghai in 2010 as a single lady learning Chinese language and culture, and then lived in Guangzhou between 2012 and 2015 on part-time and full-time arrangements as a married woman with…

14-day seminar in Beijing ends today

King Anthony Perez 05/30/2018

The 14-day seminar for Philippine journalists and information officers in Beijing, China ends today (May 30). The seminar, which was sponsored by the China International Publishing Group (CIPG), started last May 17. The Philippine delegation is composed…

Liberal Party urges Duterte to file diplomatic protests versus Beijing

Inquirer.net 05/24/2018

THE Liberal Party (LP) yesterday urged President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration to file diplomatic protests against Beijing over China’s military activities within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. In a statement, the party said, “We implore the…

Philippine media practitioners in Beijing for seminar on New Media

King Anthony Perez 05/17/2018

More than 20 media practitioners and information officers from the Philippines participated the 2018 Seminar for Information Officers and Journalists from the Philippines in Beijing, China starting today (May 17). The 14-day seminar is sponsored by the…

32 Chinese tourists killed in North Korea bus accident – Beijing

AFP 04/23/2018

A bus crash in North Korea has killed 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, the foreign ministry in Beijing said on Monday. Two other Chinese nationals were injured in Sunday’s accident south of the capital Pyongyang,…

Beijing holds successful missile defense test

AFP 02/06/2018

CHINA said Tuesday it successfully conducted a test of a ground-based missile defense system amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula. Concern over a potential conflict with nuclear-armed North Korea is growing following a series of bellicose…

PAL to open Cebu-Bangkok flights

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/14/2017

Amid increasing public demand for direct non-stop flights from Asian destinations to Central Visayas, national flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to open a service between Cebu and Bangkok starting Dec. 2. In a statement, PAL said…

JLL broadens property advisory & consultancy with new foreign investments

PR 09/13/2017

Providing superior investment advice to clients is a challenge that even the biggest property consultancy firm in the country faces each day. The overall market situation poses a big hurdle to JLL as they try to entice…

China needs ‘world-class’ army — Xi

AFP 07/30/2017

BEIJING, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping touted the need to build a “world-class” army capable of “defeating all invading enemies” at a military parade held Sunday to mark the 90th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army…

China stays mum on its defense budget

AP 03/05/2017

BEIJING — China in recent years has responded to calls for greater military transparency by releasing its defense budget. Not this year, it seems. The defense and finance ministries did not immediately respond to questions about why…

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