Southeast Asian defense chiefs discuss regional security with US, China and other partner nations

Associated Press 11/21/2024

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian defense chiefs met Thursday with China, the United States and other partner nations in Laos for security talks, which come as Beijing’s increasingly assertive stance in its claim to most of…

A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months

Associated Press 11/20/2024

Dozens of people have been killed in China in the past three months in a series of mass attacks. The latest on Tuesday saw primary school students injured by a car as they arrived for classes. The attacks take…

Marcos enacts laws to strengthen PH claims in West Philippine Sea

Julie Aurelio - @inquirerdotnet 11/09/2024

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday enacted two laws that defined the country’s maritime zones and its archipelagic sea-lanes and air routes to assert the Philippines’ rights over its waters, especially the West Philippine Sea. Republic Act…

China hopes for ‘peaceful coexistence’ with US if Trump wins

Agence France Presse 11/06/2024

BEIJING — China said Wednesday it hoped for “peaceful coexistence” with the United States as Donald Trump neared a decisive victory over Kamala Harris in the country’s presidential election. “We will continue to approach and handle China-US…

Vietnam condemns China’s ‘brutal behavior’ in fisher attack

Agence France Presse 10/03/2024

  HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s foreign ministry condemned on Wednesday China’s “brutal behaviour” during a violent attack on Vietnamese fishers in the disputed South China Sea. The 10 fishermen were reportedly beaten with iron bars and robbed…

China holds drills at Panatag Shoal after talks with US counterpart

Kathleen de Villa 09/29/2024

BEIJING, China — China’s military said on Saturday its air and naval forces conducted maneuvers in a disputed area of the South China Sea, hours after the country’s top diplomat discussed ways of reducing regional tension with…

Cebu consul eyes closer PH-China cooperation as PRC marks 75th anniversary

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) celebrates its 75th founding anniversary on October 1, the Chinese Consul in Cebu hopes to achieve stronger ties between the Philippines and China. The Consul General…

China: ‘Beautiful gov’ jailed over affairs with 58 subordinates

The Strait Times/Asia News Network 09/23/2024

A female official from southwest China – nicknamed “the beautiful governor” for her looks – was sentenced to 13 years in prison and fined one million yuan ($142,000) over misconduct. Zhong Yang, 52, was accused of having…

China raises retirement age to address aging work force

Associated Press 09/15/2024

BEIJING — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world’s major economies, in an effort to address its shrinking population and aging work force. The…

China: Human tooth found in meat-filled mooncake

The Strait Times/Asia Network 09/15/2024

A woman in China was horrified after reportedly finding a human tooth inside a meat-filled mooncake she had bought from supermarket Sam’s Club in Changzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu. The woman took to Chinese video-sharing platform Douyin…

Amit vies for 2024 WPA 9-Ball China Open after winning world title

Glendale G. Rosal 09/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu’s billiard pride Rubilen “Bingkay” Amit is gunning to maintain her winning momentum as she competes in the 2024 WPA 9-Ball China Open currently happening in Shanghai, China. The competition is held shortly…

Typhoon Yagi weakens, leaves dozens dead in Vietnam, China, PH

Agence France Presse 09/09/2024

HA LONG, Vietname — Typhoon Yagi weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, after killing more than a dozen people, tearing roofs off buildings, sinking boats and triggering landslides across Vietnam. The typhoon had left a trail…

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