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…

China pushes rivals’s limits in regional disputes

Agence France Presse 08/31/2024

BEIJING, China — China’s campaign of confrontation, from remote reefs in Southeast Asia to Taiwan and far-flung Japanese islands, is designed to wear down regional rivals competing with it for contested territories, analysts say. Beijing in recent…

China fires flares at PH plane in Zamora Reef, Scarborough Shoal

John Eric Mendoza 08/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — China once again fired flares at a Philippine aircraft, this time during the latter’s patrols over Zamora (Subi) Reef and Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Confirming reports about it since Friday,…

China, Philippine trade blame on ship collision 

08/19/2024

TAIPEI, Taiwan— Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two boats, in an encounter early Monday, August 19, 2024, near a new flashpoint in their increasingly alarming confrontations in the disputed South…

Climbing the Great Wall is a one-of-a-kind experience

Carl Lorenciana 08/19/2024

SUZHOU, China – Hiking has always been about more than just the physical journey for me. It’s about reaching a viewpoint where I can look down and see the world spread out beneath me, to gain perspective…

Chinese, Philippine ships ‘collided’ in disputed South China Sea, Beijing says

08/19/2024

Beijing, China–Chinese and Philippine vessels “collided” Monday, August 19, 2024,  during a confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Beijing’s state media said, citing the Chinese coast guard. “Despite multiple warnings from the Chinese side,…

Navy spox: PH defense assets sufficient amid China’s harassment

Faith Argosino 08/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Amid China’s continued harassment in the West Philippine Sea, a Navy official said that the capabilities of the country’s defense department and its military assets are enough in the face of potential conflict. Navy…

Philippines, China reach ‘arrangement’ for reef resupply missions

Agence France Presse 07/22/2024

The Philippines and China have agreed on an “arrangement” for resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a South China Sea reef, Manila said Sunday, after a series of escalating confrontations in the disputed waters. A remote outpost on…

Senator Marcos urges government: Strengthen ‘defense posture’

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After she warned that 25 areas in the country could be targets of a possible Chinese hypersonic missile attack, Senator Imee Marcos clarified that China will not attack for no reason at all.…

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