BEIJING (AP) — At least 82 people have died following a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province, state media reported Saturday, after dozens were initially reported trapped underground. According to the official…
The Kremlin said Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippines is “very encouraged” with how the negotiations are ongoing for a South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) between Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states and China, according to…
BEIJING (AP) — As mega K-pop group BTS returns to the stage after a hiatus of more than three years, one major market is missing from its 12-month world tour: China. The omission of one of the…
Grammy winning American rapper J. Cole is expected to play for professional Chinese basketball team Nanjing Monkey Kings Thursday, the club announced on social media. The team will play a home game, in east China’s Jiangsu province,…
MANILA – The Philippines and China are set to resume and convene their bilateral talks on the South China Sea in Quangzhou, Fujian in China, on March 28, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Friday. Foreign…
BEIJING, China — Walking on the Moon by 2030, building a lunar base, and then perhaps on to Mars: after 30 years of honing its expertise, China is challenging the United States’ supremacy in spaceflight. As US…
BEIJING — China on Monday warned that US President Donald Trump’s threats to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants risk creating “uncontrollable situation” in the war-torn regions of the Middle East. READ: Middle East war has no clear end…
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chinese fishing boats massed by the thousands in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions, which led experts to believe that they are part of Beijing’s preparations for a potential regional…
The Chinese embassy in Manila warned on Friday that moves by some Philippine senators to target its diplomats could jeopardize economic ties between the two countries and cost “millions of jobs” for Filipinos as the tensions between…
Inquirer stock photo TOKYO, Japan — Japanese authorities seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its skipper, authorities said Friday, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with Beijing. In November, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enraged…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Manila’s top envoy to Washington expressed confidence that the United States will not abandon the Philippines as it fights Beijing’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea — even as Donald Trump and…
