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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Chinese national was wounded after he was stabbed allegedly by at least 10 unidentified men, who were believed to be also allegedly Chinese nationals. This happened inside the parking lot of a…
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to express “his serious concern” over the “increasing” actions by China against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Filipino fishermen. Malacañang said Marcos…
MANILA, Philippines — House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan wants the Chinese language of Mandarin taught in schools nationwide. “If we are going to continue to rely on the export of labor to help drive our economic growth,…
WASHINGTON/BEIJING—A Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, US officials said on Thursday, in what would be a brazen act just days ahead of a planned trip to Beijing by US…
Since colonial times, and, who knows, perhaps even before, the history of the Chinese in the Philippines has been one of extortion at the hands of officials. Let us combine this sweeping generalization with another, best expressed…
The most significant event that happened this week, we can all agree, is Hidilyn Diaz’ triumph at the Tokyo Olympics, bringing the Philippines its first gold medal. This shrimp of a lady – all 4 foot, 11…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Around 100 boxes of capsules believed to be medicines for COVID-19 as well as rapid test kits valued at P200,000 were confiscated from a 25-year-old man during an entrapment operation in San Antonio…
As people around the globe start celebrating the 2021 Chinese New Year, here are some interesting facts about this much awaited event. Chinese New Year is also called the Spring Festival The celebration marks the beginning of…
This is an early Valentine’s column because, if you haven’t noticed, I only do my columns once a week now, i.e. no more Friday columns. Growing up Tsinoy (Chinese-Filipino), I would hear the Mandarin “wo ai ni”…
MANILA, Philippines — Mass departures of foreigners due to the COVID-19 pandemic will continue until the end of the year and will have a major impact on the state of the country’s tourism, the Bureau of Immigration…
The rapid expansion of Philippine offshore gaming operators, better known as Pogos, under the Duterte administration, has brought into the country an unprecedented number of young Chinese workers from mainland China. No other nationality has maintained as…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged five Chinese residents and two Malaysian businessmen in a wide-ranging hacking effort that encompassed targets from videogames to pro-democracy activists. Federal prosecutors said the Chinese…
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