ICONS TOPPLE IN AMERICA AS US MILITARY, LAWMAKERS SNUB DONALD TRUMP They are time capsules. But many are not standing the test of time or changed attitudes - especially after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer last month.
SOUTH KOREA TO CHARGE DEFECTOR GROUPS OVER ANTI-NORTH PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS South Korea's government said Wednesday that it will press charges against two activist groups that have been floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets and bottles filled with rice to North Korea.
PHILIPPINES EYES JOINING HUMAN TRIAL FOR CHINESE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE MANILA — The Philippines is in talks to join a Beijing-based biotech firm's human trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine, the Department of Science and Technology said Thursday, as the world raced to find a cure t
XI IN YINCHUAN FOR INSPECTION Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday inspected the city of Yinchuan during his trip to Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
WHO CLARIFIES COMMENTS ON ASYMPTOMATIC COVID SPREAD The World Health Organization tried on Tuesday to clear up confusing comments about how often people can spread the coronavirus when they do not have symptoms.
DUTERTE TELLS XI: COVID-19 CRISIS SHOWS 'GREATER SIGNIFICANCE' OF NOURISHING PH-CHINA TIES Duterte assures China's Xi of 'firm commitment' to diplomatic ties MANILA - The COVID-19 pandemic shows the "greater significance" of nourishing the Philippines relationship with China, President R
XI INSPECTS NORTHWEST CHINA'S NINGXIA Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday inspected Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
ASYMPTOMATIC COVID-19 SPREAD DEEMED 'RARE,' W.H.O SAYS The spread of Covid-19 by someone who is not showing symptoms appears to be rare, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization's technical lead for coronavirus response and head of the emerging diseases and zoonoses unit, said d
2 LAWMAKERS CLASH AT ABS-CBN FRANCHISE HEARING MANILA — The House of Representatives continued yesterday its hearing on the franchise renewal application of broadcast giant ABS-CBN even after it adjourned sine die.
NATION'S COVID-19 FIGHT IN SPOTLIGHT China will fulfill its commitment to assist developing countries in the fight against COVID-19 and work with the international community to resume personnel exchanges to mitigate its negative impact on social and economic development, a senior official s
