CHINA EXONERATES SELF IN WHITE PAPER A beleaguered China on Sunday exonerated itself from the global allegations of delay in reporting the Covid outbreak, saying the virus was first noticed in Wuhan on December 27 as a viral pneumonia and human-to-human transmission was discovered on Jan
LACSON HITS ‘DISINFORMATION’ ON ANTI-TERROR BILL MANILA — Sen. Panfilo Lacson yesterday hit what he said were attempts at disinformation on the anti-terrorism bill that he stressed has enough safeguards against abuses and more tools to use against extremists.
XI STRESSES JOINT PLANNING FOR RECOVERY President Xi Jinping called for stronger coordination and synergies in macro policies between China and France to promote economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic as well as expansion of collaboration in emerging sectors while tapping the potenti
'A GREAT DAY FOR GEORGE FLOYD,' SAYS TRUMP AS HE HAILS STRONG JOBS REPORT FOR US President Donald Trump on Friday declared it was "a great day" for George Floyd as he discussed a strong jobs report for the country and
18TH CONGRESS ADJOURNS 1ST REGULAR SESSION MANILA — The first regular session of the 18th Congress adjourned yesterday with the passage of several pieces of legislation, including measures to help the country cope with the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
LI STRESSES ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY OF A VACCINE Premier Li Keqiang reiterated on Thursday China's commitment to bolstering international cooperation on the research and development of vaccines for COVID-19 and contributing to ensuring vaccine accessibility and affordability in develop
PENTAGON-TRUMP CLASH BREAKS OPEN OVER MILITARY AND PROTESTS US President Donald Trump's Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests across the United States Wednesday, then reversed course on pulling part of the 82nd Airborne Division off standby in an extraordina
US PLEDGES ADDITIONAL P201 MILLION COVID-19 AID FOR MINDANAO MANILA — The United States will provide an additional P201 million ($4 million) worth of assistance for communities in Mindanao to help against the COVID-19 pandemic. This brings the total US pandemic assistance to the Phil
XI SAYS CHINA READY TO WORK WITH GERMANY, EU TO CREATE MORE GLOBAL CERTAINTY President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China stands ready to work with Germany and the European Union (EU) to strengthen strategic cooperation, uphold multilateralism, tackle global challenges, and jointly add ce
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO BLOCK CHINESE AIRLINES FROM US The Trump administration moved Wednesday to block Chinese airlines from flying to the U.S. in an escalation of trade and travel tensions between the two countries.
