CHINA WORKING TO STRENGTHEN HOSPITALS AMID SURGE IN COVID CASES Beijing: Facing a surge in Covid-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions to their homes, c
PBBM TO DRUM UP PH INTEREST AT ASEAN-EU SUMMIT President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew to Brussels, Belgium on Sunday, set to push for the country’s priorities on trade, maritime cooperation, and climate action at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-European Union (
CHINA EASES ‘ZERO COVID’ CURBS IN WIN FOR PROTESTERS China has finally relaxed stringent Covid-19 restrictions, following rare protests by the people in the Xi Jinping-led ruling Communist Party regime.
CA APPROVES NEW PH AMBASSADOR TO CHINA AND CONFIRMS APPOINTMENT OF 12 OTHER ENVOYS MANILA - The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Jaime Florcruz, a veteran journalist who spent decades in Beijing, as the Philippines' new ambassador to C
IRANIAN ACTIVISTS REJECT CLAIM MORALITY POLICE ABOLISHED Campaigners backing Iran's protest movement on Monday dismissed a claim that the Islamic republic is disbanding its notorious morality police, insisting there was no change to its restrictive dress rules for women. &n
INFLATION SOARS TO 8% IN NOVEMBER, BEATING FORECASTS MANILA — Filipino consumers did not get their much-needed respite from high prices last month after inflation quickened faster than expected in November.
IRAN TO DISBAND MORALITY POLICE AMID ONGOING PROTESTS, SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL Iran has abolished the morality police, according to an announcement by the attorney general carried on state media, following months of protests set off by the death of a young woman who was being
GOV'T URGED TO POSTPONE SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND TO PROTECT CREDIT RATING Manila - The Philippine government should consider holding off in launching a sovereign wealth fund to protect its credit rating amid the challenging global environment, a business group president said on
READY TO SPEAK TO PUTIN IF HE IS LOOKING FOR WAY TO END THE WAR': JOE BIDEN US President Joe Biden said Thursday he is open to holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the Ukraine invasion, but only if he wants to end the war. Biden was sp
MARCOS: US PROPOSALS FOR EDCA, DEFENSE TREATY ‘UNDER STUDY’ MANILA - The government is reviewing proposals from the United States concerning the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. sai
