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MANILA, Philippines (CCTV) — China and Russia vowed on Sunday to maintain close communications with each other on the Korean Peninsula issue, saying the two countries hold highly consistent attitudes toward it. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held an extensive and profound exchange of views over the current situation in the Korean Peninsula, especially the new resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council. Wang and Lavrov […]
MANILA, Philippines (CCTV) — China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the achievements made in their strategic partnership during the last 15 years and agreed to further enhance cooperation. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterparts from the ASEAN made the pledge at a meeting in Manila. Wang congratulated ASEAN for its 50th anniversary, saying China is happy for ASEAN’s development and achievements while expressing his […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Tito Sotto is seeking an investigation into allegations of possible ill-gotten wealth made against Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista. In Resolution No.456, Sotto directed the blue ribbon committee to look into the allegations made by Patricia Bautista that the Comelec chief might have amassed nearly P1 billion worth of ill-gotten wealth. “The Commission on Elections, as a constitutional body, must not only be compliant with the laws ensuring honesty and integrity […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Sony’s sci-fi production “The Dark Tower” led ticket sales in North American theaters this weekend, but its estimated three-day take of a modest $19.5 million fell on a notably sluggish August weekend. “Tower,” co-produced by independent film studio MRC, had the lowest box-office-leading weekend take of the year, HollywoodReporter.com noted. The film, based on a series of best-selling novels by horror and fantasy master Stephen King, stars Tom Taylor […]
ANSEONG, South Korea (AFP) — Golf is among the most solitary of sports, its players engaged in a constant struggle with themselves as they compete against the implacable opponent of par. But for autistic newly qualified professional Simon Seungmin Lee, it is a way to escape from his enclosed self and engage with the world. The 20-year-old South Korean, who grew up in the United States, has been medically assessed as having the communication skills […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinatupad na ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang no-sail zone sa paligid ng Manila Bay para sa pagdaraos ng ASEAN 50. Ayon kay PCG Spokesman Commander Armand Balilo, simula ngayong araw, Agosto 7, ay bawal na ang pagdaong at paglalayag simula sa himpilan ng PCG sa South Harbor hanggang sa bahagi ng Okada Hotel. Tatagal ang no-sail zone sa Manila Bay hanggang bukas, huling araw ng ASEAN. Samantala, idineploy na ng PCG […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Madison Keys looked to be in US Open form early on Sunday at the WTA Tour’s Stanford tournament, beating American compatriot CoCo Vandeweghe 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 for her third career title. The 22-year-old Keys was pleased with the win after battling injuries this year which caused her to miss the first two months of the season following wrist surgery. “It hasn’t been the easiest last couple of months, but […]
by Karyn Nishimura-Poupee Agence France Presse FUJISAWA, Japan (AFP) — When 82-year-old Masako Wakamiya first began working, she still used an abacus for maths. Today, she is one of the world’s oldest iPhone app developers, a trailblazer in making smartphones accessible for the elderly. Frustrated by the lack of interest from the tech industry in engaging older people, she taught herself to code and set about doing it herself. The over 60s, she insists, need […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea dismissed offers of talks from the South during a rare exchange between the two rivals’ foreign ministers, Seoul’s Yonhap news agency reported Monday after the UN imposed a new round of sanctions on nuclear-armed Pyongyang. News of the brief encounter on the sidelines of a regional forum in Manila came as the South’s President Moon Jae-In urged a “peaceful resolution” to the tensions in a telephone conversation with […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Studio executives hit back at early criticism of the upcoming ABC series “Marvel’s Inhumans” on Sunday, describing it less than a month before its premiere as a “work in progress.” Based on an early version of the first episode made available to reviewers, journalists at a Television Critics Association panel in Beverly Hills voiced concerns that the show did not match Marvel’s usually high standards. Among the complaints was […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday that a United Nations Security Council vote to impose sanctions on North Korea showed that world powers were united behind a push for a denuclearized Korean peninsula. Speaking at a security forum in Manila, Washington’s top diplomat said Kim Jong-Un’s regime must halt ballistic missile tests if it wanted to talk to the US about resolving the standoff. “It’s quite clear in terms […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Sunday agreed that North Korea “poses a grave and growing direct threat,” in a phone call one day after the United Nations Security Council backed fresh sanctions on the North. “The two leaders affirmed that North Korea poses a grave and growing direct threat to the United States, South Korea, and Japan, as well as to most countries […]
