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(Eagle News)–Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, Sept. 18, extended his condolences to President Rodrigo Duterte for the lives lost due to “Ompong.” “On behalf of the Chinese government and people, and in his own name, Xi mourned the victims and expressed sympathy to those injured, the bereaved families and the people in the affected area,” Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said in a statement. The statement, quoting Xi, added that “China and the Philippines are friendly […]
by Purple Romero Agence France Presse ITOGON, Philippines (AFP) — Hundreds of Philippine rescuers used shovels and their bare hands Tuesday to sift through a massive landslide, with dozens feared dead in the region worst-hit by Typhoon Mangkhut as the storm’s toll climbed to 74. The typhoon, 2018’s most powerful, smashed homes and flooded key agricultural regions in the northern Philippines before battering Hong Kong and southern China with fierce winds and heavy rain. […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said Tuesday it would “take countermeasures” after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports taking effect next week. “In order to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests and the global free trade order, China has no choice but to take countermeasures in lockstep,” the commerce ministry said in the statement, which did not mention a previous threat to add tariffs on $60 billion in […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Stock markets were uneasy and the dollar fell Monday as investors girded for another round of US tariffs imposed on Chinese goods. Traders had late last week welcomed US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s offer to meet officials from Beijing to avert an all-out trade war. But US President Donald Trump seemed set to ratchet up pressure on China, saying an announcement was imminent, and promising action that will produce […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump, to the alarm of US trading partners, has kept his course of aggressive trade policy, imposing punitive tariffs on countries he accuses of cheating American workers. His trade war with China escalated on Monday to cover nearly half of all US imports from that country, is by far the largest and broadest of several fights picked by Trump. Here is a summary of the ongoing conflicts: China […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hailed China as a “big sister” as he prepared to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Friday, hoping to broker economic deals for his crisis-hit country. Maduro declared after landing in Beijing overnight that he came with “great expectations” to further deepen strategic ties with Venezuela’s key creditor. The leftist leader said his visit would give a “big push” to energy investments, trade and the “successful financial […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets extended their gains Friday on hopes for China-US trade talks, while Turkey’s lira held up after a shock hike in the country’s interest rate and a dip in US inflation. After a tumultuous start to the month, investors finally had something to smile about Thursday after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin invited Chinese officials for fresh talks to avert an all-out trade war. The news provided some much-needed support, […]
by Mynardo Macaraig Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A super typhoon roared toward the Philippines on Thursday, prompting thousands to evacuate ahead of its heavy rains and fierce winds that are set to strike at the weekend before moving on to China. Typhoon Mangkhut, which has already blasted through the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, is speeding across the Pacific with winds that can gust as high as 255 kilometres (160 miles) […]
(Eagle News)–Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit the Philippines from Sept. 16 to 18. The Department of Foreign Affairs in a statement said his visit was upon the invitation of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. According to the DFA, the visit is “aimed at further building on the increasingly strong foundation of friendship between the Philippines and China.” It will also “again provide both sides an opportunity to take stock of infrastructure projects under […]
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) — Shinzo Abe confirmed Wednesday his plans to visit China this year in what would be the first trip to the country by a Japanese prime minister since 2011, the latest sign of warmer ties between the two rivals. “I intend to visit China this year, the year in which we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the conclusion of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China,” Abe said in […]
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Moscow and Beijing plan to use their own national currencies more often in trade deals as Russia’s relations with the West deteriorate. “The Russian and Chinese sides confirmed their interest in using national currencies more actively in reciprocal payments,” Putin told journalists during a press briefing with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping after talks at an economic forum in the far eastern Russian city of […]
by Maxime Popov Agence France Presse CHITA, Russia (AFP) — Russia launched Tuesday what it called its largest ever military drills, with hundreds of thousands of troops taking part along with Chinese soldiers in a show of force NATO condemned as a rehearsal for “large-scale conflict.” President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the games after hosting an economic forum in Russia’s far eastern city Vladivostok where his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is one […]
