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TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Xuanyou Kong held a bilateral talk in Tokyo on Tuesday (April 4). The two vice foreign ministers, along with their government officials, exchanged words about North Korea’s nuclear tests, according to Japanese media. A preparation for a possible bilateral between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the July G20 in Germany is also expected […]
ZHUHAI, China (CCTV) — The construction of a primary underground tunnel of the cross-sea HK-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in Zhuhai City of south China’s Guangsong Province was linked up on Monday, marking a milestone toward completing one of the world’s longest bridges. Construction of the Gongbei Tunnel has been one of the most difficult parts of building the 55-kilometer bridge. The 2,741-meter tunnel connects Zhuhai City to the main bridge. “The completion means the key techniques we […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — A member of the House of Representatives has expressed his support for a change of the name “Benham Rise” to “Philippine Rise.” “But we must also take every peaceful measure possible to assert our rights as a country following international rule of law. The renaming is well within our rights and is non aggressive. Let’s proceed forthwith,” Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on National Defense and Muntinlupa Representative Ruffy Biazon […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korea’s Lotte Group will continue to invest in its China business despite diplomatic tensions over the deployment of a United States missile defense system, a Lotte’s top executive, Hwang Kag-gyu, said on Monday (April 3), denying rumors it wants to scale back its China operations. Chinese authorities last month closed dozens of Lotte retail stores following inspections, ramping up pressure on South Korea’s fifth-largest family-run conglomerate after it agreed to provide […]
XINJIANG, China (CCTV) — Two successive landslides hit northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region over the past weekend, interrupting local traffic and killing livestock. The two landslides happened within less than nine hours. On Saturday night, the first landslide hit Yining County around 18:00. Large amounts of debris blocked many major roads. The second landslide occurred in the same county at 02:00 of Sunday, burying 397 animals. The local government in Yining County evacuated residents […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — About 6,000 people took part in angry protests in Paris on Sunday against the death of a Chinese man shot and killed when police responded to a call at his apartment last month, police said. The rally was organized by several Chinese associations in France, and as with previous rallies held over the past week, there were sporadic skirmishes between protesters and security forces. Some of the demonstrators threw bottles, eggs […]
XIONGAN, China (CCTV) — China announced Saturday it would establish the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province, as part of measures to increase coordinated development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The New Area, which is about 100 kilometers southwest of downtown Beijing, will span three counties and sit at the center of the triangular area formed by Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei’s provincial capital Shijiazhuang. The area features a number of advantages including convenient transportation, well preserved ecosystem, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump warned in an interview published Sunday that the United States is prepared to act unilaterally to deal with North Korea’s nuclear program if China proves unwilling to help. “Well, if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you,” he said in an interview with the Financial Times of London. Trump’s comments come ahead of his meeting Thursday and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – China’s alleged reclamation projects in the disputed territories inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone will be part of the bilateral talks between China and the Philippines in May. According to Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, this is part of the agreement between the two countries to peacefully resolve the territorial dispute. “We made it perfectly clear that we want to raise issues of concern to our side,” Manalo said. Acting […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval of China’s passage in Benham Rise should not be used as a basis of an impeachment complaint, according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian He also reasoned out that the entry of the Chinese survey ship in the Benham Rise is in line with the government policy of research and development. “Para sa akin, it’s not an impeachable offense. This is clearly not (impeachable) because it’s a policy. […]
by Emmeline MOORE Agence France-Presse China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong capped their comeback from injury by claiming a first pairs gold with a high-flying display of acrobatics at the world figure skating championships on Thursday. The two-time world silver medallists survived a fall to snatch gold ahead of Germany’s Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot after the free skating final at Hartwall Arena. Skating to Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” the Chinese scored […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China does not have any policy to devalue its currency to promote exports, Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang said on Friday (March 31), ahead of President Xi Jinping’s first meeting with United States President Donald Trump amid tensions over trade. In a briefing, Zheng said China does not seek a trade surplus with the US and that it was willing to work to promote more balanced trade, although he said Washington should […]
