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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The usually frenetic streets of Hong Kong were deserted Friday as the city went into lockdown for Typhoon Haima, which has killed at least eight people in the Philippines. Flights were cancelled, roads were clear of cars and pavements empty, with schools and offices shut as the storm loomed southeast of Hong Kong. Trading on the city’s stock exchange was postponed and was unlikely to resume Friday. At 8:00 am […]
SAYING that the United States has “lost now,” President Duterte said he is realigning himself with the “ideological flow” of China as he announced his separation from the United States, both in the military and economic sense. Duterte was in Beijing, China where he is visiting with at least 200 businessmen to pave the way for what he calls a new commercial alliance. Both the Philippines and China have also agreed to resume bilateral […]
BEIJING, China | AFP | — Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte declared his “separation” from longstanding ally the United States in Beijing on Thursday, as he rebalances his country’s diplomacy towards China. Duterte is in China for a four-day trip seen as confirming his tilt away from Washington and towards Beijing’s sphere of influence — and its deep pockets. “I announce my separation from the United States,” he said to applause at a meeting in […]
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte praised China on Wednesday (October 19), setting aside its maritime dispute as the combative leader reconfigures his country’s diplomatic alliances. The Asian giant was “good”, he said. “It has never invaded a piece of my country all these generations,” Duterte added in an apparent comparison to the Philippines’ former colonial ruler the United States. “During the Cold War, China was portrayed as the bad guy,” he added. “And all of […]
(Reuters) — The South China Sea arbitration case will “take the back seat” during talks with China, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday (October 19) in Beijing. Duterte said he would wait for the Chinese to bring up the dispute rather than doing so himself. Duterte arrived in Beijing on Tuesday (October 18) with at least 200 top business people to pave the way for what he calls a new commercial alliance, amid […]
(Reuters) — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Beijing on Tuesday (October 18) at the start of a four-day state visit aimed at improving ties between the Asian neighbours. Duterte was welcomed by Chinese officials after arriving from an earlier state visit to Brunei. He is expected to meet the Chinese leadership for bilateral talks on trade, security and the economy. Duterte is travelling with at least 200 business leaders, and Chinese […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the bill that postpones the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections scheduled on October 31, 2016 to October 23 next year. This was announced at a press briefing in Malacanang by Assistant Secretary Marie Banaag of the Presidential Communications Office, quoting Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. “According to Executive Secretary Medialdea, it was already signed by the President but he would have to wait […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — A diver whose near miss with a great white shark became a viral video sensation, viewed more than 15 million times on Youtube, says the ocean’s apex predator is “beautiful”. Chan Ming was on a shark-watching excursion off the Mexican coast when the animal broke into the metal cage protecting him. Despite their fearsome reputation, sharks do not normally feed on humans, and have to be drawn in with bait. The […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — US on-demand television service Netflix on Monday posted earnings that alleviated concerns over growth, and said it was shifting tack in China due to a “challenging” regulatory environment. Netflix shares soared nearly 20 percent to $119.56 in after-market trades following the release of quarterly earnings figures. Revenues topped $2 billion for the first time — a 39 percent increase from the same period a year earlier […]
MANILA, Philippines | AFP | — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is open to joint military exercises with China and Russia, and reiterated he will no longer allow war games with the United States. Duterte made the remarks in an interview broadcast Monday with Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television ahead of a four-day visit to Beijing, which begins on Tuesday and is aimed at improving ties that soured over competing claims in the resource-rich […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck China’s northwestern province of Qinghai on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, in an area frequently plagued with seismic activity. The quake was 32 kilometres (20 miles) deep, USGS said, with its epicentre in a sparsely-populated area of Yushu prefecture. There was a “low likelihood of casualties and damage”, it said. Yushu was the scene of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in April 2010 that left nearly 2,700 people dead […]
