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Defending its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, China’s Foreign Ministry declared that China and the United States of America should formulate a solution to resolve the issue. Said statement was made after US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Beijing. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
(Reuters) — Russia and China are imposing their biggest clampdown on civil society in a generation and Europe’s efforts to manage its migrant crisis risk undermining its core values, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in its annual global review. The review of more than 90 countries’ human rights records, released in Istanbul on Wednesday (January 27), highlighted Russia and China but said rights crackdowns are also taking place in countries from Ethiopia to […]
THE World Bank cut its 2016 forecast for crude oil prices to 37 U.S. dollars per barrel and foresaw other commodity prices to shed further this year due to weak demands from emerging economies. In its latest Commodity Markets Outlook report, the bank said the lower forecast reflects sooner-than-anticipated resumption of exports by Iran, greater resilience in U.S. production and weak growth prospects in major emerging market economies. Oil prices fell by 47 percent […]
CHINA urged the United States to play a constructive role in dealing with sensitive issues, referring to the South China Sea, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday. China has been firmly committed to safeguarding peace in the South China Sea, Wang said at a joint press conference with visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Beijing. “The South China Sea has been China’s territory since ancient times. China has the right […]
In a teleconference with naval officials of the United States of America, officials of the Chinese navy denied that the construction of artificial islands and structures in the West Philippine Sea is not militarization and that other countries are just giving malice to China’s reclamation activities. Said officers added that China is determined and capable of defending their territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
AN earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Menyuan county of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Qinghai province at 1:13 a.m. on Thursday. As of now, no causalities have been reported, but, 40 buildings were destroyed. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). An aftershock, measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale, was reported minutes after the initial quake. Tremors have also […]
One person was killed and three others remained missing after blasts swept a fireworks plant in east China’s Jiangxi Province early on Wednesday, according to local authorities. The first blast ripped through a workshop of Hongsheng fireworks factory in Kunshan village, Guangfeng district, Shangrao city at around 00:30 Wednesday, said the city’s emergency management office. Several blasts followed. One of the missing people died after emergency treatment failed. Rescuers managed to pull out 21 people […]
The depreciation of the Chinese currency yuan will have little impact on the country’s economy, said Wang Bao’an, director of the National Bureau of Statistics, on Tuesday. “The depreciation of renminbi is triggered by two factors, both domestic and foreign ones. One of them is the appreciation of the U.S. dollar. That’s a practical reflection in China. The appreciation of the U.S. dollar brings about the depreciation of renminbi. I think the depreciation of renminbi […]
GDP figures showing the Chinese economy grew at 6.8 percent in the final quarter of 2015 indicate a worrying downward trend, said an analyst on Tuesday (January 19), as the weakest growth since the financial crisis added pressure on the government to restore investor confidence. Concerns about China’s policy making ability have shot to the top of global investors’ risk lists for 2016 after a renewed plunge in its stock markets and yuan currency stoked […]
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) went to the Department of Foreign Affairs to protest the harassment made by Chinese military against their team in the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. The CAAP team went to the said island in order to scout for an area where they can construct a radar to monitor civil flights in the area when members of the Chinese military prohibited them from doing said action. […]
In a meeting held at its capital, the United States of America expressed its iron-clad commitment in defending the Philippines in its territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea. Also, the US will implement steps to ensure the freedom of navigation in the region. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Young Taiwan activists have occupied the parliament, scuffled with police, braved water canons, and staged mass sit-in protests in a wave of anti-China sentiment likely to turn the island’s politics on its head in the January 16 presidential election. Grievances range from a government-proposed agreement to open much of Taiwan’s service sector to mainland investment, to Taiwan’s entrance into the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and most recently to President Ma Ying-jeo’s meeting with China’s […]
