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China-funded bridges in NCR to ease Metro Manila traffic NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Diplomatic ties between the Philippines and China formally started in 1975, but the partnership between the two countries dates several centuries back with trade and cultural exchanges flourishing between their peoples. Since the ancient times, Chinese…

In a stinging reaction to China's official spokesperson's comments about Arunachal Pradesh, India declared on Wednesday that Arunachal Pradesh is an important and inalienable part of India.  "We have noted the comments made today by the Chinese official spokesperson. We reject such comments. Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable…

The liquidator of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Richard Tsoi, said he has told the University of Hong Kong to contact the creator of "Pillar of Shame" over its plan to remove the statute from the campus. Danish artist Jens Galschiot has claimed…

T he Prince of Wales has said he hopes to establish a “China Council” of his Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) launched to help accelerate the world’s transition to a sustainable future. Charles’s comments came as he gave the opening address via video link at Cop15, the UN Biodiversity Conference being…

Navigating a middle path between China and the US is becoming increasingly complex. Photo / AP The political temperature is rising in the South China Sea, and its effects will be felt in the South Pacific before long. Recent incursions by the Chinese air force into Taiwan's air defence zone…

One of China's top coal-producing regions has shuttered its mines and evacuated more than 120,000 people after unseasonably heavy rainfall flooded the province, with more rain forecast. The deluge in northern Shanxi comes just months after record floods hit the country's central Henan province in July - killing more than 300…

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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed Sunday to fight any attempt by China to annex or militarily absorb Taiwan, asserting that the island democracy will strengthen its defenses in response to the most aggressive posturing by Beijing in decades. “We will continue to bolster our national defense and demonstrate our determination…

Condemning the recent killings in Jammu and Kashmir, General Officer Commanding of Chinar Corps Lieutenant General DP Pandey on Sunday said that some elements are trying to divide the society on communal lines and the people will expose those elements. He further said that such elements are jealous of the…

China’s top trade negotiator Liu He pushed his U.S. counterpart Katherine Tai to cancel trade tariffs in a virtual meeting on Oct. 9 as the world’s biggest economies kick off negotiations following a lengthy break. During the virtual talk, the Chinese side “negotiated over the cancellation of tariffs and sanctions,…