Foreign
France wants to explore PH waters in exchange for submarines
October 18, 2022, 8:36 pm
ISTANBUL – France has offered the Philippines two submarines in exchange for permission to explore the Southeast Asian nation’s “sovereign waters,” according to reports on Tuesday. “France offered to build two diesel-electric-powered submarines for the Philippines based on the design and… Read More
Asean-Korea Centre in search of next successful startups
October 18, 2022, 7:04 pm
SEOUL, Korea – The Asean-Korea Centre is organizing the “Asean-Korea Startup Week”, an online pitching contest for Asean startups, on October 19-20. Twenty-seven promising early-stage startups from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states have been selected to take… Read More
Asean, EU ink world’s first bloc-to-bloc air transport deal
October 18, 2022, 6:57 pm
MANILA – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the European Union (EU) and its member states have signed the Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (CATA) between their respective member states at the 28th Asean Transport Ministers’ Meeting on Oct. 17 in Bali, Indonesia. The… Read More
Iran backs proposal on nuclear weapons convention
October 18, 2022, 4:03 pm
NEW YORK – Iran supported the Non-Alignment Movement’s (NAM) proposal on a comprehensive nuclear weapons convention. In a United Nations General Assembly meeting on Monday, Heydar-Ali Balouji, a diplomat in Iran’s permanent mission in the UN, said the repeated failures of revision in the… Read More
Japan to expand sanctions on NoKor over missile tests
October 18, 2022, 3:27 pm
TOKYO – Japan decided Tuesday to impose additional sanctions on North Korea by freezing the assets of five more organizations over their involvement in Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development programs, top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said. The additional sanctions, approved at a… Read More
France faces massive national strike on Tuesday
October 17, 2022, 9:36 pm
PARIS – Workers in sectors such as transport, energy, education, waste collection, and agriculture plan to join French unions' call for an "inter-professional" strike this Tuesday. As a result, not only will refinery workers and those at France's largest nuclear power plant Gravelines be on… Read More
Russian drone strikes hit Ukraine's capital Kyiv
October 17, 2022, 6:39 pm
KYIV, Ukraine – At least four explosions were heard in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Monday as authorities reported attacks by Russian kamikaze drones. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said four separate explosions took place in the capital’s Shevchenkivsky district. He shared photos of the wreckage… Read More
71M people face poverty due to war in Ukraine, says UN
October 17, 2022, 2:01 pm
ANKARA – Some 71 million people have faced poverty due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, according to the UN Development Program (UNDP). The impact of the war on food and energy prices is expected to increase the number of poor in the world. According to the UNDP report on the effects of the… Read More
Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec to be probed over fresh bribery case
October 16, 2022, 7:39 pm
TOKYO – Japanese prosecutors are set to build yet another corruption case against a former Tokyo Olympic executive for allegedly accepting bribes from a company that sold officially licensed stuffed dolls of the games' mascots, investigative sources said Sunday. Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, who has… Read More
China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansionism: Xi
October 16, 2022, 5:28 pm
BEIJING – China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansionism, Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. China stands firmly against all forms of hegemonism and power politics, the Cold War mentality, interference in… Read More
World can learn from China’s unique model of democracy
October 15, 2022, 5:13 pm
BEIJING – In the West, people like to chat or talk business in cafes or barrooms; while in China, especially in the countryside, the typical place for such activities is the teahouse. For many years, rural farmers would head straight to the teahouse after waking up in the morning to learn about… Read More
US 'reviewing' consequences for Saudi Arabia over OPEC decision
October 14, 2022, 7:31 pm
WASHINGTON -- The United States is "reviewing" consequences for Saudi Arabia after a decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. "We are not only deeply disappointed in that, we think it's short-sighted. And as the President's made very clear, that… Read More
G-20 finance chiefs agree to avoid monetary tightening spillovers
October 14, 2022, 7:19 pm
WASHINGTON -- The Group of 20 major economies committed to avoiding economic "spillovers" from interest rate hikes as central banks tackle inflation, while sharing concern over increased volatility in currencies, Indonesian and Japanese officials said Thursday. The announcements followed a two-day… Read More
Shooting leaves 5 dead in North Carolina
October 14, 2022, 2:09 pm
WASHINGTON – At least five people were killed, including an off-duty police officer, during a shooting in the US state of North Carolina, an official said Thursday. The shooting took place in a neighborhood in Raleigh city, which also left two others injured, according to Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann… Read More
ADNEC, WAM announce exclusive Media Future Lab concept at GMC
October 14, 2022, 9:47 am
ABU DHABI – The Global Media Congress (GMC), taking place in Abu Dhabi from Nov. 15-17, has been strengthened by the addition of the Media Future Lab, an innovative new concept. These invitation-only roundtables will center around a thorough debate on key themes relating to the future of the… Read More
Putin points to new centers of power emerging in Asia
October 13, 2022, 5:17 pm
ASTANA – Asia where new centers of power are growing stronger plays a big role in the transition to a multipolar world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on Thursday. "The world is becoming a truly… Read More
UN condemns Russia's annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions
October 13, 2022, 5:14 pm
UNITED NATIONS – The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday that condemns Russia's illegal annexation of four regions of eastern Ukraine, with 143 states voting in favor. The move by the General Assembly came after the world body convened an emergency session Monday to discuss… Read More
Ukraine says fresh Russian attacks killed 14 more civilians
October 12, 2022, 8:58 pm
ANKARA – Ukraine said on Wednesday that 14 more civilians were killed in fresh Russian attacks in various parts of the country. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the presidential office, said on social media that 34 civilians were also wounded in Russian attacks on Tuesday. After Moscow blamed… Read More
8 suspects detained over Crimea bridge blasts
October 12, 2022, 8:08 pm
ANKARA – Eight out of 12 suspects were taken into custody over the attack on the Crimea bridge, the Russian security service said on Wednesday. Kyrylo Budanov, the Ukrainian chief of military intelligence, is identified as the mastermind of the incident, the Federal Security Service reported.… Read More
World must triple investment in renewable energy: UN report
October 12, 2022, 8:03 pm
GENEVA -- Global investments in renewable energy should be tripled by 2050 to put the world on the trajectory towards net zero emissions, according to the latest report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The supply of electricity from clean energy sources must be… Read More
