Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 01:13:33 +0000
OPINION: Hong Kong people are in a life-and-death struggle to retain the vestiges of freedom that have made their city-state so vibrant as the Chinese government becomes increasingly aggressive in threats against them and their supporters.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 06:31:04 +0000
BEIJING — “Get those foreign agents outta town”, roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew of creative efforts by Beijing attacking Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as violent and spurred on by overseas governments. The rap video, overlaid with clips of protesters clashing with police and breaking into Hong […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:38:25 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has suspended accepting applications for Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) until all concerns “have been addressed.” We will no longer, at this time, accept any more applications until we have reviewed and comfortably addressed all of the concerns of everybody,” Domingo said in a press […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:10:48 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – A face to face meeting between Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and the Chinese Ambassador to Manila must be set if China fails to respond to diplomatic protests filed by the Philippine over the intrusion of Chinese survey and warships in Philippine waters, Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III said. “We will use […]
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Credit to Author: Cheryl Chan| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 02:24:33 +0000
Pro-Beijing and Pro-Hong Kong protesters squared off in front of the Chinese consulate on Granville Street Sunday
Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 13:13:20 +0000
Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo on Sunday fired back at Sen. Panfilo Lacson for insinuating that he was speaking for the Chinese Embassy when he shared to the media its ambassador’s reaction to fears that some Chinese workers in the country could spy on Philippine military bases.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 05:51:17 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Three senior citizens who were on their way home to the Philippines from the United States are reportedly missing after making a stopover in China. John Florencio Guce, son of one of the missing senior citizens, said that 77-year old Pacita Varela De Guzman, 72-year old Erlinda Varela Guce, and 71-year old […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 04:28:37 +0000
BEIJING — Top military leaders from North Korea and China have recommitted themselves to strengthened exchanges between their armed forces during a meeting in Beijing. The meeting Saturday came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test-firing of an unspecified new weapon, seen as an attempt to pressure Washington and Seoul over nuclear […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 03:33:01 +0000
BEIJING, China — It was meant to be an unabashed celebration of the triumph of Communism in China, and of President Xi Jinping’s authority as the country’s undisputed leader for years to come. But as the People’s Republic of China approaches its 70th anniversary on October 1st, Xi finds himself battling threats on multiple fronts. From […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:39:59 +0000
BEIJING — A spokesman for China’s ceremonial legislature has condemned statements from U.S. lawmakers supportive of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. You Wenze called the comments “a gross violation of the spirit of the rule of law, a blatant double standard and a gross interference in China’s internal affairs.” He says Hong Kong’s 7.5 million people […]
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