Hong Kong is on alert as Tropical Storm Wipha draws closer, with heavy rain and gusty winds expected to batter the city over the weekend. A steering committee headed by the city’s No 2 official, Eric Chan Kwok-ki, convened a meeting on Friday afternoon to step up preparations. The Emergency Transport Coordination Centre is also…
Hong Kong is on alert as Tropical Storm Wipha draws closer, with heavy rain and gusty winds expected to batter the city over the weekend. A steering committee headed by the city’s No 2 official, Eric Chan Kwok-ki, convened a meeting on Friday afternoon to step up preparations. The Emergency Transport Coordination Centre is also…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China’s ambassador to Manila was summoned after Beijing imposed sanctions on a former Filipino senator who has been critical of China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials said Tuesday. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said last week that it was indefinitely prohibiting former Philippine senator Francis…
Japan has overtaken Hong Kong’s long-standing status as the most-travelled destination on Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ largest airline, even though it carried a record number of Filipino visitors to the city last year, the carrier’s president has told the Post. In an interview, the budget airline’s president and chief commercial officer Alexander Lao forecast robust…
Manila (Philippines), Jun 20 (AP) Crude oil prices rose and Asian shares were trading mixed on Friday as investors awaited more clarity on whether or not the US will join Israel’s war against Iran. US futures edged lower after Wall Street was closed on Thursday for the Juneteenth holiday. US benchmark crude oil added 15…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A village in the densely populated Philippine capital region launched a battle against dengue Wednesday by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos — dead or alive. The unusual strategy adopted by the Addition Hills village in Mandaluyong City reflects growing concern after the nearby city of Quezon declared…
The Chinese military said it expelled a Philippine plane from airspace over Scarborough Shoal on Tuesday in a manoeuvre that the Philippine coastguard described as reckless. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said a C-208 light utility plane sent by the Philippines “illegally invaded the airspace” above the shoal, known in China as Huangyan Island and…
Blackpink’s Jisoo will hold a fan meeting in Hong Kong as part of the K-pop singer’s Asia tour this year. The performer’s “Lights, Love, Action” tour would also cover other Asian cities including Manila, Bangkok, Tokyo, Macau, Taipei and Hanoi, the singer revealed on Tuesday. Ticketing information has yet to be released. Jisoo is also…
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Beijing and Manila have agreed to continue talks on settling their territorial differences despite Philippine protests about the presence of a Chinese “monster ship” near the contested Scarborough Shoal. China said both sides had “agreed to strengthen dialogue and contact on maritime issues and properly handle maritime disputes”, following a meeting between Chen Xiaodong, the…