MANILA: The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday (May 2) it summoned a senior Chinese embassy official over the “harassment of Philippine vessels” in the South China Sea. “The Philippines protested the harassment, ramming, swarming, shadowing and blocking, dangerous manoeuvres, use of water cannons and other aggressive actions of China Coast Guard and … Read more
MANILA: The Philippines on Saturday (Apr 27) denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating maritime dispute in the South China Sea, calling the claim propaganda. A spokesperson at China’s embassy in Manila said on Apr 18 that the two had agreed early this year to a “new … Read more
Beijing — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, warning of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations as the United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues. Blinken met with Xi in Beijing after holding talks with … Read more
None of the kids had swimming lessons, we just picked it up. I was very good at school and was always top of the class or second. I was supposed to go on to secondary school but my father needed more hands on the boatKwok Cho-tai Late starter My father was illiterate. He hadn’t gone … Read more
MANILA : The Philippines’ decision to ramp up ties with Japan and the United States is a “sovereign choice”, its foreign ministry said on Thursday (Apr 18), urging China to “reflect upon its own actions” in the South China Sea. “The source of tension in our region is well known to all,” the foreign affairs … Read more
WASHINGTON: A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday (Apr 12), while seeking to assure China it was not a target. “I think the trilateral agreement is extremely important,” Marcos told a … Read more
A research team in China says it has discovered a potentially fatal flaw in Nasa’s hypersonic aerodynamics software. This small deficiency amid tangled equations could lead to “inevitably erroneous outcomes” when scientists simulate and analyse important issues, such as high-temperature ablation, the team said. 3. Is it time for Hong Kong authorities to take a … Read more
“IRONCLAD” The United States has sought to strengthen defence cooperation with its allies in the region to counter China’s growing influence. Top US officials have repeatedly declared the United States’ “ironclad” commitment to defending the Philippines, a treaty ally, against an armed attack in the South China Sea – to the consternation of Beijing. China … Read more
MANILA: Defence forces of the US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will conduct “maritime cooperative activity” on Apr 7 to support a free and open Indo-Pacific, the countries said on Saturday (Apr 6), amid China’s growing assertiveness in the waterway. The one-day maritime exercises will involve communication activities and officer of the watch manoeuvres in … Read more
MANILA: The Philippines is prepared to respond to China’s attempts to disrupt its supply missions in the South China Sea and protect its troops stationed in the waterway, a top security official said on Wednesday (Apr 3). Jonathan Malaya, the spokesperson of the National Security Council, said the Philippines is committed to maintaining its position at … Read more
