Malacañang on Monday announced that state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has submitted an application to the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting emergency use authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus vaccine.
Taiwan expelled nearly 4,000 Chinese vessels illegally dredging sand from its waters in 2020, authorities said Monday, a more than six-fold increase on the year before as Beijing seeks to heap pressure on the democratic island.
Malacañang dismissed as “haka-haka” rumors that President Rodrigo Duterte has already received the coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine.
The US military warned Thursday its warships would be “more assertive” in responding to violations of international law, citing in particular Beijing, which has expansionist ambitions in the South China Sea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid tribute to the millions of Chinese troops who fought a US-led coalition to a standstill and saved his country from defeat in the Korean War, state media reported Thursday.
A secretive 2018 agreement between Beijing and the Vatican was renewed Thursday, despite strident US condemnation and warnings from underground Chinese priests loyal to Rome that they have only become more marginalised since it was signed.
Australia will take part in a large-scale military drill off the coast of India next month that will bring together a quartet of countries concerned by rising Chinese influence.
Known for its short-form videos popular with teens, TikTok has become a global social media sensation, and at the same time has found itself at the heart of a geopolitical war between the United States and China.
A deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok was thrown into doubt Monday when President Donald Trump vowed to block any deal that allows its Chinese parent firm to retain any control.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr. has agreed with the decision of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to push ahead with infrastructure projects backed by Chinese firms that have been blacklisted by the United States, Malacañang said Thursday.
President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to continue the construction of the Chinese-backed Sangley Point International Airport project, his spokesman said.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Friday said he would “strongly recommend” terminating local contracts with any Chinese companies involved in the reclamations in the South China Sea, days after the United States slapped sanctions against firms backing Beijing in advancing its claims in the region.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra assured on Friday (Aug. 21) that the Chinese nationals who have been selling products that state that Manila is a province of China will have to be punished first before getting deported.
Ecuador reported Tuesday that nearly half of the Chinese fishing boats that roam the Galapagos Islands have turned off their tracking systems, making it impossible to locate them.
Malacañang sees no need to ban the popular app TikTok in the Philippines.
President Donald Trump was preparing an order requiring the fast-growing social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent firm on national security grounds, media reports said Friday.
India has banned 47 more Chinese apps just weeks after blocking the highly popular video-sharing platform TikTok and 58 others over national security and privacy concerns, an information ministry official and media reports said Monday.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the US is “looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, over allegations Beijing is using them to spy on users.
Senator Joel Villanueva believed that the reported exodus of offshore gaming hubs under the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) only proved “their unwillingness to pay the correct taxes.”
President Donald Trump’s administration said Friday it was restricting US visas for a number of Chinese officials for infringing on the autonomy of Hong Kong, announcing action as Congress seeks tougher sanctions.
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioners Jaime Morente has ordered the blacklisting and kicking out of 21 Chinese nationals.
A Chinese company sued for selling nearly half a million fake and substandard N95 respirators to US buyers in April is not a certified maker of medical masks, Chinese authorities said on Monday.
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