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Duterte, Xi meeting focused on economic ties, cooperation expansion

MANILA -- Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua said the meeting between President Rodrigo R. Duterte and China’s President Xi Jinping will focus on further advancing the economic partnership between...

Asian media leaders discuss exchanges, innovation in China summit

HAINAN, China — Asian media leaders and practitioners converged to discuss media exchanges and cooperation, and vowed to help spread the “voice of Asia,” during the 2018 Media Leaders Summit for Asia...

President Duterte arrives in China to attend Boao Forum for Asia

HAINAN, China–President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at the Qionghai Boao Airport on Monday, April 9, aboard a chartered Philippine Airlines flight. The President’s plane touched down at the Qionghai Boao Airport at 5:55...

IS Leader in Afghanistan Killed; Taliban Drug Factories Targeted

WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD — The U.S. military is lending more muscle to the fights in Afghanistan against Islamic State (IS) terrorists in the north and against Taliban insurgents to the south and...

Impeached South Korean president sentenced to 24 years in prison

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been convicted and sentenced to more than two decades in prison for abuse of power, coercion and bribery, at the...

Cambodia invites international observers to monitor election

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Cambodia’s national election body has invited international observers to monitor the July general election, widely expected to be a landslide victory for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party...

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