BEIJING, June 8 (APP): Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday that the first meeting of China-Pakistan-Iran trilateral consultation on counter-terrorism and security was a successful step taken by the three countries to enhance regional security and stability.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese naval training ship, Qi Jiguang (Hull 83), which is on a cadet training and visit mission in the far east, departed for the Philippines today, after successfully concluding its goodwill visit to Brunei.
The Bruneian side held a grand farewell ceremony at the Muara Port. More than 200 people, including Chinese Ambassador to Brunei, Xiao Jianguo, defence attache, Dai Qilin, representatives of Chinese companies, local Bruneians, and representatives of the Royal Brunei Navy, went to the port to see off the ship.
TOKYO, Jun 8 (NNN-NHK) – From intricate miniature houses, to a variety of musical devices, Chinese toymakers showcased their best-selling products, at the International Tokyo Toy Show today, as they sought to expand their presence in the Japanese market.
The exhibition booth of Robotime Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., a Chinese toy company that designs and produces 3D wooden puzzles and miniature houses, featured a variety of delicately crafted miniature houses in different scenarios, and beautifully designed music boxes, which attracted the attention of potential buyers.
TAIPEI, June 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan activated its defence systems on Thursday after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into the island's air defence zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific, in Beijing's latest mass air incursion.
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan's territorial air space.
BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States would become the biggest debtor responsible for excessive levels of CO2 emissions by 2050, said a recent study.
Global North countries hold "overwhelming responsibility" for climate breakdown, and could be liable to pay 170 trillion U.S. dollars in compensation by 2050 to ensure climate targets are met, said the study published Monday in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability.
MANILA, Jun 7 (NNN-PNA) – The World Bank said today, it expects the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) to grow six percent this year, and solid domestic demand will drive economic growth.
The World Bank’s Philippines Economic Update (PEU) said, strong domestic demand in the Philippines is expected to propel its economy to a six percent growth in 2023, and 5.9 percent in 2024.
BEIJING, Jun 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – At the invitation of Chinese President, Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Honduras, Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento, will pay a state visit to China from Jun 9 to 14, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying, announced today.
BEIJING, June 7 (Reuters) - China's exports shrank much faster than expected in May while imports extended declines with a grim outlook for global demand, especially from developed markets, raising doubts about the fragile economic recovery.
The world's second-largest economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter thanks to robust services consumption and a backlog of orders following years of COVID disruptions, but factory output has slowed as rising interest rates and inflation squeeze demand in the United States and Europe.
MANILA, June 7 (Reuters) - A Philippine court on Wednesday rejected a bail request by an ex-senator and chief critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte, prolonging her six years of detention on drugs charges that she insists were baseless and politically motivated.
Leila de Lima, 63, was hit by a slew of charges in 2017 within months of launching a Senate inquiry into Duterte's bloody "war on drugs", during which thousands of users and dealers were killed by police or in mysterious circumstances.
KANDAL, Cambodia, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Wednesday that China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has played a crucial role in the development of Cambodia and other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the past decade.
"Cambodia is one of the countries that has benefited from China's Belt and Road Initiative," Hun Sen said in a speech during the groundbreaking ceremony for Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway, the kingdom's second Chinese-invested expressway.
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