Petro Gazz prevails over Capital1

MANILA: Petro Gazz defeated Capital1 Solar Spikers, 25-11, 25-19, 25-14, to boost its semifinal bid in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City on Tuesday.

Brooke Anne Van Sickle had 19 points …

Vietnamese, Chinese front officials discuss ways to deepen ties

Hanoi: Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Hoang Cong Thuy hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 26 for Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wu …

Parts of Iloilo City to experience power outages Wednesday

ILOILO: Residents of select areas here are advised to brace for power interruption lasting up to 12 hours on Wednesday.

The emergency interruption will pave the way for the cleaning of porcelain suspension, replacement of post insulator, and installa…

PH gets ¥250-B Japanese loan for Dalton Pass, ongoing subway project

MANILA: The Philippines and Japan on Tuesday formally signed the exchange of notes for the JPY250 billion or around PHP92.8 billion loan that will finance the construction of Dalton Pass East Alignment Road and the ongoing Metro Manila Subway (MMS) pr…

Senior Party official receives DPRK guest

Hanoi: Politburo member, permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception for visiting Director of the International Department of the Cen…

Vietnamese blood donors save life of UK patient

HCM City: Three Vietnamese donors with a rare blood type have helped save the life of a 64-year-old British man with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).

The man was taken to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment on March 17….

PM calls to boost anti-tuberculosis efforts

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently ordered efforts to be exerted to enhance the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control efforts.

His recent dispatch in this regard said TB prevention and control activities have achieved commendable resul…