Death toll in China quake climbs to 131 as rescuers battle cold waves
ISLAMABAD: Rescue and relief efforts continued in earthquake-hit northwestern provinces of China as the death toll climbed to 131, state-run media reported on Wednesday.
The 6.2 magnitude quake hit China at around 11.59 p.m. local time on Monday with…
Solon: Time to change Charter to make it responsive to economic needs
MANILA: Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert ‘Ace’ Barbers on Wednesday said the time has come to revise the 1987 Constitution to make it responsive to the situation and reality on the ground.
‘To say that a review is premature or that amendmen…
BI nabs elusive S. Korean wanted for grave threat
MANILA: Bureau of Immigration (BI) authorities have intercepted a South Korean fugitive wanted for grave threat and evaded arrest for more than a decade.
In a news release Wednesday, BI border control and intelligence unit (BCIU) deputy chief for ope…
New German labor law seen to attract more Filipino skilled workers
MANILA: The German Embassy in Manila is expecting increased interest among Filipinos to work in their country with the new labor law that makes it easier for foreigners with vocational training to migrate.
In a statement on Wednesday, the embassy sai…
VFF leader pays pre-Christmas visits to Hanoi Archdiocese, Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North)
Hanoi: President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on December 20 visited the Hanoi Archdiocese and Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas and New Year.
At the Hanoi Archdioc…
DND chief in constant talks with PBBM on WPS ‘paradigm shift’
FERNANDO: Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Wednesday said he is in constant communication with President Ferdinand R. Macros Jr. regarding the “paradigm shift” in addressing issues in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)…
Malaysia focuses on preserving historical sites
Kuala Lumpur: Director-General of Malaysia’s Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) Nizran Noordin has said if a relic or historical site is on the list of national heritage, that place will become a conservation area and the management agency will have a compr…