MANILA, (PNA) — Col. Benjamin R. Madrigal, Jr., 701st Infantry Brigade commander today said the deployment of peace and development teams will continue despite the landmine attack in Sitio Lantawan, Barangay Napnapan,…
Year: 2013
Sci-technology vital for agriculture
Hanoi, (PNA/VNS) -— National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung yesterday declared the necessity of boosting the development and application of science and technology in agricultural production to raise the value of the…
NPA rebel surrenders in Surigao
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, (PNA) -– A squad leader of the New People’s Army voluntarily surrendered to the military in Surigao del Norte, the military said Tuesday. Lt. Col. Leo…
Salzburg Festival should be smaller to avoid ‘overkill’
VIENNA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Despite the widely-claimed success of the 2013 Salzburg Festival, Mayor Heinz Schaden on Tuesday called for the event to be made smaller due to what he said as “overkill.”…
Int’l leaders congratulate Vietnam on its 68th National Day
HANOI, (PNA/VNS) — World leaders have sent congratulations to Vietnam to mark the country’s 68th National Day on September 2. These leaders include Japanese Emperor Akihito, South Korean President Park Geun Hye,…
PHL up 6 notches in WEF Global Competitiveness Report
MANILA, (PNA) — The country’s ranking in the Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has improved by six notches as its ranking went up to 59th this year…
7,000 people in western Japan advised to evacuate due to heavy rains
OSAKA, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least 7,000 people in western Japan have been advised to evacuate due to threats of landslide and flooding caused by a typhoon, which made a landfall Wednesday morning…
New Zealand offers Pacific island nations help to maintain water supplies
WELLINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — The New Zealand government on Wednesday announced an initiative to improve management of drinking water in five low-lying Pacific island countries. “For a number of Pacific countries, access to…
82 killed in National Day traffic accidents
HA NOI, (PNA/VNS) -— The National Traffic Safety Committee said 82 people were killed and 117 others were injured due to traffic accidents during the National Day holidays. According to the committee,…
Port relocation in VN lag wreaking havoc for southern master plan
HO CHI MINH CITY, (PNA/VNS) -— Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has urged Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City and other relevant authorities to speed up relocation of ports along the Saigon…
Analysis: G20 leaders to seek cure for ailing world economy
By Han Liang, Yue Lianguo MOSCOW, (PNA/Xinhua) — Policymakers of the Group of Twenty (G20) nations will meet this week in the Russian city of St. Petersburg for the eighth time to…
Honduras seizes half ton of cocaine in Caribbean waters
TEGUCIGALPA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Honduran Navy seized at least 500 kg of cocaine and arrested two people suspected of shipping the drug by boat through Caribbean waters, Defense Minister Marlon Pascua said…
At G20 summit, UN chief to focus on ways to settle Syrian conflict
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told journslists on Tuesday before leaving New York that at the G20 summit, which opens in St Petersburg on Thursday, he, together…
VN’s Dung holds court at 2013 ASEAN-China Expo
NANNING, (PNA/VNS) — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday attended the 2013 ASEAN-China Expo (CAEXPO 2013) and the 10th ASEAN-China Business and Investment Summit (CABIS), which kicked off in Nanning City in…
DPWH funds P46.5M for rehab, upgrade of Mariveles zigzag road
MARIVELES, Bataan, (PNA) — The historical zigzag road in this town that spans more than three kilometers is undergoing rehabilitation and upgrading with more than P46.5 million funds from the Department of…