WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) –The United States government will end its partial shutdown after President Barack Obama signed a last-minute deal early Thursday to reopen the federal government and raise the debt ceiling. Obama…
Roundup: Oriental wisdom opens new chapter of China-ASEAN ties
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — “Gentlemen seek harmony but not uniformity.” The ancient Chinese philosophy championed by Confucius has had far-reaching influence on the values of the Chinese people. In the contacts and exchanges…
Roxas visits Cebu quake victims
MANILA, (PNA) — Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II on Thursday went around Cebu to visit victims and assess the effects of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit Central Visayas Tuesday. Roxas, in…
SC grants DOJ’s request for transfer of venue of cases vs. MNLF rebels
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — The Supreme Court on Thursday granted the request of the Department of Justice for the transfer of venue of the cases against suspected members of…
Pilot of crashed Lao plane Cambodian: official
PHNOM PENH, (PNA/Xinhua) — The captain of a passenger plane that crashed into the Mekong River in southern Laos on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of 49 people, was a veteran…
HK bans poultry product imports from Italy
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety announced Wednesday that imports of poultry and poultry products, including poultry eggs, from Italy’s Lombardy Region has been banned with immediate effect…
P2.45-B tourism investments eyed for South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — Tourism stakeholders in South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces are pushing for the entry of around P2.45 billion worth of “big ticket” development investments in a bid…
Russia to push for visa-free regime deal with EU in 2014 – Official
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Russia wants to begin drafting a deal on visa-free travel with the EU early next year, a senior Russian diplomat said in an interview published Thursday. That deal,…
China overtakes S. Korea to become 2nd largest tourist arrivals to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, (PNA/Xinhua) — China has overtaken South Korea to become the 2nd largest tourist source to Cambodia, according to the data from the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism on Thursday. The report…
Flow of foreign tourists to Russia on the rise
KAZAN, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The number of foreign tourists visiting Russia in January-June exceeded one million people, growing 17 percent year-on-year, Zhanna Yakovleva from the United Nations World Tourism Organization told a forum…
One year on, tears still seen among mourners of Cambodia’s late King Sihanouk by Wang Qibing, Nguon Sovan
PHNOM PENH, (PNA/Xinhua) — One year on, some mourners still shed tears on Tuesday in remembrance of the death of the nation’s most revered King Father Norodom Sihanouk. Crowds of people, armed…
Prayers, sacrifice of animals mark Eid-ul-Adha celebrations in Indian-controlled Kashmir by Peerzada Arshad Hamid
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, (PNA/Xinhua) — The special congregational prayers and sacrifice of thousands of animals offered by Muslims across Indian- controlled Kashmir Wednesday marked the celebrations of Eid-ul- Adha. Since morning Muslims…
Dutch foreign minister sees no grounds for cancelling King’s visit to Russia
THE HAGUE, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said he did not see any grounds for cancelling a visit to Russia by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima to take part in…
Indonesia expects to double soybean output in 2014
JAKARTA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Indonesian government expects the production of soybean to double to 1.5 million tons next year, a minister said here on Wednesday. This is expected to prevent a repeat…
“Hito” Growing among Davao Rice Farmers
By Digna D. Banzon DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — It started with only 200 square meters area that rice farmers in Los Amigos, this city allocated for “hito” (catfish) growing within their respective…