By Ouyang Wei, Xia Fan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, (PNA/Xinhua) — As the 16th China-ASEAN leaders’ meeting is set to be held here Wednesday, information to be conveyed from the summit by leaders…
Arts and culture stakeholders urge cultural mapping of Iloilo
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — Various stakeholders in the city and province of Iloilo gathered Thursday to discuss comprehensively the Ilonggo culture, arts and heritage and embark on strategies to enhance Iloilo’s rich…
Japan asks China, S. Korea, ASEAN to relax food import restrictions
By Daisuke Yamamoto BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, (PNA/Kyodo) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday asked the leaders of China, South Korea and ASEAN to relax or eliminate import restrictions on Japanese…
PHL emerges strongest performer among East and SEA neigbors in export growth, Palace official says
MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippines emerged as the strongest performer among its East and Southeast Asia neighbors in terms of export growth in August 2013, a Palace official said. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin…
Declaration on the ASEAN Community’s Post 2015 Vision
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III joined other leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in affirming the Bandar Seri Begawan Declaration on the ASEAN Community’s Post 2015…
Investors’ fears grow as lingering US fiscal standoff erodes confidenceby Jiang Hanlu, Liu Fan
NEW YORK, (PNA/Xinhua) — Investors finally showed some nervousness Tuesday towards the ongoing fiscal wrangling in Washington, as the partial government shutdown drags on into a second week and the debt ceiling…
New MCA-P Board Member is volunteer from Neg Or
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– The newly-elected representative of stakeholders to the Millenium Challenge Account Philippines (MCA-P) Board of Trustees hails from Negros Oriental and is a volunteer of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa…
‘Napoles scam’ spreads toward barangays
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) -– The semblance of the “Janet Napoles pork barrel scam” has started to spread toward the various barangay units in the country, a barangay official said on…
Neg Or gears up for Buglasan Festival 2013
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– The provincial government of Negros Oriental is all set for this year’s Buglasan Festival, the province’s premiere socio-cultural showcase which reels off October 11 through Oct 20. The…
(1st Lead) Libyan PM released
TRIPOLI, (PNA/Xinhua) — Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was freed on Thursday morning, a few hours after being seized by armed men, Libyan News Agency reported. Zeidan was rescued by the Libyan…
Afghanistan marks 12th anniv of U.S.-led military offensive vs. Talibanby Abdul Haleem
KABUL, (PNA/Xinhua) — Exactly 12 years ago on Oct. 7, 2001, the U.S.-led military coalition forces invaded Afghanistan to topple the Taliban regime that harbored Osama Bin Laden, the alleged mastermind of…
Observers find violations at ‘all stages’ of Azerbaijan elections
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — International observers have criticized “serious” and “overwhelming” violations during Wednesday presidential elections in oil-rich Azerbaijan that resulted in a landslide win for autocratic incumbent Ilham Aliyev. Observers from…
Region 12 tourism stakeholders gather to promote Culture and Arts
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) -– Tourism officers from local governments, educators and representatives from non government organizations gathered here Tuesday and Wednesday to promote and preserve culture and arts. Tourism officials and stakeholders…
Alcala maintains PHL to achieve rice self-sufficiency by yearend
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, (PNA) — Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala Thursday maintained that the country can attain rice self sufficiency goal this year and needs no additional importation contrary to the…
City of Dreams project to promote PHL a prime tourist destination
By Leslie Venzon MANILA, (PNA) — Following its success in Macau, a casino resort developer is bringing City of Dreams branded integrated resort in the Philippines as it aims to make the…