SINGAPORE, Feb 2, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – ONERHT Foundation Ltd, the corporate social responsibility vehicle of RHTLaw Asia LLP and the RHT Group of Companies (collectively, “ONERHT”), together with its co-organisers Chui Huay Lim Club and Ee Hoe Hean Club, welcomes members of the public to visit its charity art exhibition and […]
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SunStar’s Best of Cebu 2022 winners (Part 3 of 7)
Now in its 10th year, SunStar’s Best of Cebu is back with a vengeance. Local businesses are slowly returning to form, allowing the Best of Cebu team to add more categories under lifestyle and travel, beauty and wellness, and shopping. From 78 awardees in 2021, SunStar’s Best of Cebu lists 118 winners for 2022. From […]
SteelAsia, Chinese group to build P108-billion integrated facility
STEELASIA Manufacturing Corp. said it entered into an agreement with a Chinese steelmaker to construct a P108-billion integrated steel facility at a location yet to be decided. In a statement over the weekend, SteelAsia said that the facility will produce three million tons of liquid steel for construction, automobile, appliance, and shipbuilding applications. The deal […]
Filipinos trafficked as crypto scammers in Cambodia
FILIPINOS have been victimized into becoming online scammers by an alleged Chinese group operating in Cambodia, a senator reported on Wednesday. “Filipinos are becoming the main target of human trafficking syndicates,” Senator Ana Theresia “Risa” N. Hontiveros-Baraquel said in a statement. “After we helped some Filipinos in Myanmar who were abused and forced to work […]
Marcos: Manila not pursuing China ‘partnership’
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday said the Philippines is eyeing an agreement, not a partnership, with China to allow Filipino fishermen to fish in the South China Sea. This after former National Security Adviser Clarita A. Carlos said on Friday the Philippines was studying a proposal by China for a “partnership between […]
With few entry tests, Southeast Asia may gain most from China’s travel revival
SINGAPORE – Southeast Asia’s tourist economies are set to be leading beneficiaries of China’s scrapping of travel bans as they have steered clear of the COVID-19 tests before entry that Europe, Japan and the United States have imposed on Chinese visitors. Even as the virus tears through its 1.4 billion people, the world’s second largest economy is opening its borders from Sunday, a move that promises to unleash a […]
Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defense zone
TAIPEI — Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft including fighter jets and drones entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone in the past 24 hours, the island’s government said on Monday, the largest reported incursion to date. Of the aircraft, 43 also crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line, an unofficial buffer between the two sides that lies […]
Editorial: Zero-Covid policy puts China in bad light
Several countries, the Philippines included, have started to move towards a post-pandemic world. But there’s one country where the first cases of the coronavirus disease have been detected that still implements tough anti-Covid rules—China. Even if one is not a Chinese citizen, one could sympathize with the Chinese people having a hard time under the […]
Tianda Pharma Announces 2022/23 Interim Results
HONG KONG, Nov 25, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tianda Pharmaceuticals Limited (“Tianda Pharma” or “the Group”; stock code: 0455.HK) today announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022 (“the Period”). During the Period, the Group adopted proactive marketing strategy and improved its results notably. Its revenue increased by […]
JBM Healthcare Announces FY2023 Interim Results
HONG KONG, Nov 25, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JBM (Healthcare) Limited (“JBM Healthcare” or the “Group”; Stock Code: 2161), a leading branded healthcare products marketer and distributor in Hong Kong, has announced today the interim results of the Group for the six months ended 30 September 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). KEY HIGHLIGHTS— […]
DFA to review Chinese ‘forceful’ retrieval of floating debris from PH Coast Guard
THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said it would review a reported incident in the South China Sea wherein a Chinese vessel “forcefully retrieved” debris being towed by the Philippine Coast Guard. “The DFA is aware of the incident and awaits the detailed reports from maritime law enforcement agencies. A thorough review will […]
Another 17 Chinese nationals linked to illegal online gambling deported
THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday deported 17 Chinese nationals who had been working in illegal offshore gaming companies. In a statement on Wednesday, the BI said the foreigners will be barred from returning to the Philippines. “Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla is closely monitoring the implementation of deportations and his […]
Congressman says Chinese visitors to help boost tourism
THE PHILIPPINES needs to bring in 1.7 million Chinese tourists each year to help its tourism industry recover from the pandemic, a congressman said on Thursday. “We need Chinese visitors to help our tourism enterprises recover so that they can gainfully reemploy tens of thousands of Filipinos who were laid off at the height of […]
Philippine DoJ revokes visas of 1,400 Chinese
THE PHILIPPINES has revoked the visas of more than 1,400 Chinese nationals working in offshore gaming companies whose licenses had been canceled, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said on Wednesday. “We are giving them 60 days to leave the country,” DoJ spokesman Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV told a televised news briefing in Filipino, adding […]
Blacklisting by China pits tourism vs offshore gaming for PHL gov’t
By Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, Reporter CHINA, where gambling is banned, has included the Philippines in its blacklist of tourism destinations due to continued offshore gaming operations sanctioned by the government, the Senate president said on Tuesday following a meeting with the Chinese envoy in Manila. Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri, speaking during the […]
Mr. Lau Shek Yau John, Chairman of CN Logistics, Awarded The 17th World Outstanding Chinese Award
EQS Newswire / 10/10/2022 / 08:00 UTC+8 [Hong Kong-10 October 2022] A well-established international logistics solutions provider, CN Logistics International Holdings Limited (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 2130) is pleased to announce that Mr. Lau Shek Yau John, the Chairman, has stood out from the top talents from various professional […]
Taiwan accuses China of ‘tricks’ with military footage of islands
TAIPEI — Taiwan accused China of exaggeration on Tuesday after the Chinese military published footage of the strategically located Penghu islands, where there is a major Taiwanese air base, saying it was not true Chinese forces had come near the islands. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has carried out military exercises around the […]
Tianda Pharmaceuticals Annual Results 2022
HONG KONG, Jun 30, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tianda Pharmaceuticals Limited (Tianda Pharmaceuticals or the Group, stock code: 0455.HK) is pleased to announce its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2022. During the Reporting Period, the Group’s business attained further development as revenue reached HK$510.0 million for the Current Financial […]
Keanu Reeves axed by Chinese video platforms after Tibet concert
BEIJING — Chinese streaming platforms including Tencent Video and iQiyi have taken down films and video content starring Canadian actor Keanu Reeves after he participated in a Tibet-related concert organized by a non-profit founded by the Dalai Lama. Checks by Reuters showed his acclaimed works, the Matrix and John Wick franchises, as well as Speed, […]
BoI pitching PHL to Chinese tech companies
THE BOARD of Investments (BoI) is seeking out Chinese companies interested in investing in battery projects and other areas of technology, particularly those that will help the Philippines make progress on digitalization. Trade Undersecretary and BoI Managing Head Ceferino S. Rodolfo said during the recent China-Philippines Economic and Trade Conference that Chinese firms can […]