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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Aug 5- Aug 11)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Niger closes airspac

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China urges Philippines to prevent situation from escalating or getting out of control

China hopes the Philippines can meet China half way and stop unilateral actions, preventing situation from escalating or getting out of control, China's ambassador to t

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Philippine's Duterte thanks China for more COVID-19 vaccines

The third batch of CoronaVac donated by China arrives at Manila, Philippines, August 20, 2021. /CFPPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte thanked China for supporting the

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Philippines receives first batch of Chinese Sinovac vaccine

The first batch of 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech arrived in Manila, capital of the Philippines, on Monday.Philippine President Rod

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Over 260m Chinese COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed globally

A total of 100 million doses of two COVID-19 vaccines developed by subsidiaries of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) had been distributed around the world, one of the subsidiaries sa

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Second batch of Chinese vaccine arrives in Manila

A second batch of Sinovac vaccine CoronaVac donated by China arrived in the Philippines capital on Wednesday.Several Philippine government officials together with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippine

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RMB clearing bank launched in the Philippines

A RMB clearing bank in the Philippines was launched in a ceremony held in capital city Manila on Saturday.Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Philippi

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APD | Chinese projects in the Philippines to continue despite the US State Department sanctions

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaChinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said while the US State Department imposed sanctions on some Chinese companies and citizen

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Chinese embassy donates cash, PPEs to Philippine medical frontliners

The Chinese embassy in the Philippines on Friday donated 1 million pesos (20,519 U.S. dollars) in cash and some personal protective equipment (PPEs) to the Philippine

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China donates 130 ventilators to help Philippines battle COVID-19

Through its embassy in Manila, China has donated 130 ventilators to the Philippines as part of its commitment to helping the country fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the

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Chinese embassy donates 5,000 "friendship bags" to Manila residents

The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Thursday donated 5,000 "friendship bags" filled with staples like rice and canned foods to the residents of Manila City affected by COVID-19 epidemic. C

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China donates more medical supplies to Philippines to help fight COVID-19

China is donating more medical equipment and supplies to help the Philippines contain the spread of COVID-19 and speed up the country's recovery from the highly infecti

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China to send medical experts to help Philippines fight COVID-19: Chinese ambassador

China will send a team of medical experts to the Philippines to help the country fight COVID-19, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said on Monday. In

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China donates medical supplies to Philippines to combat COVID-19

The 100,000 COVID-19 test kits and other medical supplies, which China donated to the Philippines to help the country fight against the coronavirus pandemic, arrived i

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China to donate 100,000 more COVID-19 test kits to Philippines

A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects the hand rails of a bus offering free rides to health workers and frontliners after the Philippine government orders the s

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COVID-19 cases in Philippines hit 140, China offering help

The Philippines reported 29 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and three new deaths on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 140 and death toll to 11. Huan

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Philippines' Duterte lauds China's efforts in fighting COVID-19

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded China's efforts to combat COVID-19, saying China will defeat the novel coronavirus disease under the strong leadership