"The arbitration request initiated by the Philippines concerning the dispute of the South China sea has no legal ground", Huang Huikang, a senior Chinese diplomat, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Thursday.
As from Thursday (August 1), the Philippines began implementing visa-free entry privilege to nationals from 151 countries to attract more foreign tourists.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have an official visit to the Philippines on July 26 and 27, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Monday.
Taiwanese authorities and the Philippines swapped teams on Monday to start investigating the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) earlier this month.
The leadership of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) called on Sunday its armed front, the New People's Army (NPA), to uphold the human rights accord despite the Philippine government's termination of the peace talks with them.
Less than a month after Fitch Ratings gave the Philippines the much-awaited investment grade, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Monday breached the critical 7,000 level for the first time in the history of the local bourse.
By using the hybrid rice technology successfully developed by China, the Philippines, one of the world's largest rice importers, could become self- sufficient in the staple food and could even start exporting rice to other countries.
Despite its better than expected 6. 6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth last year, the Philippines will lag behind other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the long-term if it does not adopt the needed improvements, according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The announcement by the Philippine government that it would seek reparation for the damage caused by the grounding of a U.S. Navy minesweeper in southern Philippines has not abated anti-American criticisms spawned by the incident.
Philippine and Japanese foreign ministers agreed Thursday to enhance maritime security cooperation.
More than 270 wildlife species endemic to the Philippines have been found for the past 25 years, a senior official said Thursday.
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