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APD | Some Filipinos in Hubei are interested in coming home

By APD writerMelo M. AcuñaMANILA – Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque said he learned of about 30-50 Filipinos in Hubei are interested in coming home to the Philippine

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APD | Chinese woman in Sri Lanka tests positive for coronavirus

By APD writer EaswaranCOLOMBO, Jan 27 (APD) -- A Chinese woman in Sri Lanka has tested positive for the coronavirus, heath officials said late on Monday night.The 43-ye

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APD | Philippine authorities move to prevent 2019-nCOV; Foreign Affairs officials meet with Health authorities

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA, Jan. 27 (APD) – With 11 patients under close observation for the possibility of having acquired Novel Corona Virus, Health Secretary

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APD | Pakistan says no report of coronavirus infection among Pakistanis in China

By APD writer Muhammad SohailPakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that over 500 students and other Pakistanis living in the Chinese city of Wuhan, wher

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APD | India celebrates its 71st Republic Day

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanNew Delhi, Jan. 26 (APD) - India celebrated its 71st Republic Day on Sunday, as Brazilian president Jair Messias Bolsonaro was the chief gu

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APD | Over 150 Sri Lankans to be evacuated from China

By APD writer EaswaranOver 150 Sri Lankans are to be evacuated from China as the coronavirus continued to spread with China on Sunday morning announcing 15 more deaths

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APD | Taal Volcano’s status lowered effective Sunday morning

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA, Jan. 26 (APD) – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered Taal Volcano’s alert level from hazardous eruption

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Please tax us! Millionaires demand higher taxes to fight inequality

00:47 British actor Simon Pegg is among more than 130 millionaires and billionaires to have signed an open letter demanding the world's richest pay more taxes to tackle global inequali

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Quarantine over coronavirus is a 'balancing act'

Editor's note:CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on t

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News Analysis: U.S. Dems, GOP continue knock-down drag-out fight in Trump impeachment trial

U.S. House Democrats presenting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump finished their three days of opening arguments late Friday. Since the trial's first week has been marked by much d

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APD | IMF discusses Indian Economy

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanIn the last few days, Indian economy has become a topic of discussion in the International Monetary Fund (IMF). While some scholars have ex

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APD | Filipinos join the Chinese in welcoming the Year of the Rat

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – Thousands of Filipinos, mostly clad in red dresses and shirts walked the streets in the famous and said to be the oldest Chinatown o

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APD | The Philippines can unilaterally terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana today said the Philippines may terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement which the Senate of the

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APD | IMF discusses Indian Economy

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanIn the last few days, Indian economy has become a topic of discussion in the International Monetary Fund (IMF). While some scholars have expressed their scepticism about e

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APD | Coordination between countries underscored; five-year old child yielded negative of novel corona virus

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA, Jan. 24, (APD)-- Government health authorities confirmed several persons are under observation for probable cases of novel corona vir

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APD | Pakistan’s Naval Chief to visit Sri Lanka

By APD writer EaswaranCOLOMBO, Jna 24 (APD) -- Pakistan’s Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi NI(M) is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on the invitation of

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APD | Sri Lanka takes precautions to face threat from virus

By APD writer EaswaranCOLOMBO, Jan 24 (APD) -- The Sri Lankan Government on Friday assured that precautions have been taken to detect tourists visiting the country who