Vietnamese Consul General in China’s Hong Kong and Macau Le Duc Hanh paid a courtesy visit to Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region Ho Iat Seng on August 13 as part of her first working trip to the region. As part of her visit, t…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed Republic Act (RA) 12017, granting the Leyte II Electric Cooperative (LEYECO II) a 25-year franchise for the operations of its power facilities in parts of Leyte.

RA 12017 inked by Marcos on Aug. 9 …

The women’s unions of the central province of Quang Binh and the Lao province of Khammouane solidified their partnership on August 14 with the signing of a new cooperation agreement for the 2024-2026 period. Earlier, the representatives of Quang Binh…

MANILA: Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Remulla on Wednesday said the government is going after a criminal syndicate based in Batangas province which has cornered the black market for pilfered petroleum products causing billions of pesos i…

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with retired senior officials of the People’s Public Security Force in Hanoi on August 14, on the occasion of the force’s 79th anniversary and the 19th anniversary of the All-People National Secu…

MANILA: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Wednesday ordered a review of the ‘Oplan Double Barrel’ anti-drug strategy.

In a statement Wednesday, Marbil said this is to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, ide…

The 8th Vietnam Festival will be held in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture on September 7-8 to help strengthen bonds between the two nations, heard a press conference on August 14. An exchange event will also be held from August to September to introduce V…

MANILA: Residents outside Kanlaon’s 4 km.-radius permanent danger zone (PDZ) are advised to prepare in case of increased volcanic activity, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Teresito Bacolcol said.

Phivolcs announ…