SINGAPORE– Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Heng Swee Keat, called on ASEAN and China, to fortify the foundations of existing partnerships, and nurture new areas of complementarities.He said, at the Fut…

KATHMANDU– A total of 457 mountaineers, including Sherpa guides, scaled the world’s tallest Mt. Qomolangma, from the Nepali side, during the 2021 spring season of mountaineering, Nepal’s Department of Tourism said yesterday.The feat was achieved despit…

JAKARTA– A protected Sumatran elephant was found dead, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency said, yesterday.When the elephant was found last Sunday, its body was headless, the agency’s head, Agus Arianto said, ad…

MANILA– Six people died and three others were injured, in a highway collision, between a van and a truck, in Quezon province, police said here, today.Police said, the accident happened along a highway, in Tagkawayan town, approximately 278 km south-eas…

The White House announced Tuesday that first lady Jill Biden will lead the official U.S. delegation at the Tokyo Olympics on July 23 without her husband, U.S. President Joe Biden.News of her trip comes days after Tokyo officials, upon consultation with…

About 300 live participants and thousands of viewers from all over the globe marveled at the vibrant Lami-Lamihan Festival of Basilan at the recently concluded season finale of the online event, “Fiesta Filipinas: An Online Celebration of Philippine Fe…