MANILA, May 19 (Xinhua) — The 12-day joint military drills between the United States and the Philippines wrapped up on Friday, with officials of allied countries claiming the troops stand more prepared to respond to terror threats and natural disasters in the region. Only 2,600 American troops and 2,800 Philippine troops, about half of the […]

TOKYO, May 19 (Xinhua) — Japan’s education ministry has begun an internal probe into allegations that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have been complicit in a government plan to allow a heavily subsidized medical school to be opened at a university operated by his friend. Education Minister Hirokazu Matsuno told a press briefing Friday that […]

VLADIVOSTOK, May 18 (Xinhua) — The Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted on Thursday morning and spewed ashes 6,000 meters into the air, the local emergency service said Thursday. The service said the aviation color code has been raised to orange, and tours to the area have been canceled. The ashes reached […]

YANGON, May 18 (Xinhua) — A Chinese naval fleet comprising three warships — Changchun, Jingzhou and Chaohu of Escort Task Group called at the Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa (MITT) in Yangon’s Thanlyin township Thursday morning. As its continuous voyage from Malaysia’s Penang, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) navy fleet will stay for four days […]

SEOUL, May 18 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump told South Korea‘s presidential envoy that he was willing to make peace through engagement with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) if conditions are right, South Korean media reported on Thursday. “Though we’re now at the stage of pressure and sanctions, he said he has […]

SINGAPORE, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday that Singapore, as a coordinator of China-ASEAN ties, will actively promote the development of ASEAN-China relations. Lee made the remarks here when meeting with senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Zhao Leji. He also congratulated China on the […]

BERLIN, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — German media reported Tuesday that plans to strengthen the eurozone are in motion after newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron met German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Both pro-Europe leaders were keen to show solidarity concerning the eurozone and have broken with previous statements by discussing potential changes to EU treaties, reports Xinhua. […]

WASHINGTON, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Tuesday to repair bilateral relationship fraught with difficulties in the past. However, division between the two sides still run deep. Speaking at the White House with Erdogan, Trump hailed the Turkish people as “friends and allies for […]