The Philippine government has distributed 1.66 million food packs and other relief items worth 1.09 billion pesos (about 17.6 million U.S. dollars) to families affected by recent heavy rains and the southwest monsoon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Saturday.More

Indonesia welcomes more Chinese enterprises to invest and do business in the country, will continue to provide a sound business environment for Chinese companies, and opposes any ill-intentioned instigation and hype, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has said here.

Cambodia's Ministry of Health on Saturday urged parents and caregivers to exercise caution following a recent spike in hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases, particularly among children under five.The ministry did not provide specific case numbers.According to its press release, HFMD is a viral

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Saturday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's planned new economic pressure campaign against Tehran, saying Washington was seeking to force other countries to comply with U.S. sanctions.Trump said Wednesday that the United States would

The Panama Canal Authority has said it will reduce daily vessel transits through its locks as part of measures to mitigate the effects of El Nino.The authority said on Thursday that lower rainfall in the watershed that feeds Gatun and Alhajuela lakes had affected water availability for canal

Indonesia welcomes more Chinese enterprises to invest and do business in the country, will continue to provide a sound business environment for Chinese companies, and opposes any ill-intentioned instigation and hype, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has said here.Prabowo made the remarks on

Budget requests from Japanese government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2027 are expected to exceed 130 trillion yen (around 818 billion U.S. dollars), a significant increase from the current fiscal year's initial budget of 122.31 trillion yen, Kyodo News reported on Friday.

The United States and Canada failed to reach ‌a trade ‌deal late on Friday, ‌both sides said, and the US will impose 50% tariffs on some imports from Canada.

Residents take to streets to raise awareness of Ebola prevention in Beni, DR Congo

An overseas session of the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) and Kristiansund Open Day were held Friday in the coastal city of Kristiansund in western Norway.Chinese and Norwegian officials and business representatives attended the event, as Norway is stepping up

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched a major emergency operation to prevent Ebola from spreading along the Congo River, a key transport corridor linking several of the country's major population centres.

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have topped 5,200, but Africa's top public health agency warned Thursday that the official count may account for only 30 to 40% of infections, suggesting the outbreak could be up to three times larger than reported.

Chinese archaeologists are set to start their first joint archaeological project in South America after Chinese and Peruvian institutions signed an agreement on Friday to conduct research on the ancient Caral civilization in Peru.

The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal on Friday, and the White House said that it would impose 50 percent tariffs on certain imports from Canada. A truck passes over the Peace Bridge from Buffalo, New York, into Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 18.