The Philippine immigration bureau said Wednesday it has launched an investigation into allegations that some of its officers were involved in the trafficking of 44 women to work in Syria. ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ COVID-19 active cases climb to over 90,000 with 6,666 new infections
The Philippines on Wednesday reported 6,666 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total tally to 684,311, as seven laboratories failed to submit data on time. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Harry Roque still insists that the Philippines’ management of the pandemic is excellent; netizens berate the Presidential Spox
The continuous surge of Covid-19 cases compelled senators to abolish the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on Tuesday, March 23. However, Presidential ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges support for fire-hit Renesas as global chip woes deepen
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan has called on equipment makers to help one of its biggest chipmakers restore production, the latest government move aimed at easing a semiconductor shortage that has hit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls for Renesas help from equipment makers at home and overseas
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese government bureaucrats have called and emailed equipment makers in Japan and overseas to request they provide parts and machinery to help Renesas Electronics Corp, restore ... ( read original story ...)
China Embassy Takes Swipe at ‘Fusty’ Japan Over South China Sea
China's embassy in the Philippines has blamed "some external countries" for stoking tensions in the region, in remarks aimed at Japan after its ambassador stressed the need for peace and stability and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Mulls Closing Another Door to Refugees
Argument: Japan Mulls Closing Another Door to Refugees Japan Mulls Closing Another Door to Refuge... Japan granted asylum to less than 1 percent of refugees and asylum-seekers who applied in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
Aid workers struggle to reunite Rohingya children separated by deadly fire in Bangladesh
"We must ensure that any children who were separated from their families during the evacuation are reunited quickly," said Snigdha Chakraborty. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh defends use of fences after Rohingya camp blaze
Bangladesh on Wednesday defended the use of barbed-wire fences around vast camps holding almost a million Rohingya refugees, after a major fire left at least 15 people dead and nearly 50,000 homeless. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Pakistan orders doses of Chinese-made vaccines
ISLAMABAD-- Pakistan’s top health official said Wednesday his country will purchase 1 million doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine and 60,000 doses of the vaccine made by Chinese company ... ( read original story ...)