Xi critic jailed 18 years for corruption
Beijing—A Chinese tycoon who called President Xi Jinping a clown and criticised his handling of the coronavirus outbreak was jailed ...
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Duterte drops Fujian visit in China trip
President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to China has been cut short due to the postponement of his initial plan to visit ...
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Rody to root for Gilas in Fiba
Even if he previously said the country’s men’s national basketball team would lose to bigger opponents, President Rodrigo Duterte will ...
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China empowers Xi: Ally named deputy
BEIJING—China’s rubber-stamp parliament unanimously handed President Xi Jinping a second term Saturday and elevated his right-hand man to the vice ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.