Muong Thanh rice field in Dien Bien province is the largest rice field in the northwestern region of Vietnam. The field has a span of 140 square kilometres and stretches over 20 kilometres through different communes and districts of Dien Bien provinc…
NEW YORK: Nearly four in 10 Americans said the US is doing too much to support Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip.
An April 25 – 30 survey of 2,260 adults by US News Ipsos revealed that Americans are divided on the US’ Israel policies.
The survey r…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the streamlining of the permitting process for the Infrastructure Flagship Projects (IFPs) to hasten the construction and implementation of the administration’s infrastructure program.
In a four-p…
MANILA: Perpetual Help and College of Saint Benilde ended the nine-game elimination round unbeaten to clinch automatic finals berths in the NCAA Season 99 volleyball tournament at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan on Sunday.
Three-time men’s champion …
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an inter-agency coordinating council to consolidate the master list of all government lands to ensure optimal use.
In his Administrative Order (AO) No. 21 signed by Executive Secre…
LAOAG CITY: A no-sail zone will take effect Monday in the coastal waters of Ilocos Norte to give way to the counter-landing live-fire exercises at La Paz Sand Dunes in this city as part of the ‘Balikatan’ military exercises.
Balikatan 2024 executive …
MANILA: Heat index in at least 16 areas may reach ‘danger level’ on Sunday, according to the weather bureau.
The heat index or what the temperature feels like to the human body, could peak at 48°C in Aparri, Cagayan; 47°C in Dagupan City, Pangasinan;…
MANILA: University of Santo Tomas lived to fight another day as it overcame top-seeded Far Eastern University, 25-23, 25-19, 28-26, to force a do-or-die in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball semifinals at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday.
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More than 200 overseas Vietnamese and French friends gathered with various organisations at the Place de la République in Paris on May 4 to express their support for Vietnamese-French Tran To Nga and Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims of Vietnam in a l…
MANILA: The Philippines will send a drone soccer team to the 2024 Korea Drone Exposition to be held at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea on May 9 to 11.
‘This is the first time ever the Philippines will take part in this international drone so…
The 10th African Investment, Commerce Forum (AFIC10) took place in Algiers, Algeria, on May 4 and 5, bringing together about 800 delegates from 39 countries and territories. Held under the theme “Your Road to the African Market,” the forum, organised…
NEW YORK: Marking the World Press Freedom Day on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted an uptick in violence against journalists covering environmental issues, which made the profession increasingly dangerous.
The UN chief said jo…
