MANILA - Discussions on a possible oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea between Manila and Beijing are still ongoing, Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana said Saturday. "Talks are still ongoing. This issue, of course, is not a simple one, there are complicated issues but some progress has been made," he said in a forum organized by the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies. While he remains optimistic these talks would advance further, the Filipino envoy admitted that time is now limited as the national election inches closer. "We know that the time is quite limited so the next administration could continue where this current administration left off. We remain optimistic that perhaps, the talks would produce a positive outcome," he added. Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, for his part, said Beijing is still keen to pursue oil explorations with Manila. "It is a consensus between our two leaders to handle the South China Sea
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 29) Former First Lady Imelda Marcos was among 10 Filipino laureates recognized for strengthening friendly ties and promoting mutual understanding between the Philippines and China, the Chinese Embassy announced.
The award was given by the Association for Philippines-China Understanding and the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines after a three-stage selection and judging process on different individuals from the public and private sector. As a novel award-giving body, APPCU pays special tribute to Filipinos who have made efforts through time in strengthening friendly ties and promoting mutual understanding between the Philippines and China using their respective advocacies and expertise in the various fields and disciplines of Mass Media and Public Service; Trade and Commerce; and Arts, Culture, and the Sciences, it said in a statement Monday.
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2021-01-12 15:26 China has over the past few years expanded the scale and diversified the forms of its international development cooperation. China has been assisting other developing countries to reduce poverty, boost agricultural progress, support equal access to education, improve infrastructure, and speed up industrialization. China will implement more projects for improving living standards in developing countries, especially the least developed countries.
BEIJING China has contributed more to the well-being of humanity as the country has been upgrading its foreign aid to a model of international development cooperation, with new initiatives taken and greater results achieved.
2021-01-12 02:03:59 GMT2021-01-12 10:03:59(Beijing Time) Xinhua English China has over the past few years expanded the scale and diversified the forms of its international development cooperation. China has been assisting other developing countries to reduce poverty, boost agricultural progress, support equal access to education, improve infrastructure, and speed up industrialization. China will implement more projects for improving living standards in developing countries, especially the least developed countries.
BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) China has contributed more to the well-being of humanity as the country has been upgrading its foreign aid to a model of international development cooperation, with new initiatives taken and greater results achieved.