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BEIJING: Beijing said it summoned the Philippine ambassador to China on Tuesday (Jul 21) over an encounter a day earlier between the two countries in the Second Thomas Shoal, according to a statement from its foreign ministry.China and the Philippines traded accusations on Monday after an encounter between their vessels in contested South China Sea waters, with Manila saying one of its navy personnel was struck on the head and Beijing saying Manila provoked the incident.”The Philippine side provoked the incident first, yet has turned around and made counter-accusations, distorted the facts and engaged in malicious hype,” the Chinese foreign…
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BAND PLAYED GOOD-TIME MUSIC EVERY SUNDAYTotsakan was a house band at the bar, and every…
SEOUL: China’s fourth-highest-ranked official, Wang Huning, held talks in Pyongyang with a top official of…
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Aside from benefiting from the fading memory of the pandemic, China appears to have gained…
PH holds 17 seats in the 36-seat Negeri Sembilan state legislative assembly, and forms the…
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