June 7, 2023

ASEAN, Japan inks economic cooperation deals

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan have agreed on several economic cooperation measures as they are celebrating the 50th anniversary of dialogue relations this year.At a forum held in Tokyo on June 5, the Japan External

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China and ASEAN media strengthen cooperation

The China Media Group (CMG), China’s conglomerate of state radio and television broadcasters, and the People’s Government of Guangxi jointly held ASEAN Media Partners Forum 2023 in Nanning, Guangxi, China on Jun 6.The forum was attended by over 200

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Gun deaths in US hit record high in 2021: study

The year 2021 witnessed a tragic reality in the United States, as one person died every 11 minutes as a direct consequence of gun violence, according to a report released Tuesday. Titled “U.S. Gun Violence in 2021: An Accounting

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Former PNA regional bureau chief writes 30

Roberto “Butch” Galicia, former chief of the Philippine News Agency (PNA) regional bureau based in Cotabato City, died in Scarborough, Toronto, Canada on June 5 at age 69, his family announced. Galicia was born in Sampaloc, Manila on March

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New plan to stop Amazon deforestation by 2030 bared

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced a new plan on Tuesday to end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030. “Brazil is largely responsible for the planet’s climate balance because of the Amazon rainforest,’ said Lula during an

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