Imelda Marcos, First Lady visit Marikina Shoe Museum

MANILA: First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and her mother-in-law, Imelda Romualdez-Marcos visited the Museo ng Sapatos (shoe museum) in Marikina City on Monday. In a news release Tuesday, Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said his wife, First Distric...
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248th US Independence Day celebrated in HCM City

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a gathering on July 9 to mark the 248th Independence Day of the US (July 4, 1776-2024). Source: Vietnam News Agency
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White House denies Biden being treated for Parkinson’s

WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday denied that US President Joe Biden is being treated for Parkinson's disease despite visitor logs showing that a leading neurologist who specializes in the malady visited the executive mansion eight times in as man...
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5 foreigners eyed in kidnap-slay of 2 Chinese execs

MANILA: Authorities have identified five foreigners and three Filipinos as persons of interest (POIs) in the abduction and killing of two Chinese business executives whose bodies were found in Camarines Sur province. In a press briefing in Camp Crame...
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Seminar explores Vietnam-Japan semiconductor cooperation opportunities

A seminar in Tokyo on July 9 brought together Vietnamese and Japanese stakeholders to explore opportunities for collaboration in the burgeoning semiconductor industry. The event, hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan in collaboration with FPT Cor...
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NPA leader killed in Camarines Sur clash with gov’t troops

LEGAZPI: A high-ranking official of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with government troops in Tinambac, Camarines Sur on Monday, the 9th Infantry Division (9ID) of the Philippine Army said Tuesday. In a report, Maj. Frank Rolda...
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DILG: Multi-stakeholder collaboration to boost NCR quake resilience

MANILA: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) seeks to foster a stronger multi-stakeholder collaboration to strengthen earthquake resilience in the National Capital Region (NCR). During the Dagyaw Open Government town hall meetin...
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Vietnam promotes cooperation with WIPO

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy is attending the 65th of Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), taking place in Geneva, Sw...
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Tourism first aid facilities, layover tours soon in PH: DOT

MANILA: Tourists will soon see the establishment of a 'tourism first aid facility' across major destinations in the country, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Tuesday. At the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas in Quezon City, DOT National Capital Region ...
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