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For Huawei 'princess' on bail, home comforts and a curfew

Deborah Jones and Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 03:06 PM

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, heiress to her billionaire father's global tech conglomerate, is managing to surround herself with a few home comforts. Read more »

After Trump comment on Huawei, Justice Dept official pushes back

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 13 08:38 AM

Assistant Attorney General John Demers told a US Senate hearing on Chinese espionage that the Justice Department is not "a tool of trade" after President Donald Trump said he would intervene in the case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Read more »

Museo, dinagsa ng mga nais makakita sa Balangiga Bell

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 10:57 PM

Dumami ang mga bisita sa Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum dahil sa pagdalaw ng mga interesadong makita ang mga kampana ng Balangiga na naka-display ngayon doon. Read more »

Huawei CFO granted bail; Trump might intervene

Julie Gordon and Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 07:48 PM

The arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has put a further dampener on Chinese relations with the United States and Canada at a time when tensions were already high over a trade war and US accusations of Chinese spying. Read more »

Trump to intervene in arrest of Huawei CFO

Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 08:42 AM

Trump, who wants China to open up its markets to more American-made products and stop what Washington calls the theft of intellectual property, said he had not yet spoken to Xi about the case against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Read more »

Huawei CFO proposes electronic monitoring as she seeks bail

Deborah Jones and Michel Comte
Posted at Dec 11 01:17 PM

Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's CFO, faces US fraud charges related to alleged sanctions-breaking dealings with Iran, and has been awaiting a Canadian court's bail decision -- which after two days of hearings was put off until Tuesday. Read more »

Pabalik na ng PH: Balangiga Bells, dumating sa Japan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 08:19 PM

Dumating sa Japan ngayong Lunes ang mga kampana na tinangay ng puwersa ng mga Amerikano mula sa simbahan sa Balangiga, Eastern Samar sa kasagsagan ng Philippine-American War noong 1902. Read more »

Duterte to skip Balangiga bells arrival ceremony

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 03:40 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer welcome the arrival of the Balangiga bells at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

Balangiga Bells in Okinawa stop on eve of homecoming

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 05:26 PM

The Balangiga Bells, kept in wooden crates, were being guarded by US troops at a military base in Okinawa, Japan, according to photos from Philippine Ambassador to the US Babe Romualdez. Read more »

Huawei CFO seeks bail on health concerns; Canada wants her in jail

Anna Mehler Paperny and Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 08:22 AM

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is fighting to be released on bail after she was arrested on Dec. 1 in Vancouver at the request of the United States. Read more »

Trump did not know of Huawei arrest during Xi dinner: White House official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 08:14 AM

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow denied reports President Donald Trump was "livid" that Huawei's CFO officer was arrested while he was at dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Read more »

Chinese state media says US trying to 'stifle' Huawei with arrest

Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 10:41 AM

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, the 46-year-old daughter of the company's founder, was detained in Canada on Dec. 1, the same day US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping dined together at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. Read more »

Climate talks over Polish delicacies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 12:17 PM

All eyes on Poland as the central European country hosts the U.N. Climate talks aimed at producing a rule book on how to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement. Here in the Philippines, Poland is stepping up its presence as Warsaw looks to boost investments across Southeast Asia. Annalisa Burgos finds out more from the Polish Embassy's top officials in this episode of Food Diplomacy. Read more »

US senators blast Saudi prince over Khashoggi, after CIA chief briefing

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 11:28 AM

Two key US Republican senators said a Tuesday briefing by the CIA's director only strengthened their conviction that Saudi Arabia's crown prince directed the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Read more »

S.Korea's Moon still hopes to host Kim this year

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 11:19 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could still visit Seoul for the first time in the next few weeks, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday, describing the possible trip as a major boost in efforts to make the peninsula nuclear-free. Read more »

Britain's spy chief breaks silence to warn Putin

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 07:48 AM

Britain's spy chief warned Vladimir Putin on Monday that London would no longer take the Kremlin at its word as it fights Russia's "perpetual confrontation" with the West.   Read more »

Trump to grant Kim Jong Un's wishes after denuclearisation: S. Korea president

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 03 07:36 AM

US President Donald Trump will grant North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un his wishes if he delivers on denuclearization, the South Korean president said Sunday, following talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Read more »

China agrees $9 billion currency swap with Argentina

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 07:13 AM

The agreement will "contribute to greater financial stability and also facilitate trade" between Beijing and Buenos Aires, Argentina's central bank's said in a statement. Read more »

'Presumption of good faith' needed in talks with China: ex-envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 12:22 PM

China should be given the benefit of the doubt when it comes to its dealings with the Philippines, former Ambassador Wilfrido Villacorta said Tuesday.  Read more »

Australian envoy leaves PH with Marawi on her mind

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 11:26 AM

Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely is leaving her post here with the destruction of the Islamic city of Marawi in her mind and her heart. Read more »