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Japan announces IWC withdrawal, will resume commercial whaling

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 11:21 AM

Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, a government spokesman said Wednesday, in a move expected to spark international criticism. Read more »

Two Koreas to pledge road, rail links on divided peninsula

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 07:21 AM

A South Korean delegation left for North Korea on Wednesday to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for reconnecting roads and railways across the divided peninsula despite stalled denuclearization talks. Read more »

South Korea seeks smaller military drills with US amid North Korea talks

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 02:25 PM

South Korea wants to hold smaller joint military drills with the United States next year, the defense ministry said on Thursday, scaling back larger exercises as part of an effort to boost nuclear diplomacy with North Korea. Read more »

Trudeau says no 'stomping on table' over Canadians held in China

David Ljunggren, Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 10:28 AM

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged caution on Wednesday and said he would not be "stomping on a table" after China detained a third Canadian amid a diplomatic dispute over the arrest of a Chinese technology executive. Read more »

UN condemns North Korean human rights violations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 08:22 AM

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday condemning the "systematic, widespread and gross" human rights violations in North Korea.   Read more »

Ethiopian Airlines reopens Moscow route after 27 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 07:03 AM

Ethiopian Airlines on Monday resumed flights to Moscow after a gap of 27 years stretching back to the demise of the Soviet Union, which saw relations with Moscow dive. Read more »

BALIKAN: Makasaysayang San Pedro bell na ibinalik ng mga Amerikano

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 10:26 PM

Bukod sa Balangiga bells ng Eastern Samar, may isa pang makasaysayang kampana na isinauli ang Amerika sa Pilipinas.  Read more »

Saudi Arabia slams US Senate vote as 'interference'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 17 10:23 AM

Saudi Arabia on Sunday rejected as "interference" a US Senate resolution to end American military support for a Riyadh-led war in Yemen, and another holding its crown prince responsible for the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi. Read more »

Balangiga bell tolls in first Simbang Gabi after a century

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 10:37 AM

BALANGIGA, Eastern Samar - Hundreds of Catholics flocked to this central town's parish before dawn on Sunday as one of the 3 historic Balangiga bells tolled in its first Simbang Gabi in 117 years.   Read more »

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 »