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UN chief: Time for national plans to help fund global COVID-19 vaccine effort

Michelle Nichols and Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 12:58 AM

NEW YORK/GENEVA - UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday it is time for countries to start using money from their national COVID-19 response to help fund a global vaccine plan as the World Bank warned that "broad, rapid and affordable access" to those doses will be at the core of a resilient global economic recovery. Read more »

S. Korea concludes slain fisheries official tried to defect to North

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 29 04:16 PM

South Korea's coast guard said Tuesday it has concluded that a South Korean fisheries official who was shot to death at sea last week by North Korean troops likely tried to defect to North Korea. Read more »

Duterte urged: 'Walk the talk' on sea row with China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 12:06 AM

Filipinos should push President Rodrigo Duterte to "walk the talk" after he affirmed before the United Nations an arbitral award that junked China's claims to Philippine waters, Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

From Cory Aquino to Duterte, China 'consistently aggressive' in sea row — Carpio

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 12:20 PM

"How can you say that the relationship has been rosy with all other Presidents except President Noynoy Aquino? No. China has been consistently aggressive all throughout, whoever the President is," retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

China 'delaying' sea code of conduct until reclamation is complete: Carpio

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 12:01 PM

Beijing will keep "delaying" the code of conduct until it completes its reclamation and militarization of the South China Sea, including parts of Philippine territory, Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio claimed Monday. Read more »

China aid 'a pittance' compared to what it claims in West Philippine Sea: Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 10:26 AM

MANILA -- China's promise of economic aid is "a pittance" compared to the resources that it lays claim to in the West Philippine Sea, Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

Philippines can rally 'overwhelming majority' vs China before UN: Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 10:16 AM

Manila can rally an "overwhelming majority" of allies against Beijing if it raises before the United Nations an arbitral ruling that invalidated China's claims over the West Philippine Sea, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.  Read more »

Robredo lauds Duterte's UN speech, South China Sea win commitment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 11:34 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for rejecting attempts to undermine the Philippines’ victory in a 2016 ruling on the South China Sea during his first appearance at the UN General Assembly last week.  Read more »

As US, China squabble at UN, a plea and warning from one of world's smallest states

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 27 10:34 AM

As China and the United States feuded at the United Nations this week over COVID-19 and climate, one of the world's smallest states pleaded for detente. Read more »

N. Korea warns of naval tensions during search for slain S. Korean

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 09:35 AM

North Korea said it was searching for the body a South Korean man killed by its troops, but warned that South Korean naval operations in the area threatened to raise tensions, state media reported on Sunday.   Read more »

S.Korea suggests joint probe with N.Korea on shooting of S.Korean official

Hyunjoo Jin, Reuters
Posted at Sep 26 03:09 PM

SEOUL— South Korea urged North Korea on Saturday to further investigate the fatal shooting of a South Korean fisheries official and suggested it could be a joint probe by the two sides, as public and political outrage over the killing grew.   Read more »

Beijing reiterates refusal to recognize Manila's 2016 arbitral win

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 11:55 PM

Unfazed by President Rodrigo Duterte's move to invoke Manila's arbitral win in the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly. Read more »

China rejects Hague ruling anew, cites 'agreement' with Duterte to 'close the old chapter'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 06:15 PM

China reiterated Friday it does not recognize the 2016 arbitral ruling by a Hague court invoked by President Rodrigo Duterte in his speech during his United Nations General Assembly debut last Wednesday. Read more »

Kim Jong Un 'very sorry' over killing of South Korean, Seoul says

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 05:05 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare apology Friday over what he described as the "unexpected and disgraceful" killing of a South Korean at sea, Seoul's presidential office said. Read more »

'Enough is enough': China attacks US at Security Council

Philippe Rater and Valerie Leroux, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 08:15 AM

China on Thursday lashed out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting over its criticism on the coronavirus, with its envoy declaring, "Enough is enough!" Read more »

If world handles climate like COVID-19, UN chief says: 'I fear the worst'

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 02:16 AM

NEW YORK - The United States, China and Russia fought on Thursday during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the coronavirus pandemic after UN chief Antonio Guterres had warned the body that if the climate crisis was approached with the "same disunity and disarray" of COVID-19, then: "I fear the worst." Read more »

Palace shields PH trade with China from Duterte's historic assertion of sea rights

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 03:03 PM

The Philippines will "move on" with trade and investments with China, Malacañang said Thursday as it shielded renewed economic ties with the economic superpower from President Rodrigo Duterte's historic assertion of Manila's sea rights before the United Nations. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 23, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 12:38 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Human rights advocates hold anti-Duterte protest in front of UN headquarters in New York

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 24 12:03 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte was not physically present at the United Nations headquarters in New York City for the UN General Assembly, but it did not stop human rights activists from protesting against the Philippine president's speech. Read more »

Duterte praised for raising Manila's arbitral win vs Beijing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 10:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte received praise for invoking Manila's 2016 arbitral victory against Beijing in the South China Sea at the United Nations General Assembly.  Read more »