A barge carrying a nipa palm leaf-shaped pedestrian bridge and its supporting framework, weighing a combined 3,400 tons, began a 124-km sea journey on Sunday morning from Vung Tau toward the center of...

LUCENA CITY — A drug convict was arrested again in a buy-bust operation in this city on Saturday, Oct. 17, according to the local police. Lt. Col. Ryan Hernandez, Lucena City police chief, said a memb...

By the time the Chinese navy hospital ship had docked in the Guinean capital Conakry earlier this month, patients were already queuing for free consultations. The queues in front of the Auspicious Ark...

A Chinese centenarian who keeps Coca-Cola and Sprite by the case and can eat a whole plate of crabs in one sitting has drawn attention online for a diet at odds with standard advice for older people....

A valedictorian of the elite computer science talent program at Hanoi University of Science and Technology has had papers accepted at two of the world's top conferences on machine learning and natural...

Flood victims in Bangkok faced long queues and confusion when seeking compensation on Sunday as registration quotas filled early and residents reported difficulties using the government’s online appli...

MANILA, Philippines — The Diocese of Tagum in Davao del Norte has urged the public to refrain from posting sexualized remarks about a “handsome” priest who recently went viral on Facebook. This came a...

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur — The local government here has allocated P200 million for the operations of the nearly completed Marawi City General Hospital next year. Vice Mayor Majul Gandamra said the ...

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Two people were rescued after their fishing boat was reported partially submerged in waters off Wedge Island in San Vicente, Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Inquirer’s two-part special report on the country’s growing debt burden won Best News Coverage at the 48th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA). The reports, “Debt service eats ...