MANILA: Dismissed Mayor Alice Guo pleaded not guilty to charges of qualified human trafficking before a Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Friday (Sept 27) in connection with her alleged involvement with a leasing company that dealt with a Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in Bamban, Tarlac.
BEIJING (SCMP): An auto company senior executive in China sparked significant backlash after sharing a video of himself enjoying a hotpot meal inside a new car model from his firm, aiming to promote its multipurpose use and air filtration system.
MANILA: After spending two weeks in detention at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in Camp Crame, dismissed Bamban, Tarlac, Mayor Alice Guo was ordered transferred to the Pasig City jail after a Pasig court released an arrest warrant and commitment order against her for qualified human trafficking, a nonbailable offence.
Beijing: Chinese beverage heiress Kelly Zong Fuli has been appointed as chairman of Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co, the beverage giant founded by her father, according to business registration information.
MANILA: Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, and her family members were urged to turn themselves in after Senate President Francis Escudero signed the warrants for their arrest for snubbing the Senate inquiry into the illegal activities of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos).
BANGKOK: Fruits from Asean countries are entering the Chinese market more efficiently and conveniently in recent years.
MANILA: The mayor of Tarlac’s Bamban town, a small town in the Philippines, has been ordered suspended as mayor by the Office of the Ombudsman.
SINGAPORE: The mayor of a small town in the Philippines, who is said to own 16 vehicles and a helicopter, has been linked to two foreigners arrested in Singapore’s $3 billion money laundering case.
by Dana Halawi, Huang Hongsheng
by Dana Halawi, Huang Hongsheng
While grandparents worldwide often enjoy the retired life – pursuing hobbies, travelling the world and occasionally visiting their children and grandchildren – retirees in China are often stuck at home, tasked with taking care of the little ones while their sons and daughters go to work.
Wuhan: Married for 60 years, a couple from Wuhan, Hubei province, recovered from the novel coronavirus together thanks to the care of the medics and more importantly the support from each other.