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The journey on a high-speed train, reaching speeds of up to 350 kilometres (km) per hour, was hardly felt as it covered the 295 km from Guangzhou to Guilin, with stops at various stations, including Foshanxi and Hezhou, before finally disembarking at Yangshou station. From the train’s panoramic windows, passengers could observe agricultural landscapes, featuring rice padi, ponds, windmills, and ongoing construction projects. Occasionally, the train would traverse dark tunnels, emerging to reveal clusters of modestly coloured multi-story houses framed by picturesque hills. After two hours of travel, the media team finally arrived in Guilin, a city in southern China,

Manila: For the first time, the Philippines is hosting the Investment Policy Forum (IPF), the world’s only annual gathering of investment negotiators and policymakers from developing countries. The 16th IPF, co-hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Board of Investments (BOI), opened at Lanson Place in Pasay City on Wednesday. IISD Director of Investment for the Economic Law and Policy Program Suzy Nikièma said on the sidelines of the forum that nearly 100 delegates from more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe attended the 2024 IPF. ‘We created this platform where

Manila: House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday commended President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for strengthening diplomatic ties between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which led to the pardon of 143 Filipinos. ‘The President’s cultivation of our strong ties with the UAE is what prompted UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to recently grant pardon to 143 Filipinos,’ he said in a statement. ‘We support the foreign policy thrust of our President in fostering friendly interaction and cooperation with other countries and in making the Philippines, to use his words, ‘a friend to all, an enemy

MANILA: Serving as chair of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved on Wednesday the Department of Health’s (DOH) flagship program to rebuild a resilient and responsive healthcare system. Dubbed the Philippines: Health System Resilience Project, Phase 1, the program seeks to enhance health emergency prevention, preparedness, and response in vulnerable areas in the country. According to the President, the PHP27.921-billion project serves as an ‘application of lessons learned during the pandemic.’ ‘Maganda ito kasi specific (This is great because it is specific) to the Philippines. It’s not a general … (it is)

MANILA: D’Navigators Iloilo kicked off its campaign in the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference with a 21-25, 25-16, 25-17, 17-25, 15-6 victory over Chichi DHTSI Brotherhood at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on Wednesday. Outside hitter Kyle Angelo Villamor was the top scorer with 21 points on 18 attacks and three blocks. ‘There’s no such thing as a perfect game. You can’t execute everything in a match exactly as you do in training. But with strong communication, we were able to adjust and get the win,’ Villamor commented in Filipino. After dropping the first set, the D’Navigators fought back to