CHINA

A group of Filipino tourists visiting Beijing, China lost more than P1 million to a swindler who sold them precious stones that turn out to be fake. According to a GMA News report, the Filipinos were employees of an insurance company in…
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The Philippine government is looking into the possibility of sending Filipino workers to China's labor market. Hong Kong-based Philippine labor attache Jalilo dela Torre told Hong Kong News that he has submitted recommendations to Labor…
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A 44-year-old woman from the Philippines became the first foreign domestic worker to benefit Shanghai's eased visa rule that allowed high-level foreign professionals in the city to hire foreign home workers legally. According to Shanghai…
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A Filipino teacher has received the highest honorary award accorded to expatriates in a city in China, the Department of Foreign Affairs has reported. Lilian Albarico, a native of Dimataling, Zamboanga Del Sur, was the only female and…
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The People's Republic of China is considering the possibility of waiving visa requirements for Filipinos who wish to to travel into the country. The plan was revealed by Jose Santiago “Chito’’ L. Santa Romana as he talked to senators and…
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An economist has urged the legalization of entry of Filipino domestic workers in China, many of whom are paid higher than their counterparts in the Middle East and even nearby Hong Kong and Singapore, but remain shut out by its current…
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A Filipino man was among those wounded after an unidentified man threw home-made explosives inside Shangai's main international airport. An unidentified man removed at least a beer bottle believed to have explosive materials from a…
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A Filipino domestic helper who recently started working in Hong Kong, was reportedly forced to work in mainland China for ten days. According to South China Morning Post, Rosgen, 23, said her employer threatened to send her back to the…
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The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration yesterday warned job seekers, particularly Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong and Macau, to be cautious of recruiters who promise jobs in China using tourist or business visas.…
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Filipinos thinking of working as domestic workers in China should reconsider the thought. The Philippine Embassy in Beijing issued a reminder that it is illegal for Filipino citizens to work in China as domestic helpers, nannies or private…
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