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UK: First Snow Of Season Falls In London 2

London saw the first snow of the season on Tuesday, November 19. The cold snap continued on Wednesday, November 20, causing travel disruptions and a warning for ice.

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-PANEL DISCUSSION (CN)

(240327) -- BOAO, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, member of Board of Directors of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), also former President of the Philippines, speaks at a panel discussion themed on "Global Geopolitical Outlook" during the BFA Annual Conference 2024 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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Top brains gather in Western Australia for greener, cleaner Asia-Pacific future

STORY: Top brains gather in Western Australia for greener, cleaner Asia-Pacific future DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: PERTH, Australia CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of panel discussion 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAI QUANHE, General manager of International Business Unit of CRRC Zhuzhou Institute 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDREW FORREST, Executive chairman and founder of Fortescue Metals Group 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHAEL GOODSITE, Pro vice-chancellor (energy futures) of the University of Adelaide STORYLINE: A high-level dialogue on green transition was held in Perth, Australia on Wednesday, with the participation of nearly 200 delegates from various sectors and countries. The event, organized by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), focused on the theme of "Clean Energy Drives Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific." Zhou Xiaochuan, BFA Vice Chairman, along with former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and other prominent speakers, explored the reason

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China's high-quality development to have positive spillover effects: celebrated politicians

STORY: China's high-quality development to have positive spillover effects: celebrated politicians DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, Former Philippine President 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHUESHID MAHMUD KASURI, Former minister of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan STORYLINE: China's pursuit of high-quality development will produce notable positive spillover effects for the world, celebrated politicians said at an international conference in China's Guangzhou. The three-day conference, Understanding China -- Greater Bay Area Dialogue, concluded on Thursday. The event has attracted celebrated figures from the global political, academic and economic communities, from both home and abroad. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, Former Philippine President "Rather than a competitor, China has proven to be a partner in development. It is a market for developing countries, a donor and a provider of

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-FORMER PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

(230403) -- BEIJING, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, meets with Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, former president of the Philippines and senior deputy speaker of the House, in Beijing, capital of China, April 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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Chinese modernization unique, creative and inspiring: experts at Boao forum

STORY: Chinese modernization unique, creative and inspiring: experts at Boao forum DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: BOAO, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Boao Forum for Asia 2. various of street scenes in China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, Former President of the Philippines 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARTIN JACQUES, Senior Fellow, Cambridge University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALESSANDRO GOLOMBIEWSKI TEIXEIRA, Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALESSANDRO GOLOMBIEWSKI TEIXEIRA, Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University STORYLINE: Experts attending the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference in China's Hainan believe Chinese modernization is unique, creative and inspiring to other countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, Former President of the Philippines "We distinguish the Chinese part from the Western part. When China speaks of progress and

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-BFA-SESSION (CN)

(230331) -- BOAO, March 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo speaks at a session themed on "Building an Order of Cooperation and Security in the South China Sea" during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2023 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2023. Participants of the ongoing Boao Forum in south China's Hainan Province on Thursday called for dialogue and cooperation in the South China Sea. (Xinhua/Fan Yuqing)

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Estrada talks about Arroyo's arrest

MANILA, Philippines - Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at his office-residence compound in the Manila suburb of San Juan City on Jan. 18, 2012. Estrada said he regards the recent arrest of his successor, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as ''poetic justice'' 11 years after his ouster from the presidency over corruption charges.

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Philippine gov't charges ex-Pres. Arroyo

MANILA, Philippines - File photo shows former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was charged on Nov. 18, 2011, before a Manila court with electoral sabotage over alleged vote rigging in the 2007 midterm election.

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Philippine gov't bars Arroyo from seeking treatment abroad

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. On Nov. 8, 2011, the Philippine government rejected her request to seek medical treatment abroad, saying it is unconvinced there is any exceptional reason to allow her to travel. Arroyo faces plunder and electoral sabotage charges.

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Philippine Pres. Arroyo talks with Japanese Prime Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) sit for talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 18.

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Aso, Arroyo agree on need to implement U.N. resolution

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 18 after their joint press conference.

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Philippine Pres. Arroyo talks with Japanese Prime Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 18 before their talks.

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Philippine President Arroyo meets with Emperor Akihito

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (R) talks with Japanese Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 18. Arroyo is on a four-day visit to Japan for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso. (Pool photo)

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Arroyo's plane lands in Osaka after husband falls ill

OSAKA, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2nd from R) accompanies her husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo (2nd from L), at Osaka's Kansai International Airport after her husband complained of sharp pain in his abdomen and back -- symptoms often observed in a heart attack. A charter flight carrying the couple from Manila to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at the airport.

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President Arroyo meets with N. Korean foreign minister

MANILA, Philippines - Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun poses for a photo prior to their meeting at Malacanang Palace in Manila on July 30.

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Arroyo urges Japan, ASEAN to wrap up FTA talks

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo addresses the opening session of the ASEAN ministerial meeting in Manila on July 30. She urges Japan and the 10-member ASEAN to wrap up their negotiations for a free trade agreement that would mark Japan's first FTA with a regional bloc.

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ASEAN foreign ministers start annual meeting

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (7th from L) poses with ASEAN foreign ministers during the opening ceremony of the ASEAN foreign minister meeting in Manila on July 30.

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Arroyo expresses hopes to host N. Korea nuke talks at ARF

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (3rd from L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) are in talks at the latter's official residence in Tokyo on May 23. Arroyo expressed hopes to host a ministerial meeting among the members of the six-party talks aimed at defusing North Korea's nuclear standoff on the sidelines of a regional gathering in August, a Japanese official said.

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Arroyo expresses hopes to host N. Korea nuke talks at ARF

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photo prior to their talks in Tokyo on May 23.

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E. Asia Summit leaders agree to set goals for energy efficiency

CEBU, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo shake hands before the opening of the 2nd East Asia Summit on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit on the Philippine island of Cebu on Jan. 15. (Pool photo)

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Leaders of ASEAN, Japan, China, S. Korea met in Cebu

CEBU, Philippines - (From L to R) South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wave as they pose for a group photo prior to the ASEAN-plus-three meeting on the Philippine island of Cebu on Jan. 14. (Pool photo)

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Abe returns home after visit to Manila for talks with Arroyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport, accompanied by his wife Akie, on Dec. 10 after making an official visit to the Philippines for talks with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

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Abe says he wants to take up abduction issue at N. Korea nuke talks

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference after his talks with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Manila on Dec. 9. Abe said that he wants to take up the issue of North Korea's abduction of Japanese at the next round of the six-party nuclear talks.

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Abe visits rolling stock yard near Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves to people during is visit to a rolling stock yard in the suburbs of Manila on Dec. 9, accompanied by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Pool photo)

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Abe, Arroyo express 'grave concern' over N. Korea nuke, missile

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far left) and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2nd from left) are in talks at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila on Dec. 9. (Pool photo)

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Abe departs for Philippines for talks with Arroyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie wave as they leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 8 for Manila for talks with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

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Abe, Arroyo express 'grave concern' over N. Korea nuke, missile

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pose for a photo prior to their talks at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila on Dec. 9. The two leaders later expressed ''grave concern'' over North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs and urged Pyongyang to respond to the international community's security and humanitarian concerns, including the abduction issue. (Pool photo)

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APEC leaders urge 'concrete steps' by N. Korea to scrap nuke

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet, who chaired the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum leaders, reads a joint declaration at the end of the two-day session, flanked by (in front row from L to R) Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Chinese President Hu Jintao, and (in back row) Peruvian First Vice President Luis Giampietri, U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Philippines sign FTA featuring movement of labor

HELSINKI, Finland - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands in Helsinki Sept. 9 after signing a free trade agreement between their countries. They are in Helsinki to attend the two-day Asia-Europe Meeting.

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Japan, Philippines sign FTA featuring movement of labor

HELSINKI, Finland - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Helsinki Sept. 9. They are in Helsinki to attend the two-day Asia-Europe Meeting.

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Anti-Arroyo protesters driven back by riot police

MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of Filipinos call on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to quit during their demonstration in Manila on May 1. The protesters, mainly left-wing peasants, factory workers and students, tried to march to the presidential palace but were driven back by police in riot gear.

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Ex-Philippine president irked by Arroyo's clampdown

MANILA, Philippines - Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos speaks at a press conference in Makati City on Feb. 25. He called President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's emergency rule ''overkill,'' questioned the legal basis of the proclamation, and warned her of his possible defection.

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ASEAN-plus-3 pledge to play main role in community building

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - (From L to R) South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo join hands after the signing of the joint initiative declaration at the ASEAN-plus-three summit in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 12.

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Ex-sex slaves urge Arroyo to take up their cause against Japan

MANILA, Philippines - About 30 Philippine women forced into prostitution by the Japanese military during World War II and their families hold a rally near the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila on Feb. 28, urging President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to take up their cause and ask Japan for an official apology.

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(1)Koizumi holds talks with Arroyo

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shake hands prior to their talks in Vientiane on Nov. 29.

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(2)Koizumi holds talks with Arroyo

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) talks to Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Vientiane on Nov. 29.

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Japanese business leaders meet with Arroyo

MANILA, Philippines - Hiroshi Okuda (L), chairman of the Nippon Keidanren and Toyota Motor Corp., poses with Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Nov. 3. Okuda headed a Japanese business delegation which met with Arroyo and Filipino businessmen to discus possible arrangements and a trade deal between both countries.

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(2)Veterans, survivors commemorate WWII Leyte landings

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Yoshikazu Sakamoto shakes hands with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary on Oct. 20 of the landing of U.S.-led forces on the shores of Leyte in the eastern Philippines, which led to the end of Japan's occupation of the Philippines. Sakamoto said later that he lost his brother-in-law during the war, but added other people may have suffered more.

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Filipino actor registers as presidential candidate

MANILA, Philippines - Popular Filipino movie actor Fernando Poe, Jr. waves at his supporters after formally registering his candidacy for president with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Jan. 2, presenting incumbent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with possibly her biggest obstacle to winning a new mandate in May's voting. Poe, whose real name is Ronald Allan Kelley, is running under the Coalition of United Filipinos, composed of three opposition parties.

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Arroyo lauds Koizumi decision to send troops to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo speaks to a group of reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 12. She praised Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for his decision to send noncombat troops to Iraq.

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(1)Japan, ASEAN start 2-day summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders from Japan and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for a photograph at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo on Dec. 11, the first day of their two-day summit. From left to right, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, Brunei's King Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Laotian Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachit, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Myanmar's Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. (Pooh photo)

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Estrada aide arrested over anti-gov't plot

MANILA, Philippines - Police on July 28 arrested Ramon Cardenas (C), a former deputy executive secretary to ousted President Joseph Estrada, for his alleged role in what they said was a plot to topple President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over the weekend.

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Arroyo bids farewell to Japanese emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) greets Japanese Emperor Akihito at the state guesthouse in Tokyo on Dec. 5 to end her four-day state visit to Japan since Dec. 2. (Pool photo)

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Arroyo hopes U.N. will act on N. Korea's nuclear program

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo tells Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 5 that she hopes the United Nations will take action to ensure North Korea dismantles its programs to develop nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.

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(2)Koizumi, Arroyo positive on advancing economic talks

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi toast to each other at a dinner held at the prime minister's office Dec. 4. (Pool photo)

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(1)Koizumi, Arroyo positive on advancing economic talks

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands at the start of their talks at the prime minister's office Dec. 4. The two leaders agreed on the need to advance economic talks to a formal negotiation level at an early date. (Pool photo)

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Arroyo meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose for a photograph before they begin talks at the premier's official residence Dec. 4.

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Arroyo says Japan's economic recovery vital for region

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo tells a press conference at the Japan National Press Club on Dec. 3 that Japan's economic recovery is vital for the recovery and growth of the Asian region, as well as to ensure regional stability and security.

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Arroyo meets with Kawaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (3rd from R) is in talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (3rd from L) at the state guesthouse in Tokyo on Dec. 3.