DISCUSSIONS ON, IT IS SOMETHING CONFIDENTIAL BETWEEN US AND CHINESE: JAISHANKAR External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India and China are engaged in talks to resolve the border standoff and what is going on is "something confidential" between the two sides.
XI: FORGE AHEAD WITH REFORM, OPENING-UP President Xi Jinping reaffirmed on Wednesday China's commitment to forging ahead with reform and opening-up as he outlined a new vision for Shenzhen 40 years after it was set up as the country's first special economic zone.
CORONAVIRUS: FRANCE TO IMPOSE NIGHT-TIME CURFEW TO BATTLE SECOND WAVE French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a night-time curfew in Paris and eight other cities to try to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus. The measure - from 21:00 to 06:00 - will come into effect from Saturday
'NAKAHANAP NA AKO NG PERA': DUTERTE SAYS FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR COVID-19 VACCINE MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday his government has the money to procure coronavirus vaccines but he would need more as he wants to inoculate the countrys entire population. &
INDIA REJECTS CHINA'S NEW EXCUSE FOR LADAKH STAND-OFF India has rejected Chinese contention that its border infrastructure upgrade along the 3,488 km Line of LAC is the crux of on-going military tensions, saying the People's Liberation Army has already built and continues to construct ro
CHINA, RUSSIA ELECTED TO U.N. RIGHTS COUNCIL; SAUDI ARABIA FAILS China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20 percent compared with a 2016 vote and Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to win a seat on the
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CAYETANO CONCEDES TO VELASCO, RESIGNS AS HOUSE SPEAKER Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano ended weeks of leadership tug-of-war at the House of Representatives when he offered his irrevocable resignation as House Speaker on Tuesday acknowledging the election of his archnemesis Mar
AT COMMANDERS MEETING, BEIJING RAKES UP LADAKH, BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE An apparent distrust stood in the way of a breakthrough during the seventh round of talks between senior military commanders of India and China, while Beijing on Tuesday again ratcheted up aggression saying that it did
SHENZHEN AIMS TO BE WORLD HUB OF INNOVATION Shenzhen, a high-tech hub adjacent to Hong Kong, is expected to further grow into a center of innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity with global influence and strong policy support from the central government, experts said.
