LAW GROUPS FILE 17TH LEGAL CHALLENGE VS ANTI-TERRORISM LAW MANILA - A group of lawyers on Friday filed the 17th petition against the much-feared Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, making it one of the highly-contested laws before the Supreme Court.
MAINTENANCE OF PEACE ALONG LAC IS BASIS OF TIES WITH CHINA: INDIA At an online media briefing, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said another round of diplomatic talks under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) is expected to be scheduled soon.
NATION SHIFTING TO HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT China's move from export-driven growth to promoting the integration of the domestic and overseas markets reflects the country's shift to nurturing new edges in global competitiveness and fostering high-quality development despite the headwinds it
BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO OPEN SPECIAL CITIZENSHIP PATH TO HONG KONG RESIDENTS FROM JANUARY Britain's government announced on Wednesday that it will open a new special pathway to obtaining British citizenship for eligible Hong Kongers from January 2021.
CONSTITUTION FRAMERS, RIGHTS DEFENDERS, JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT MANILA - A group of veteran journalists, lawmakers, human rights defenders and Constitution framers is the newest to challenge the anti-terror law, which they described as a "clear and imminent danger to fre
PM MODI'S STRONG PITCH TO US INVESTORS Pitching India's rise as a country with "increasing openness" and one that the world "can trust", Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US investors Wednesday that there has "never been a better time to invest in India". Modi made these remarks in an ad
XI: LEVERAGE HUGE DOMESTIC MARKET President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for greater strides in reform and opening-up, including in science and technology, while fully leveraging the strength of the nation's huge domestic market in the face of rising protectionism, a sluggish global economy
EU NATIONS CLINCH $2.1 TRILLION BUDGET, CORONAVIRUS VIRUS AID DEAL AFTER 4 DAYS Weary but relieved, European Union leaders finally clinched an unprecedented 1.82 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund early Tuesday, somehow finding unity after four days and as
ANTI-TERROR LAW WON'T STOP SONA PROTESTERS: ACTIVIST GROUP MANILA - The recently-implemented anti-terror law will not dissuade protesters from physically gathering and airing their grievances during President Rodrigo Duterte's penultimate State of the Nation Address on Monday, an activis
MONITORING SITUATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA 'VERY CLOSELY': US DEFENCE SECRETARY Describing the Chinese military's activities in the region as "destabilising", US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper on Tuesday said America was "very closely" monitoring the situation between India and China
