WEST PH SEA AWARD IS ‘NON-NEGOTIABLE’, DFA SAYS ON 4TH ANNIV OF LEGAL VICTORY MANILA - The Philippines’ arbitration victory against China is “non-negotiable”, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday on the 4th anniversary of the verdict.
SACHIN PILOT READY TO WALK OUT In what appears to be a showdown by Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot almost 18 months after Congress returned to power in the state, his office on Sunday claimed that the Ashok Gehlot-led government was reduced to a minority after over 30 Congress
PBOC MIGHT END MONETARY 'CRISIS MODE' China's historically high credit growth in the first half of this year has strongly supported economic recovery as the novel coronavirus epidemic has been almost controlled in the country, the central bank said on Friday. It added that monetary policy w
ISRAEL'S ANNEXATION OF PARTS OF WEST BANK OPPOSED BY WORLD LEADERS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to carry out his pledge to begin annexing parts of the occupied West Bank - the 5,650-square-km chunk of land - which finds itself at the centre of an intense t
HOUSE COMMITTEE DENIES ABS-CBN A NEW FRANCHISE MANILA -- Congressmen on Friday voted to "kill" a new broadcast franchise for ABS-CBN Corp., permanently shutting down a major part of the countryÂ’s largest media network, in what is seen as part of a worsening crackdown on press freedom
SINCERITY MUST IN SETTLING LAC ROW: INDIA Officials from India and China on Friday agreed that it was necessary for both sides to sincerely implement the understandings reached between Senior Army Commanders.
POSITIVE ENERGY URGED BETWEEN CHINA AND US China on Thursday proposed a list of interactions with the United States on specifying cooperation, maintaining dialogue and properly handling differences as their relationship faces the most severe challenge since the establishment of diplomatic t
WHO LAUNCHES REVIEW OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE AFTER TRUMP CRITICISM The World Health Organization named leaders of an independent panel to review its response to the Covid-19 pandemic that has been criticized by the US.
ABS-CBN FRANCHISE BACKERS MAKE FINAL PLEA FOR VOTES MANILA -- With more than 11,000 jobs on the line, a group of congressmen made a last-ditch effort to convince colleagues Thursday to vote in favor of granting a new broadcast franchise to ABS-CBN.
PM MODI ROLLS OUT 'RED CARPET' FOR GLOBAL INVESTORS India remains "one of the most open economies in the world," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday, making a pitch for global firms to invest in sectors ranging from agriculture to defence and space. While the government has been p
