DIPLOMACY IN TIME OF VIRUS CEMENTS TIES The COVID-19 pandemic may have pressed the "pause" button on interaction between countries, but China's diplomacy led by President Xi Jinping, in the form of phone calls, correspondence and videoconferences, has helped to further enhance the country's
A CORNERED OLI PROROGUES THE HOUSE AND CONSIDERS SPLITTING THE RULING PARTY After finding himself on shaky ground in the wake of growing calls from within his party to step down, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday recommended prorogation of the ongoing session of the federal parliam
LORENZANA: CHINESE MILITARY DRILLS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA 'HIGHLY-PROVOCATIVE' MANILA - Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has raised alarm over China's move to hold military exercises in contested areas in the South China Sea.
LADAKH STANDOFF: CHINESE SIDE SAYS PROGRESS MADE, INDIA FOR QUICK END TO BUILD-UP India on Thursday said it would continue its meetings with China both at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the face-offs along the LAC to mutual satisfaction. "We expect the Chinese side to sincerel
DOUBLE STANDARD OF WEST ON HK AND XINJIANG HAS BEEN EXPOSED Many Western governments are good at claiming the moral high ground, for example, by calling the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan as a mission to spread freedom and democracy, and the killing of innocent civilians as collateral da
MORE MEETINGS NEEDED TO END LAC STALEMATE A day after XIV Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh and South Xinjiang Military Region Commander Major General Liu Lin held extensive talks at the Chushul border point on ways to reduce tensions along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, A
A LOOSE STRATEGIC COALITION IS GROWING AGAINST CHINA From Australia to Japan, United States to Asean and countries in Europe, a loose strategic coalition is taking on China even as New Delhi tries to break the deadlock with Beijing amid the standoff along the LAC.
ABS-CBN HAS NO TAX DELINQUENCY, BIR TELLS SOLONS MANILA--ABS-CBN Corp. has no current tax delinquency and, with the rest of the companies under the ABS-CBN Group, infused a combined P71.5 billion in taxes to government coffers in 17 years, congressmen scrutinizing its application for a n
XI CALLS FOR STRONGER CPC IN THE NEW ERA The Communist Party of China must better implement its organizational line in the new era to make itself stronger, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said on Monday.
POMPEO'S PUSH TO EXTEND IRAN ARMS EMBARGO FACES UPHILL BATTLE AT UN Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the United Nations Security Council today to extend the conventional arms embargo on Iran indefinitely, only to face several harsh rebukes from allies and adversaries alike.
