LADAKH STAND OFF: DIPLOMATS BUILD ON INDIA-CHINA MILITARY TALKS Indian and Chinese diplomats agreed Wednesday to "sincerely implement the understanding on disengagement and de-escalation" along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh where both sides have massed troops in a faceoff since Ma
XI: STEP UP BATTLE AGAINST ILLEGAL DRUGS President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to continue the tough fight against drugs and make new progress in drug control.
US ENVOY SAYS CHINA HAS 'OBLIGATION' TO JOIN RUSSIA-US NUCLEAR ARMS TALKS While the US is pushing for China to join its arms talks with Russia for a 'three-way' negotiation, the American negotiator Marshall Billingslea has said Beijing has an "obligation" to join the talks.
DUTERTE BACKS 14-DAY DETENTION FOR TERROR SUSPECTS: PALACE President Rodrigo Duterte believes the anti-terrorism bill allowing authorities to hold suspects without charge for at least 2 weeks does not violate the Constitution, his spokesperson said Wednesday.
INDIA, CHINA LOOK AT A ROADMAP FOR LOWERING TENSIONS ON LAC The meeting between Corps Commanders of the Indian and Chinese armies ended Monday with "mutual consensus to disengage" with detailed discussions on the modalities of a sector-wise, stage-wise disengagement on the Line of Actual
LAST THIRD-GEN BEIDOU SATELLITE FIRED INTO ORBIT The final satellite to complete the third-generation network of China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System was launched on Tuesday morning, marking a new milestone in the nation's space endeavors.
SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN WORK VISAS TO FREE UP TO 5.25 LAKH JOBS IN US: WHITE HOUSE The temporary suspension of foreign work visas including H-1B and L1, that benefit Indian IT professionals, is expected to free up to 5,25,000 jobs in the US, senior administration officials said after Presiden
DUTERTE: ANTI-TERRORISM BILL STILL UNDER PALACE LEGAL TEAM REVIEW MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's legal team is still reviewing the controversial anti-terrorism bill that was transmitted to the Palace on June 9.
RAJNATH REACHES MOSCOW, JAISHANKAR AND WANG YI MEET TODAY AT RIC TALKS A day after his meeting with the military brass on the situation along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reached Moscow Monday night to start a three-day visit.
CHINA-EU MEETING TO ENHANCE TIES As the 22nd China-European Union leaders' meeting is set to be held via videoconference on Monday, observers said the two major global players could use the first official meeting between Chinese leaders and the new EU leadership to forge an even closer rela
