LOCKDOWN EXTENDED TILL MAY 31; SEVERAL CURBS LIFTED; STATES GET A GREATER SAY As the third phase of the nationwide lockdown ended on Sunday, the Centre announced an extension till May 31, but listed considerable relaxations in non-containment zones that are set to further open up the econom
PRIORITIES KEY TO VICTORY OVER BIG CHALLENGES China is facing large challenges unprecedented in recent times given the grave situation of global disease prevention and the slowdown of the world economy, according to a key Party meeting on Friday.
REQUIRE US TO MEET US HALFWAY: CHINA ON TRUMP`S THREAT TO CUT OFF TIES China on Friday reacted guardedly to US President Donald Trump's threat to "cut off" the bilateral relationship between the world's top two economies and asked America to meet it halfway in the fight against the corona
METRO MANILA STREETS STIR BACK TO LIFE AS MODIFIED LOCKDOWN STARTS MANILA – Several streets around Metro Manila slowly started coming back to life on Saturday as the Philippine capital shifted to a modified enhanced community quarantine after two months under lockdown. Dozens of mask
THIRD TRANCHE OF ECONOMIC MEASURES FOCUSES ON AGRICULTURE, ALLIED ACTIVITIES Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, at her third press conference to detail the PM's Rs 20-lakh Covid stimulus, announced steps to usher barrier-free agricultural trade, a Rs 1 lakh-crore NABARD-anchored f
XI CALLS FOR VIGILANCE TO COMBAT VIRUS President Xi Jinping instructed local governments on Thursday to keep alert on disease prevention and control to avoid a resurgence of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
'NOT HAPPY RIGHT NOW': TRUMP RULES OUT US RENEGOTIATING TRADE DEAL WITH CHINA U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out renegotiating the trade deal with China and expressed disappointment over Beijing's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which has spread across the world killing over
DUTERTE ORDERS DBM TO PRUNE OTHER BUDGETARY ITEMS TO FUND SAP - ROQUE MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the budget department to prune budgetary items that can be realigned to fund the social amelioration program to poor families in areas still under lockdown, Presidential S
FM ANNOUNCES 2ND TRANCHE OF STIMULUS PACKAGEThe second tranche of the economic stimulus announced yesterday by FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharaman sought to alleviate the lockdown-induced miseryof migrant labour and street vendors, extend more credit to farmers and easethe repayment worries of the sm
XI, LEADER OF ROK SAY TIES GROW CLOSER Productive cooperation between China and the Republic of Korea in fighting the novel coronavirus has set a model for global disease control, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.
