XI HIGHLIGHTS CRUCIAL ROLE OF QUANTUM TECH President Xi Jinping has stressed that China will advance the development of quantum science and technology with more strategic planning, supportive policies and investment, with the aim of fostering a favorable environment for basic research, inno
FRENCH PREMIER JOINS NATIONWIDE TRIBUTES TO BEHEADED TEACHER France's prime minister joined demonstrators on Sunday who rallied together across the country in tribute to a history teacher who was beheaded near Paris after discussing caricatures of the Prophet with his class.
WEST PHILIPPINE SEA OIL EXPLORATION OK, BUT NOT WITH CHINA MANILA, Philippines President Dutertes move to lift the moratorium on oil exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) would be beneficial for the country, but the government must bar China from any joint venture to explo
INDIA WENT PAST PEAK IN SEPTEMBER, COVID MAY RUN ITS COURSE BY FEBRUARY: GOVT PANEL The coronavirus epidemic in India may have already peaked and, if the usage of masks and physical distancing measures continue at the current level, the disease will likely “run its course” by Fe
CHINA'S SHANXI OFFERS OVER 3 BILLION YUAN OF MICROLOANS FOR POVERTY REDUCTION North China's Shanxi province has offered some 3.32 billion yuan (about $494 million) of microloans for poverty alleviation since the start of this year, according to local authorities. Some 74,500 regist
FORMER PAK PM NAWAZ SHARIF ACCUSES COUNTRY'S ARMY CHIEF OF TOPPLING HIS GOVT Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday accused the country's army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa of toppling his government, pressuring the judiciary, and installing the current government of Prime
HOUSE APPROVES 2021 NATIONAL BUDGET ON FINAL READING MANILA - The House of Representatives on Friday approved on third and final reading the proposed P4.506 trillion national budget for 2021. The passage of the proposed national budget by the lower chamber was consistent with the commitm
GALWAN CLASHES LEFT INDIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA 'PROFOUNDLY DISTURBED': JAISHANKAR Delivering his sharpest comments yet on China since the Moscow meeting last month with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday said the bord
DELAYS EXPECTED IN U.S. ELECTION RESULTS AS MORE VOTERS OPT FOR MAIL-IN BALLOTS Results from the 2020 election will likely be late-and that's not a bad thing. As more and more Americans choose not to risk the polls and opt for mail-in ballots in advance of the November elections, experts
DUTERTE SLAMS DPWH CORRUPTION, BUT STILL TRUSTS VILLAR MANILA President Dutertes trust and confidence in Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar remain despite the Chief Executives expressing disappointment over reports of corruption in the DPWH mostly involving project of
