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Philippines warns China to back off the disputed island
Philippines President Duterte has warned China to back off the disputed island in South China sea. The Chinese presence in the South China Sea is increasing and has...
China hikes defence budget by 7.5%
China has increased its defence budget by 7.5 per to 177.61 billion up from last year’s 165 billion. The 2019 Defence Budget of China stood at 1.19 trillion...
Govt and ADB sign loan agreement for Mumbai Metro Rail Project
The Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a loan agreement of $926 Million to operationalise two lines for the Mumbai Metro Rail System. This is the single...
Pakistan to issue Panda Bonds to raise capital in China
The government of Pakistan has decided to launch Panda Bonds to raise loans from Chinese capital markets. Launching of Panda Bonds is part of Pakistan’s plans to move...
Catriona Gray from Philippines wins Miss Universe 2018 Title
Catriona Elisa Gray from the Philippines was crowned as the Miss Universe 2018, beating 93 contestants from other countries. She was crowned by Demi Leigh Nel-Peters from South...
2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award: Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk awarded
Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among six who have been declared winners of 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award, often referred to as Asian version of the...
Philippines withdraws from International Criminal Court
Philippines has announced to withdraw from International Criminal Court (ICC) citing reason of international bias and held that ICC was being utilised as a political tool against it....
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates rice field laboratory named after him in Philippines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated rice field laboratory named after him International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Banos in Philippines during his three-day visit to attend ASEAN-India...
Four Asian vulture species from India gets highest protection under CMS
Several species of vultures including four from India on their migratory routes were awarded highest protection by the Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)....
4th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus to be held in Philippines
The fourth edition of ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus will be held in Philippines. India will be represented by Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It is her first...
India ranks second in global business optimism index: Report
As per recently released report, India was ranked second in the global business optimism index during the third quarter (July-September 2016). It was revealed by the Grant Thornton... 