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$484 million ADB loan to upgrade road network in TN industrial corridor
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Apr 8 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 484 million dollars (about Rs 3,533 crore) loan to improve transport connectivity and road maintenance in the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in Tamil Nadu.
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After Philippines, Vietnam opposes Chinese activity near disputed sea reef
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 8 (ANI): Vietnam has joined the Philippines in opposing the amassing of Chinese fishing vessels in a disputed Asian sea and demanded that Beijing should cease its violations and respect Hanoi's sovereignty.
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Japanese PM plans to visit India, Philippines to discuss regional security
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 7 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to visit India and the Philippines later this month to discuss regional security to bolster a free and open Indo-Pacific region amid China's growing aggression in the South and East China seas.
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Philippines logs 6,414 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 820,000
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,414 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 819,164.
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Amid rising tensions, China, US send warships in disputed waters
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 6 (ANI): China and the United States have sailed aircraft carriers into the disputed waters in the East and South China Seas, as Beijing continues to assert its maritime claims in the region and Washington has ramped up military exercises to counter it.
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China intrudes yet again in South China Sea
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 5 (ANI): Another standoff is brewing in the South China Sea, after swarms of Chinese fishing boats and subversive Chinese militia in disguise arrived and parked themselves in the Union Banks.
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China plans to further occupy South China Sea 'features': Philippines Defe
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 4 (ANI): The Philippines' defence chief Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday said the continued presence of Chinese maritime militias around the Whitsun Reef reveals their intent to further occupy features in the West Philippine Sea.
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Philippines logs 11,028 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 800,000
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Phillippines], April 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 11,028 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 795,051.
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'I am no fool', says Philippines Defence Secy as Chinese vessels continue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 3 (ANI): Reiterating its demand for the removal of Chinese vessels around Whitsun Reef, the Philippines on Saturday called out Beijing to explain why there are 44 Chinese ships massed in the Julian Felipe Reef (Whitsun) in the South China Sea.
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Covid 19: Pakistan among four countries added to Britain's travel ban list
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 2 (ANI): Amid growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19, Britain on Friday said it would add Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, and the Philippines to its travel "red list", banning entry of people arriving from those countries unless they are British or Irish nationals.
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Access to climate finance critical for development and recovery: ADB
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 1 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called access to climate finance a key priority for Asia and the Pacific as governments design and implement a green and resilient recovery from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
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US, Philippines raise concerns over China's maritime militia massing at di
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 1 (ANI): The United States and the Philippines have raised concerns over the presence of China's maritime militia vessels near the disputed Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea, the White House said.
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