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ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Dec.13(APD)–LawmakersfromboththePhilippineSenateandtheHouseofRepresentativesinjointsessionapprovedPresidentRodrigoRoaDuterte’sreque
OnSaturday,China'stoplegislatureadoptedadecisiontoapplythenewly-adoptedNationalAnthemLawintheHongKongandMacaoSpecialAdministrativeRegions.Accordingtothedecision
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The European Commission on Saturday launched infringement procedure against Poland over a judiciary law which the EU said falls foul of gender equality in employment and undermines judicial independence.
Gathering supports interpretation on taking oath of office
Officials and lawmakers in Hong Kong must pledge with sincerity their loyalty to the Basic Law, or Hong Kong's mini-constitution, before they can assume office, the top legislature said on Monday.
The Standing Committee of the twelfth National People's Congress on Monday adopted the interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China at its twenty-fourth Session.
The Standing Committee of the twelfth National People's Congress on Monday adopted the interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China at its twenty-fourth Session.
The interpretation of Hong Kong Basic Law is a necessary step to safeguard the legal foundation of the special administrative region.
China's top legislature on Monday adopted an interpretation to Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).
The People's Procuratorate of Beijing Municipality said on Wednesday that it was investigating five people, including at least one police officer, in relation to the mysterious death of 29-year-old Lei Yang. Lei died shortly after he was taken away by plainclothes police on suspicion of visiting prostitutes on May 7, 2016.
The latest bimonthly session of China's top legislature provided a perfect exhibition of the flexibility and firmness of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III called on Congress on Monday to pass at least five priority measures before he steps down from office in June next year.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, opened its bi-monthly session on Monday with a dozen important bills under review.
Reform in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) must follow the Basic Law and any attempt to destabilize the territory through "street politics" will not win the hearts and minds of Hong Kong's people, according to an article under the byline of Chinese ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming.
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