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National security law not to undermine HK's judicial independence: Basic Law drafter

*** TitleNational security law not to undermine HK's judicial independence: Basic Law drafter*** Highlights:The national security law for Hong Kong will not undermine t

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IMF: Public health still the first priority in economic recovery

A station Tanah Abang in Jakarta, Indonesia February 13, 2020. /Reuters As governments rushed out funding to prevent an economic collapse amid the coronavirus pandemic, and global public debt

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Egypt condemns Turkey's "violations" of Iraqi sovereignty

Egypt condemned on Friday what it called "Turkey's violations of Iraqi sovereignty under the pretext of national security claims." "The continuation of such unacceptab

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China's national security law for HK bolsters HK stability, prosperity

China's adoption of the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is an important step towards ensuring "one country

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Commentary: HK national security legislation brings protection, hope

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) Thursday started its 19th session, during which a draft law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrati

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Xi says China opposes disruption of int'l anti-epidemic cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China opposes acts that disrupt international cooperation against the COVID-19 pandemic and undermine the world's and

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PLO official calls for int'l rejection to Israel's annexation plan

A senior Palestinian official called on Saturday for an international rejection to the Israeli plans of annexing parts of the occupied West Bank."The Israeli annexation

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U.S. claim to scrutinize Chinese telecom firms "discriminates against China's SOEs:" spokesperson

The U.S. claim to scrutinize four Chinese telecommunications companies discriminates against China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs), Gao Feng, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, told a p

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Mainland says Taiwan remarks on census "distorting facts"

A mainland spokesperson Monday refuted remarks from Taiwan on an upcoming population census on the mainland as an act of "fact-distorting" born from a desire to underm

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Chinese embassy slams British politicians for Cold War mentality

The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the UK on Wednesday criticized the Britain House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee for stigmatizing China, ignoring basic

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U.S. politicians' arbitrary interference with HK affairs real threat to "one country, two systems"

A spokesperson of the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Tuesday slammed some U.S. politicians for their arbitrary interfe

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China publishes typical cases on criminal acts relevant to protective items

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Thursday published eight criminal cases involving illegal acts relevant to protective items such as face masks amid the battle

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Is losing the sense of smell and taste a new symptom of COVID-19?

In South Korea, around 15 percent of COVID-19 patients have said they lost their sense of smell or taste, according to the country's national broadcaster Korean Broadcasting System (KBS).The repor

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Mainland slams DPP attempt to distract attention, shirk responsibilities in coronavirus response

The attempt of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to distract attention and shirk their own responsibilities in Taiwan's coronavirus epidemic response

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Pakistan Claims India Risks Igniting Arms Race by Purchasing S-400s From Russia

The Russian deputy ambassador to India announced earlier this month that the production of five S-400 missiles defence systems for New Delhi had already begun.Islamabad

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U.S. imposes fresh sanctions targeting Venezuela

The United States has imposed sanctions targeting seven Venezuelans, including the newly elected head of the country's parliament, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday. The Treasury said

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CBCP denies hand in Duterte 'destabilization'

TheCatholicBishops'ConferenceofthePhilippines(CBCP)deniedSundayanallegedplottounderminePresidentRodrigoDuterte,evenasitcalledforthepublictojoinaprayerrallyconde