Manila, 02 Feb. 2019 (PNA) The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said gains in anti-corruption initiatives by the government drove the improvement in the Philippines’ ranking in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The Philippines climbed 12 spots (99th out of 180 countries) this year. This translates into a percentile rank of 45.0 (against...

Washington, Feb. 02 (Xinhua) Editor: Yang Yi The United States announced on Friday its decision to withdraw from a decades-long landmark nuclear arms control pact with Russia, sparking worries about future international security and arms race crisis. BLAME GAME The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty was inked in 1987 between the United States and the...

Manila, 01 Feb. 2019 (PNA) Philippines Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra assured that law enforcement officials are working closely with authorities abroad to keep an eye on transnational drug rings seeking to enter the country. "The Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Immigration are cooperating with their counterparts in foreign jurisdictions, as well as with...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 01 Feb. 2019 Qatar were  crowned AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 champions on Friday as superb goals from Almoez Ali and Abdelaziz Hatim laid the foundation for a 3-1 win over Japan in a rousing final at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The pair both found the...

Beijing, 31 Jan. 2019 (Xinhua) Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani Thursday in Beijing, and they agreed to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership featuring mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, and common development. Xi recalled the establishment of the strategic partnership between the two countries in Beijing in...

Doha, 30 Jan. 2019 (QNA) Li Chen, Ambassador of the People's Republic of  China said on Wednesday that the visit of Amir of State of Qatar to Beijing, which begins today, will play a key role in enriching the strategic bilateral ties and will enhance bilateral cooperation in all fields. He said that there is...

Doha, 30 Jan. 2019 (QNA) After two successful visits to South Korea and Japan, Amir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrives to the People's Republic of China for the third stop of Asian tour, affirming the high level relations have reached to, the mutual trust between both leaders and the goals...

Doha, 30 Jan. 2019 (QNA) Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri, Attorney-General of State of Qatar met on Wednesday with Mirza Shahzad Akbar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Accountability. During the meeting, they discussed enhancing cooperation between the two countries in the field of criminal justice, technical support and exchange of...

Kabul, 30 Jan. 2019 (QNA) Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan met today Ambassador Dr. Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani, Special Envoy for Counter-terrorism and Mediation in Disputes' Settlements, Minister of Foreign Affairs of State of Qatar, currently visiting Afghanistan. Qatar News Agency reported that  they discussed bilateral relations and ways of...

Dubai, 29 Jan. 2019 (CNBC) The United Arab Emirates, host of the 2019 AFC Asia Cup, reached the end of its tournament run with a 4-0 loss to Qatar at Tuesday night's semi-final in a heated match marred by outbursts from angry spectators. Fans threw a barrage of shoes and water bottles onto the soccer...