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Japan PM Kishida’s visit to Ukraine overshadows Xi’s talks with Putin, upsets China
Beijing: China on Tuesday hit out at Japan after its Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine and overshadowed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir…
- World
Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine war
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, in a visit that sent a powerful message to Western leaders allied with Ukraine that their efforts…
- India
It remains very fragile: Jaishankar on Indo-China border situation
New Delhi: The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh remains “very fragile” and is “quite dangerous” in military assessment because of close deployments of troops by both…
- World
China makes surprise rate cut to boost liquidity in banking system
Hong Kong: China’s central bank has made a surprise cut to the amount of money that banks must keep in reserve, in an effort to keep money flowing through the financial system…
- World
India shouldn’t be concerned over China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal: Iran
New Delhi: The China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to revive diplomatic ties should not be a matter of concern for India as the pact would provide regional stability and would…
- World
Chinese President Xi to visit Russia for talks with Putin
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin from March 20 to 22, the foreign ministry here announced on Friday. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson…
- Sports
Sindhu crashes out of All England Championships
Birmingham: There was no end to P V Sindhu’s poor run as the star Indian shuttler made a first round exit from the All England Championships after losing to Zhang Yi Man…
- Technology
Over 1 mn XR headsets shipped in China in 2022, Pico leads: Report
New Delhi: Extended Reality (XR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets) shipments crossed 1.1 million units in China in 2022, with Pico gaining the number 1 spot, a new report…
- Middle East
China plans to host GCC-Iran summit later this year: Report
China is preparing to host a summit of leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with Iran later this year in Beijing, according to Wall Street Journal (WSJ). This comes…
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Economy and diplomacy: The writer defends Jaishankar’s ‘Common Sense’ statement on China
Ishrat Aziz India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in an interview a few days ago: “Look they (China) are a bigger economy. What am I going to do? As a smaller…
- World
‘Red Alert’ report urges Australia to prepare for war with China in 3 years
Canberra: ‘Red Alert’ – a joint report of Australian newspapers – The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, warned the country to prepare for war with China in the next three years,…
- Middle East
Tunisia welcomes Saudi-Iran decision to resume ties
Tunis: Tunisia welcomed the decision by Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic ties, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Tunisia wished to see the step contribute to strengthening regional security…
- World
President Xi calls for quickly elevating Chinese armed forces to world-class standards
Beijing: Amid escalating tensions with the US, President Xi Jinping has called for more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards as he stressed opening new ground for enhancing integrated national…
- India
US intel community fears increased India-Pak, India-China tension and conflict
Washington: The American intelligence community on Wednesday told lawmakers that it apprehends increased tension between India and Pakistan and India and China with the possibility of a conflict between them. It also…
- Technology
Google now begins laying off employees in China
Hong Kong: Google is now laying off employees in China that have hit senior positions and high-paying workers as part of the global announcement, the media reported on Monday. The aim of…