China
- Technology
Beijing leads China’s AI industry with over 1,000 AI companies
Beijing: Beijing had 1,048 major artificial intelligence (AI) companies as of October 2022, accounting for 29 per cent of the national total, according to a report on the capital’s AI development released…
- Middle East
Iranian President to visit China on February 14
Beijing: President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi will pay a state visit to China from February 14 to 16 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Raisi, 63,…
- World
US fighter jet shoots down unidentified, cylindrical object over Canada
Washington:A US F-22 fighter jet has shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada, a day after another similar object was downed near Alaskan waters and a week after the American military…
- World
Nepal bans rose import ahead of Valentine’s Day
Kathmandu: The Nepali government has banned the import of fresh roses from countries like India and China ahead of Valentine’s Day, according to a media report on Friday. The Plant Quarantine and…
- India
US needs to address India’s downward trend of democratic values: Senatorial report
Washington: As the US focuses on the Indo-Pacific, in particular the Quad, the Biden administration needs to address India’s ties with Russia and its “downward trend of democratic values and institutions”, said…
- India
Centre relaxes Covid travel norms for passengers from China, other countries
New Delhi: Amid declining Covid cases in the country, the Center on Thursday relaxed the travel norms for passengers from China and other six countries. However, the random testing of 2 per…
- World
China violated sovereignty of nations across 5 continents: Blinken on surveillance balloon
Washington: China has violated the sovereignty of not just the United States but of countries across five continents, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, days after American fighter jets shot down…
- World
US ‘will act’ to protect if China threatens its sovereignty, warns Biden
Washington: Amidst growing US-China tension over a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, President Joe Biden has asserted that America “will act” to protect if Beijing threatens its sovereignty. The US military downed a…
- Middle East
China coerces Uyghurs in Turkey to spy on each other
New Delhi: More than six years into China’s campaign to eradicate independent Uyghur society at home, the Chinese authorities are going to great length to keep tabs on ordinary Uyghurs abroad, media…
- World
China confirms ‘unintended’ entry of airship into US airspace
Beijing: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson confirmed the “unintended” entry of a “civilian” airship into US airspace due to “force majeure”. According to previous media reports, a Chinese unmanned airship has been…
- India
China imposes communications crackdown on Tibetans
New Delhi: China has tightened restrictions on Tibetan residents of a county in Sichuan province that has been a hotbed of resistance to Chinese rule, imposing measures to prevent contact with people…
- Technology
Apple logs $65.8 bn in iPhone revenue as China disruptions hit supply
New Delhi: Apple reported $65.8 billion in revenue for iPhones in the holiday quarter, down 8 per cent (year-over-year). However, on a constant currency basis, iPhone revenue was roughly flat, according to…
- Middle East
Iran worried over Chinas recent embrace of Saudi Arabia
Tehran: Iran which is facing its lowest level of domestic legitimacy and international acceptance, seems to have lost China as well, reported The Jakarta Post. Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia…
- World
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits China’s Aral
Beijing: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Aral, a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre…
- Kashmir
Need to deal with China firmly, says Rahul
Srinagar: Questioning the Narendra Modi government’s stance on the issue of China, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said it is time to deal with China firmly. “Only our prime minister thinks…