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Deadly tunnel blast in Southwest China kills 4, injures 9
Beijing: As many as four people were killed and nine others sustained injuries following an explosion at a highway tunnel under construction in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, local officials said on Tuesday.…
- World
China resumes direct flights to North Korea after 6 years
Beijing: China’s flag carrier resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang on Monday, March 30, not long after the restoration of passenger train services between the capitals. The…
- World
US faces twin nuclear threat: Trump official
Washington: The United States is now confronting two nuclear peer adversaries — China and Russia — in a rapidly shifting global security landscape, Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno…
- News
China braces for fuel shortage; hikes gasoline, diesel prices
Beijing: China has increased retail fuel prices as part of preparations for a fuel crisis amid apprehensions that the US-Israel-Iran war may prolong, leading to shortages of gasoline and diesel. China’s top…
- India
India, China bear brunt of Trump’s tougher visa policies: report
Washington: India and China bore the maximum brunt of tougher immigration policy unveiled by the Trump administration which issued 2.5 lakh fewer visas in the first eight months of 2025 compared with…
- World
US bill backs OPT for foreign students
Washington: US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to protect a key work programme for international students, aiming to retain foreign graduates, including thousands from India, amid rising global competition for skilled talent.…
- Middle East
China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as Iran war deepens, Beijing visit delayed
China won’t help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz as requested by President Donald Trump, but it is probably welcoming the delay in Trump’s highly anticipated trip to Beijing as…
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China to provide USD 200K aid for victims of Iranian school bombing
Beijing: China on Friday, March 13, said it will provide USD 200,000 in emergency humanitarian assistance to the students killed in an airstrike on an elementary school in Iran in the ongoing…
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India asks China for urea as gas supplies hit amid West Asia conflict: Report
Indian officials have asked their Chinese counterparts to permit the sale of urea cargoes as the war in the Middle East continues to hinder the country’s gas supplies, threatening the production of fertilisers.…
- Offbeat
Chinese man finds gold worth Rs 1.65 lakh in duck’s stomach
A man in Central China found gold particles worth Rs 1.65 lakh inside a duck’s stomach in Hunan province in February 2026. The man identified as Liu found gold particles in the…
- India
Will not let you grow too much, US tells India to its face
The US has drawn a clear line on how far it is willing to go in accommodating India’s rise, even as both countries push to finalise a trade deal. Deputy Secretary of…
- World
US interior secretary in Venezuela to discuss critical minerals
Caracas: US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Wednesday, March 4, met in Venezuela with acting President Delcy Rodríguez in the latest sign of the Trump administration’s intent to exercise control…
- World
China sets lower economic growth target for this year
Beijing: China on Thursday, March 5, lowered its GDP target to 4.5 to 5 per cent for this year in the face of Trump’s trade tariff war, the worsening global crisis following…
- World
China to unveil priorities for coming 5 years at major annual political meeting
Bangkok: China’s ceremonial legislature is set to meet Thursday, March 5, where it will unveil the country’s policy direction and economic goals for the coming years. The meeting is held in Beijing,…
- World
China’s economic ambitions hit limits to growth as its national congress meets
Beijing: China’s progress in building a modern economy, evident in its kung-fu fighting robots and self-parking cars, is hitting limits as a downturn in its housing industry drags on, small businesses suffer…