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Twitter an accelerant to fulfil my vision of a super app: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that buying Twitter is to fulfil his dream to build a super app called X.com like China’s WeChat that will be available to all…
- News
China keen on importing donkeys, dogs from Pakistan: Officials
Islamabad: China has shown interest in importing donkeys and dogs from Pakistan, officials have told a parliamentary committee as the cash-strapped country is trying to overcome a major economic crisis. During a…
- World
China reports 250 new local COVID-19 cases
Beijing: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 250 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 151 in Inner Mongolia and 27 in Guangdong, according to the National Health Commission’s report. A total of…
- World
China falls into its own debt trap as loans under Belt and Road Initiative pile up
Beijing: China is falling into its own debt trap as the country’s banks have sharply reduced lending to low-income countries under its flagship Belt and Road initiative (BRI) after the crumbled economies…
- World
Xi propagates “new era” discourse to strengthen personal power
Beijing: Ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), President Xi Jinping is pushing for a “new era” discourse to strengthen his personal power. Hugo Jones, writing in…
- World
Unite to face ‘great struggles, major risks’: Xi tells Communist Party officials
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that the Communist Party must be united to prepare for great struggles and face major risks, ahead of this month’s key Congress of the ruling…
- World
China struggling to find enough trained pilots for its three aircraft carriers: Report
Beijing: China is struggling to find enough trained pilots to operate fighter jets from aircraft carriers, prompting its navy with two aircraft carriers commissioned and another launched in June, to speed up…
- World
Former vice governor of China’s Hubei expelled from CPC over graft charges
Beijing: A former top official in central China’s Hubei province has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and other public offices over corruption charges. China’s top anti-graft body said…
- World
Google disables online translation service in mainland China
San Francisco: Google has disabled its online translation service in mainland China owing to “low usage”, and redirected people to the Hong Kong domain which isn’t accessible for users from within the…
- Technology
Google disables online translation service in mainland China
San Francisco: Google has disabled its online translation service in mainland China owing to “low usage”, and redirected people to the Hong Kong domain which isn’t accessible for users from within the…
- India
RSS chief blames China, US for not helping nations facing crisis
Nagpur: Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, said on Friday that even in times of crisis, super powers like the US and China help other nations in a selfish…
- Pakistan
China has pledged over USD 90 million for flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: China has so far pledged over USD 90 million in assistance to Pakistan after the devastating floods, the Chinese envoy to the country said on Friday. Ambassador Nong Rong in a…
- India
RSS chief blames China, US for not helping nations facing crisis
Nagpur: Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, said on Friday that even in times of crisis, super powers like the US and China help other nations in a selfish…
- India
India urges Nepal to check entry of Chinese, Pak nationals through border
Kathmandu: India’s Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has requested Nepal to stop the entry of Pakistani and Chinese nationals into India through the Nepal-India border points. SSB Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen, who…
- World
Global opinion of China nosedived under Xi Jinping’s rule
Washington: Chinas global image took a “precipitously more negative” turn after President Xi Jinping took office in 2013, with Beijing taking the blame for the Covid-19 pandemic while also facing criticism for…