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China’s Communist Party Congress to confer more power to President Xi
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party is all set to amend its constitution at the next month’s key once-in-a-five-year Congress to grant more powers to President Xi Jinping besides endorsing a record third…
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Mastermind behind China-linked shell companies arrested while trying to flee India
New Delhi: Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has arrested a person named Dortse, Director of Jillian Consultants India Pvt Ltd after searches and seizure operations were conducted at his premises in Gurugram,…
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China sees heavy early demand for iPhone 14 despite Covid measures
Hong Kong: Despite Covid-10 control measures in place in several cities, Chinese vendors are witnessing heavy demand for new Apple iPhone 14 series. According to South China Morning Post, one Apple vendor…
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India-China armies to complete disengagement at Gogra-Hot Springs
New Delhi: The Indian and Chinese troops will complete the disengagement process in the Gogra-Hot Springs area (PP-15) along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh by September 12. Both…
- Technology
WeChat warns overseas users that personal data, browsing history being sent to China
Beijing: Chinese social media platform WeChat is warning users outside China that their data will be stored on servers inside the country, RFA reported. A number of overseas WeChat users received a…
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Death toll of 6.8-magnitude quake in China reaches 88
Beijing: A total of 88 people have been killed, and 35 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county in China’s Sichuan province earlier this week, local authorities said on Friday.…
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UN experts call for action on findings of Uyghur abuse in China
Geneva: A collection of human rights officials said the international community must not ignore the systematic abuses allegedly perpetrated against Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region…
- India
India, China begin disengagement in Gogra-Hotsprings PP-15 in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi: In a major development, the Indian and Chinese armies on Thursday announced that they have started to disengage from the Gogra-Hotsprings area in eastern Ladakh, marking an end to an…
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China gathering DNA samples across Tibet including from kindergarten children
Taipei: Chinese authorities have been gathering DNA samples across Tibet, including from kindergarten children without the apparent consent of their parents, Human Rights Watch has said, The Guardian reported. In a new…
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China earthquake: Death toll rises to 74
Beijing: The death toll in the earthquake that hit the Sichuan province in China on Monday has reached 74 so far, local media reported on Wednesday. The rescue headquarters of the Ganzi…
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Putin attends joint military drills with China, others
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday attended sweeping war games in his country’s far east involving troops from China and other nations, in a show of military muscle amid the tensions…
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China quake toll increases to 65
Beijing: A total of 65 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding county in China’s Sichuan province, local authorities said on Tuesday. Thirty-seven people were killed in Ganzi…
- India
SC junks PIL disputing Centre’s claims on skirmishes along India-China border
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the Central government to put out information regarding skirmishes at the India-China border, including the extent of loss…
- India
India-China – an escalating dispute since 1962
New Delhi: Asian neighbours India and China — two of the leading economic powerhouses, have had a long-standing history of disputes and diplomatic tiffs that date back to their 1962 war. Even…
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IMF chief pleased Sri Lanka reached staff-level deal for USD 2.9 billion
Colombo: The IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday said she is pleased the Washington-based lender and the Sri Lankan government have reached a staff-level agreement to provide about USD 2.9 billion to…