China
- Technology
After US, Canada bans China’s Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks
Toronto: After the US, Canada has now moved to ban Chinese telecommunication giants Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks in order to ensure the “long term safety of our telecommunications infrastructure”.…
- World
UK’s healthcare dangerously reliant on China for medical supplies
London: Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is “dangerously reliant” on China for medical supplies, said a report published by British think tank Civitas after studying Chinese-manufactured goods in NHS supply chains. This…
- World
Official: China’s economy reviving as anti-virus curbs ease
Beijing: Battling the worst coronavirus outbreak since it emerged in Wuhan two years ago, China on Monday acknowledged that its economy was hit by the Omicron variant leading to lockdowns of several…
- Pakistan
Chinese nationals teaching Mandarin in Pakistan called back
Karachi: Chinese nationals teaching Mandarin in different parts of Pakistan have left for home after being called back by Beijing following the recent deadly attacks targeting them, an official of the Karachi…
- Automobile
Tesla stops taking Cybertruck orders in China, Europe
San Francisco: Electric car maker Tesla has reportedly stopped taking C0ybertruck orders on its websites in China and Europe. The Tesla website now only allows visitors to sign up for Cybertruck updates…
- World
Xi Jinping rumoured to be suffering from brain aneurysm: Report
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping is rumoured to be suffering from brain aneurysm and won’t go under the knife to treat it, the media reported. Bloggers have suggested that the 68-year-old Xi…
- Automobile
China’s online car-hailing orders fall in April
Beijing: Orders from China’s online car-hailing companies dropped in April, as the resurgence of COVID-19 cases influenced the companies’ operations and people’s willingness to travel, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.…
- World
50,000 people affected by heavy rain in China
Beijing; Some 50,000 residents of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been affected by floods caused by extensive heavy rain that began on May 8, the regional emergency management department said on…
- World
Over 40 injured after passenger plane catches fire on runway in China
Beijing: More than 40 people have been injured after a passenger plane veered off the runway during take-off and caught fire at an airport in southwest China‘s Chongqing on Thursday. The passenger…
- World
China’s security pact with Solomon Islands sends shivers down western nations’ spine
Beijing: China’s recent security pact with the Solomon Islands has left the western nations concerned just as it unravels its ambition to have a military foothold in the Pacific to challenge the…
- World
Global companies suffer under China’s ‘unsustainable’ zero-COVID policy
Beijing: As businesses in China continue to suffer due to zero-covid policy, global brands have revealed the damage to their bottom lines as both supply and demand took a major hit with…
- World
WHO chief censored in China after questioning zero-COVID policy
Beijing: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is being censored on China’s internet after questioning the sustainability of the country’s zero-Covid policy, CNN reported. The censorship on Weibo and WeChat,…
- World
Americans avoid going to work but Chinese burn 3 a.m. oil: Musk
New Delhi: Slamming the US work culture, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that American people do not want to work while their Chinese counterparts are way better when it comes to…
- World
China could see 1.6 mn Covid deaths if curbs are lifted
Taipei: The lifting of zero-Covid policies in China would see a “tsunami” of infections and almost 1.6 million deaths, a study claims, citing in part China’s low vaccination rate among elderly residents,…
- World
Nepal shuts borders with India, China ahead of polls
Kathmandu: Nepal has shut its international borders with India and China for a period of 72 hours ahead of the local polls slated for Friday, according to the Home Ministry. The government…