China
- Offbeat
Watch: Convenience store suspended on 393-foot cliff in China
World’s ‘most inconvenient’ convenience store in China left the citizens fascinated as it is perched high upon a cliff, at a height of 393 feet (approximately 120 meters). A convenience store is…
- Featured News
The cost of China-India standoff in Ladakh assumes environmental dimension
The 19th round of military commander level talks between India and China to resolve the issues along the Line of Actual Control on Monday concluded, as it is obvious with the available reportage with…
- World
China attracts South Asian nations to join ‘express train’ for economic growth
Beijing: China has urged South Asian countries to get on board its “express train” and receive a share of the dividends of its economic growth. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said this…
- Hyderabad
Asaduddin Owaisi questions PM on China border row
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi why the Centre was not demanding a return to the status quo ante of May 2020 on the India-China border. Reacting…
- World
China stops releasing youth unemployment figures as economy falters
New Delhi: China has stopped releasing youth unemployment figures, which were seen by some as a key indication of the country’s slowdown. The decision is due to changes in the world’s second…
- India
India presses for early disengagement along LAC in talks with China
New Delhi: India on Monday pressed for early disengagement of troops in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh during a fresh round of high-level military talks with China, people familiar with the…
- World
China asks Pakistan to punish perpetrators of Gwadar attack
Islamabad: China has strongly condemned the terror attack on a Chinese convoy in Balochistan’s Gwadar on Sunday and has asked the Pakistani side to bring the perpetrators to justice. Chinese Consulate General…
- World
Taiwan vice-president’s US ‘stopover’: China expresses unhappiness
Beijing: China’s foreign ministry on Sunday condemned Taiwan’s vice president William Lai’s stopover in the US, calling him a “troublemaker”. Lai arrived in New York on Saturday en route to Paraguay, Taiwan’s…
- World
US announces new bans on investments in China, Beijing disappointed
Washington: US President Joe Biden has slapped new bans on investments in advanced technology industries in China in order to protect national security. President Biden signed an executive order late on Wednesday,…
- World
10 injured after 5.5-magnitude quake hits China
Beijing: At least 10 people have been injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China’s Shandong Province at around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.…
- Technology
China mulls new rules to curb kids’ smartphone use
Hong Kong: China’s cyberspace regulator has proposed rules that would limit the smartphone screen time of kids based on their age with a “minor mode”. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on…
- World
US completes second lottery round for H-1B visa, successful candidates notified
Washington: The US has completed a second round of random lottery selection for the much sought-after H-1B work visa for foreign guest workers and the successful applicants have been notified, according to…
- Pakistan
Pakistan, China agree to revive CPEC phase 2
Islamabad: Pakistan and China have agreed to revive the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The agreement…
- Pakistan
Pakistan, China ink deals to boost CPEC phase 2
Islamabad: Pakistan and China on Monday signed six key documents to help undertake the second phase of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects under a new model, further cementing…
- Pakistan
Pakistan and China ink six agreements to expedite cooperation under CPEC
Islamabad: Pakistan and China on Monday signed six important documents to expand and expedite cooperation under the ambitious multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, further cementing the all-weather strategic relations between…
