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- World
Spare a thought for China’s Muslims this Ramadan
Xinjiang: Xinjiang has ceased to exist for much of the civilised world. For nearly a century, China has done everything to help the world forget about the existence of its huge and…
- World
China accuses US of ‘naked economic terrorism’
Beijing: China accused the United States of “naked economic terrorism” on Thursday as Beijing ramps up the rhetoric in their trade war. The world’s top two economies are at loggerheads as trade…
- Stock Market
Equities gain some ground in early trading, Nifty hovers
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices opened on a flat note following negative global sentiments on Thursday but gained some ground as the trading progressed. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was up…
- News
US calls on China to release Uighur detainees ahead of Eid
Washington: The United States on Wednesday called on China to release all Uighurs and other Muslim minorities arbitrarily detained throughout Xinjiang so they may return home to celebrate the Eid holiday with…
- Middle East
Fall of US power evident in future: Chinese envoy to Iran
Tehran: China’s Ambassador to Iran, Pang Sen, on Wednesday said that the fall of US power will be evident in the future and it will be a victory for both Tehran and…
- India
India, China in touch for second informal summit: MEA
New Delhi: India and China are in touch for the second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in India later this year, Ministry of External Affairs…
- World
Stop interfering in Tibet: China tells US
Beijing: China on Tuesday told the US to stop interfering in Tibet after the American envoy advised Beijing to hold talks with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama who is living in…
- Stock Market
China’s yuan edges higher against the US dollar
Beijing: The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 69 basis points to 6.8924 against the US dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade…
- Automobile
Tata Motors consolidated Q4 net profit nearly halves to Rs 1,117 crore
Mumbai: Tata Motors said on Monday its consolidated net profit almost halved in the quarter ended March 31 to Rs 1,117 crore compared to a profit of Rs 2,125 crore in the…
- World
Two dead after bar roof collapses in southern China
Baise [China]: At least two people were killed and several others sustained injuries after the roof of a bar collapsed in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday. The incident occurred at…
- News
China sentences Japanese man on espionage charges
Beijing [China]: A Chinese court on Friday handed a five and half year prison sentence to a 70-year-old Japanese man on charges of espionage, as per Japan’s Foreign Ministry. The Japanese man…
- World
Iran Foreign Minister urges ‘concrete action’ from China, Russia to save nuclear deal
Beijing [China]: Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged “friends” including China and Russia to take “concrete action” to safeguard the 2015 nuclear deal as he warned of a “dangerous”…
- News
Chinese mission uncovers secrets on moon’s far side
Beijing: China’s Chang’e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is shedding light on one of the moon’s biggest mysteries, ccording to a new study. The study…
- News
China formally arrests two Canadians on national security grounds
Beijing: Two Canadian nationalists detained in China since December last year on national security grounds have been formally arrested, country’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael…
- News
China: Nine trapped in Shanghai building collapse
Shanghai [China]: At least nine people are believed to be trapped under the debris of a building that collapsed in Shanghai’s Changning district on Thursday, local media reported. The incident occured at…
- World
Trump calls trade war with China ‘a little squabble’
Washington: President Donald Trump on Tuesday labeled the escalating trade war with China “a little squabble” and again accused Beijing of scuttling an agreement when it was near completion. And although he…
- Technology
US-China trade war could make iPhones 3% more costly
San Francisco: The ongoing trade-war between the US and China has caused Apple’s iPhone production costs to rise as much as 3 percent because of the new retaliatory tariffs imposed by Beijing.…
- News
China: 160 ancient tombs unearthed in Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou [China]: 160 ancient tombs, believed to be built during the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD), were unearthed by archaeologists in China’s Henan province. Apart from this, over 1,000 cultural…
- News
China announces tariff hikes on US goods worth $ 200 billion
Beijing [China]: China on Monday announced that it would raise tariffs on a range of US products, in retaliation to Washington’s decision to ramp up the tariffs rate to 25 per cent…
- Stock Market
Stocks markets volatile after opening in red, Nifty hovers below 11,300
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices turned volatile after opening in the red on Monday, tracking a sharp fall in Asian peers amid growing concerns over the brewing trade war between the United States…
- Technology
India lagging far behind China in IIoT adoption: Accenture
NEW DELHI: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) could be a game-changer for India, but the country is lagging far behind China in its adoption, a top Accenture official has said. According to…
- World
New US tariffs on China imports to signal prolonged corporate headwind: Fitch
Chicago: US-China trade tension may become a longer-than-expected headwind for US corporations as the prospect of additional US tariffs, retaliation from China and prolonged negotiations rise, according to Fitch Ratings. Although credit…
- World
Act now or trade deal will be ‘far worse’ after 2020: Trump warns China
Washington: President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) warned China to act immediately and strike a trade deal with the United States in order to avoid a “far worse” negotiation after 2020.…
- World
China hopeful to hold more trade talks, Trump orders raising tariffs on all remaining Chinese imports
Beijing: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said on Saturday that China and the United States have agreed to continue trade talks in Beijing as the high-level economic and trade consultations ended in…
- Business
China to respond to new US tariffs
Beijing: China on Friday said it would respond in kind after the US has more than doubled the taxes on Chinese imports worth $200 billion from 10 per cent to 25 per…
- Stock Market
Stock markets flat in early trading, Nifty hovers around 11,300
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices were flat during early hours on Friday in line with Asian markets as investors prepared for the outcome of crucial US-China trade talks. At the National Stock Exchange,…
- News
China threatens countermeasures if US enforces fresh tariffs
Beijing [China]: China threatened to take “necessary countermeasures” if the United States increases tariffs on Chinese goods worth USD 200 billion from 10 per cent to 25 per cent from May 10,…
- World
Question mark on Chinese Navy long-range deployment capacity: Top defence sources
New Delhi: Since September 2017, no Chinese nuclear or conventional submarine has entered the Indian Ocean Region, raising a question mark on the ability of the People’s Liberation Army’s Navy to deploy…
- Stock Market
Stock markets continue to slide down, Nifty below 11,330
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices extended their fall for a fourth consecutive trading session this week and traded lower in the early hours on Thursday. Except IT and Media, all sectoral indices at…
- News
China’s clampdown against Muslims: Dozens of mosques, major shrines ‘razed’
In a clampdown targeting Muslims in the northwestern region, at least 31 mosques and two major Islamic shrines have been partly or completely demolished since 2016 in China’s Xinjiang. Al-Jazeera with reference…
