China
- Pakistan
Pakistan to pay for Russian oil in currencies of friendly countries
Islamabad: Pakistan will pay for energy purchases from Russia, when they start in late March, in currencies of friendly countries, a top energy official said on Friday. The development came at the…
- World
China’s population drop reflects pessimism about the future
Washington: China’s population has decreased for the first time in over 60 years, signalling the start of long-term decline that will bring demographic challenges for the world’s second-largest economy as well as…
- Technology
ChatGPT demand on Google hits a record high, China takes top interest
New Delhi: The search for text-based artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT on Google has hit a record high and China is leading in the demand, despite reports indicating that local tech giants…
- Technology
iPhone manufacturing in India to reach 50% by 2027
Taipei/New Delhi: India will produce 45-50 per cent of Apple’s iPhones by 2027, on a par with China, where 80-85 per cent of iPhones were produced in 2022, a new report claimed.…
- World
China’s population dips for 1st time in 6 decades, India to take top spot
Hong Kong: China’s population has declined for the first time since 1961 as the national birth rate fell to a record low of 6.77 births for every 1,000 people last year, media…
- World
Almost 60,000 people have died of Covid in China in past five weeks
Taipei: Almost 60,000 people have died of Covid in China in the past five weeks, authorities have announced, according to a media report. China is in the grip of a major wave…
- World
Uyghurs condemn visit to Xinjiang by Muslim delegation
Washington: Rights groups and Uyghurs living abroad have strongly condemned a visit to Xinjiang this week by a delegation of Muslim scholars and clerics from developing nations who voiced support for China’s…
- India
Northern borders with China remain ‘unpredictable’: Army chief
New Delhi: Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Thursday said there has been a ‘slight increase’ in the number of Chinese troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). “There is a…
- Business
China to top global equity market performance in 2023: Morgan Stanley
New Delhi: Morgan Stanley has raised price targets and expects China to top global equity market performance in 2023. “We see an earlier and stronger growth recovery from 1Q23 amid faster reopening,…
- World
19 killed, 20 injured as truck hits funeral procession in China
Beijing: At least 19 people were killed, and 20 others injured on Sunday when a truck hit a funeral procession in eastern China’s Jiangxi Province, authorities said. A brief report carried by…
- World
China takes down social media accounts of Covid policy critics
London: China has taken down more than 1,000 social media accounts – some with millions of followers – that criticised the government’s Covid policies. Social media platform Weibo said it had suspended…
- World
WHO criticizes China for ‘under-representing’ COVID-19 cases
Geneva: The World Health Organization officials, who have grappled with Beijing’s tight control of data access throughout the pandemic, has become increasingly vocal in their calls for reliable information as a major…
- World
Cases surge in China after govt abandons Zero-COVID policy: Report
Beijing: COVID cases have surged in China after the government abandoned its Zero-COVID policy, according to CNN. Chinese authorities are finding it difficult to track the number of COVID infections in the…
- India
Last rites of Tamil Nadu medico to be held in China
Chennai: The last rites of the Pudukkottai native, who died in China while pursuing medicine there, will be held in China itself. S. Sheikh Abdulla, 22, hails from Rose Nagar, Pudukottai. He…
- Middle East
Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa: UAE calls for UN meet; Israel PM postpones trip
After the far-right Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates called for a meeting of the UN Security…
