China
- Telangana
World’s 3rd and India’s 1st University of Forestry to open in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly and Council approved the University of Forestry (UOF) Act, 2022, on Tuesday, opening the way for the transformation of FCRI (Forest College and Research Institute) Hyderabad into…
- World
China raises alert level as typhoon Muifa approaches
Beijing: China’s national observatory on Tuesday upgraded the typhoon alert to the second highest as Muifa, the 12th of this year, is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang province on Wednesday. Also…
- World
Death toll from quake in China’s Sichuan reaches 93
Beijing: A total of 93 people have been killed, and 25 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county in China’s Sichuan province on September 5, local authorities said on Monday.…
- Health
Drinking sweetened, unsweetened coffee may lower risk of death: Study
Washington: A new study has found that in comparison to non-coffee drinkers, adults who drank moderate amounts (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened coffee or coffee sweetened with sugar were…
- World
China launches emergency response as typhoon Muifa approaches
Beijing: China has activated a level-IV emergency response as Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, is moving closer to the country’s eastern coastal areas and is forecast to move into the East…
- World
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…
- India
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,…
- Technology
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…
- World
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…
- World
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.…
- World
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…
- World
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…