China
- 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…
- India
India, China begin disengagement in Gogra-Hotsprings PP-15 in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi: In a major development, the Indian and Chinese armies on Thursday announced that they have started to disengage from the Gogra-Hotsprings area in eastern Ladakh, marking an end to an…
- 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…
- World
China earthquake: Death toll rises to 74
Beijing: The death toll in the earthquake that hit the Sichuan province in China on Monday has reached 74 so far, local media reported on Wednesday. The rescue headquarters of the Ganzi…
- World
Putin attends joint military drills with China, others
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday attended sweeping war games in his country’s far east involving troops from China and other nations, in a show of military muscle amid the tensions…
- World
China quake toll increases to 65
Beijing: A total of 65 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding county in China’s Sichuan province, local authorities said on Tuesday. Thirty-seven people were killed in Ganzi…
- India
SC junks PIL disputing Centre’s claims on skirmishes along India-China border
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the Central government to put out information regarding skirmishes at the India-China border, including the extent of loss…
- India
India-China – an escalating dispute since 1962
New Delhi: Asian neighbours India and China — two of the leading economic powerhouses, have had a long-standing history of disputes and diplomatic tiffs that date back to their 1962 war. Even…
- World
IMF chief pleased Sri Lanka reached staff-level deal for USD 2.9 billion
Colombo: The IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday said she is pleased the Washington-based lender and the Sri Lankan government have reached a staff-level agreement to provide about USD 2.9 billion to…
- India
China missing among nations driving India’s foreign fund inflows
New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India stood at $58.8 billion in 2021-22 with Singapore and the US being the top two major contributors among the list of 15 nations. However,…
- World
Pakistan owes 30% of its foreign debt to China
Islamabad: Pakistan owes 30 per cent of its foreign debt to China, the latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, which includes state-owned commercial banks, local media reported. Bloomberg, citing…
- World
China dismisses growing calls to implement damning UN rights report on Xinjiang
Beijing: China on Friday brushed aside calls, including from UN chief Antonio Guterres, to implement the UN report accusing Beijing of “serious human rights violations” against Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang province, terming…
- World
Over 21 million under Covid lockdown in Chinese city
Beijing: More than 21 million people are under a Covid lockdown in Chengdu after a fresh outbreak was detected in the Chinese city, the media reported. On Thursday, Chengdu, the capital of…
