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US to ban all flights to China ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
Washington: The US will be banning all commercial flights to China from January 19 as Beijing tries to keep coronavirus infections at bay ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting next week,…
- Technology
Apple iPhone top smartphone in China for 6 consecutive weeks
Beijing: Apple continues to be the top smartphone brand in terms of sales units and revenue in China for six consecutive weeks. According to the latest China Smartphone Weekly Tracker from Counterpoint…
- Middle East
Syria joins BRI as West slams Beijing for its debt trap tactics
Damascus: Amid rising accusations against China for trapping countries in massive debts with larger infrastructure plans, Syria has joined Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative which Beijing says will open broad horizons of…
- India
India-China trade grows to record USD 125 billion in 2021 despite tensions
Beijing: The India-China bilateral trade touched a record high of over USD 125 billion in 2021, crossing the USD 100 billion-mark in a year when the relations hit a new low due…
- Middle East
Arab Gulf foreign ministers head to Beijing for meetings
Beijing: Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf states are visiting Beijing for meetings with officials from the world’s second largest economy, a leading consumer of oil and source of…
- India
India, China hold 12-hr long talks on border point disengagement
New Delhi: India and China military delegates deliberated for over 12 hours focusing on disengagement at Patrolling Point 15, Hot Springs.The Wednesday meeting between the military commanders of the two countries at Moldo…
- India
Threats by no means reduced at borders with China: Army chief
New Delhi: While there has been partial disengagement, threat has by no means reduced at the northern borders with China, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Manoj Mukund Naravane, said on…
- Technology
OnePlus 10 Pro with ‘Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip’ unveiled in China
Beijing: Smartphone brand OnePlus has launched its much-anticipated flagship smartphone, OnePlus 10 Pro, in China that comes with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset along with a revamped design. The 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB and…
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China’s Chang’e-5 probe proves presence of water on Moon: Report
Beijing: There is as much as 120 parts per million of water (as hydroxyl and/or H2O) in the lunar regolith, new data from the lander of China’s Chang’e-5 lunar probe has revealed.…
- Science
China’s Chang’e-5 probe proves presence of water on Moon: Report
Beijing: There is as much as 120 parts per million of water (as hydroxyl and/or H2O) in the lunar regolith, new data from the lander of China’s Chang’e-5 lunar probe has revealed.…
- World
Earthquake strikes China’s Qinghai, 9 injured
Beijing: A total of nine people have been injured as of Sunday noon after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan County in northwest China’s Qinghai province on Saturday, local media reported citing…
- World
Chinese city claims to test 12.6 mn people for COVID-19 in 6 hrs
New Delhi: Zhengzhou city, the capital of China’s Henan province, has claimed to have completed the COVID-19 testing of 12.6 million residents in just six hours or 2.1 million people per hour…
- Technology
Popular mobile game Roblox pauses China service amid crackdown
Beijing: Popular virtual gaming platform Roblox has stopped its services in the Chinese market as it makes the necessary investments, including investments in data architecture, amid the countrys crackdown on Big Tech…
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China expresses hopes for early restoration of public order in Kazakhstan
Beijing: China has expressed hopes restoration of the public order and prompt stabilisation in rising unrest in Kazakhstan as the Central Asian nation witnessed massive unrest on Wednesday leading to the resignation…
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China puts city of 1.1 mn under lockdown after three cases
New Delhi: China has put a second city under total lockdown after just three asymptomatic Covid cases were discovered from there, the BBC reported. Yuzhou, which has a population of 1.1 million,…