China
- Automobile
China’s online car-hailing orders fall in April
Beijing: Orders from China’s online car-hailing companies dropped in April, as the resurgence of COVID-19 cases influenced the companies’ operations and people’s willingness to travel, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.…
- World
50,000 people affected by heavy rain in China
Beijing; Some 50,000 residents of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been affected by floods caused by extensive heavy rain that began on May 8, the regional emergency management department said on…
- World
Over 40 injured after passenger plane catches fire on runway in China
Beijing: More than 40 people have been injured after a passenger plane veered off the runway during take-off and caught fire at an airport in southwest China‘s Chongqing on Thursday. The passenger…
- World
China’s security pact with Solomon Islands sends shivers down western nations’ spine
Beijing: China’s recent security pact with the Solomon Islands has left the western nations concerned just as it unravels its ambition to have a military foothold in the Pacific to challenge the…
- World
Global companies suffer under China’s ‘unsustainable’ zero-COVID policy
Beijing: As businesses in China continue to suffer due to zero-covid policy, global brands have revealed the damage to their bottom lines as both supply and demand took a major hit with…
- World
WHO chief censored in China after questioning zero-COVID policy
Beijing: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is being censored on China’s internet after questioning the sustainability of the country’s zero-Covid policy, CNN reported. The censorship on Weibo and WeChat,…
- World
Americans avoid going to work but Chinese burn 3 a.m. oil: Musk
New Delhi: Slamming the US work culture, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that American people do not want to work while their Chinese counterparts are way better when it comes to…
- World
China could see 1.6 mn Covid deaths if curbs are lifted
Taipei: The lifting of zero-Covid policies in China would see a “tsunami” of infections and almost 1.6 million deaths, a study claims, citing in part China’s low vaccination rate among elderly residents,…
- World
Nepal shuts borders with India, China ahead of polls
Kathmandu: Nepal has shut its international borders with India and China for a period of 72 hours ahead of the local polls slated for Friday, according to the Home Ministry. The government…
- World
China’s currency hits 18-month low against USD
Beijing: China’s Yuan hit the lowest mark against the US dollar in the last 18 months on Tuesday, falling to 6.7134 against the USD, the lowest figure since October 30, 2020. The…
- Automobile
Tesla owner in China admits to fabricating brake failure story
Beijing: A Tesla owner in China who purchased one of the company’s vehicles and claimed it had faulty brakes admitted the story was fabricated in an issued apology on a Chinese social…
- World
Tensions between Shanghai residents & China’s Covid enforcers on the rise
Shanghai: Tensions between Shanghai residents and Chinas Covid enforcers are on the rise again, amid a new push to end infections outside quarantine zones to meet President Xi Jinping’s demand for achieving…
- Technology
Apple relying more on Chinese engineers amid Covid lockdowns: Report
Beijing: Amid Covid-19 lockdowns, Apple is reportedly depending more on Chinese engineers to manage its hardware manufacturing processes and production of top products than the US-based engineers. The Wall Street Journal reported…
- Technology
China bans minors from live streaming on social media
Beijing: Chinese regulators have moved to ban minors from live-streaming on various social media platforms to protect their physical and mental health, the media reported on Monday. The new rules completely prohibit…
- Sports
Hangzhou Asian Games postponed amid COVID-19 surge in China
Tashkent: The Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to take place from September 10 to 25, were on Friday postponed indefinitely amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China, a development…
