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Unacceptable to drag my wife's name: Raj Kundra's social media post after ED raids in porn case | CBI names Sandip Ghosh, four others in RG Kar financial irregularity case chargesheet | 35-year-old cricketer dies of cardiac arrest during match in Pune | Cyclone Fengal likely to hit Tamil Nadu tomorrow, warning issued | Eknath Shinde leaves for home after talks in Delhi, Sena says he is not upset amid speculations of rift in Mahayuti | ED raids Raj Kundra's house and offices in porn case | Mahayuti leaders hold 'positive' meeting in Delhi, suspense over Maharashtra CM on | Bangladesh: Yunus-led government to pursue crimes against humanity charges against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina at International Criminal Court | Fact check finds Muslim lawyer killed in Chittagong court violence was not defending Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das | Australia passes order banning social media for those under 16 years

Southwest China's Xizang to complete the construction of 4,000 km railway lines by 2025: Reports

Feb 11, 2023, at 04:41 am

Lhasa: Southwest China's Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region is planning to build a total of 4,000 kilometers of railway lines as of 2025, media reports said on Friday.

US intelligence believes China's spy balloon part of vast aerial spy program: Reports

Feb 08, 2023, at 03:14 pm

Washington: The US intelligence believes that the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, which has been shot down by the US military, was part of a vast surveillance program of China's People's Liberation Army, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing several US officials.

China: Tibetan children forced to assimilate, independent rights experts fear

Feb 07, 2023, at 08:27 pm

New York: Roughly one million Tibetan minority children in China have been separated from their families and placed into Government-run boarding schools, forcing their assimilation into the dominant culture, three independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.

Chinese atrocities against Uyghur: Demonstrations held in Turkey

Feb 06, 2023, at 10:45 pm

Istanbul: People in the Turkish city of Saryer marked Ghulja Massacre by walking out on the streets of the region and protested against China’s atrocities towards Uyghur Muslims.

Venezuela rejects US reaction to Chinese balloon incident

Feb 06, 2023, at 03:40 pm

Mexico City: The government of Venezuela has condemned the US decision to shoot down the Chinese balloon in US territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina.

China: Road mishaps leave 16 people dead

Feb 06, 2023, at 12:23 am

Beijing: At least 16 people died after five multi-vehicle rear-end collisions occurred in central China's Hunan Province, media reports said on Sunday.

Biden vows to 'take care of' suspected Chinese spy balloon

Feb 05, 2023, at 07:19 am

Washington: US President Joe Biden has broken his silence about the alleged Chinese spy balloon spotted above the United States earlier this week, pledging to "take care of it."

Pakistan: Punjab Home dept asks Chinese nationals working in province to hire private firms for security 

Feb 05, 2023, at 12:14 am

Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab Home Department has directed Chinese nationals, who are living in the province or working with private companies, to hire private security companies of A category for their security, media reports said.

Myanmar junta is selling Rakhine's natural gas to China: Reports

Feb 04, 2023, at 07:06 pm

Naypyidaw: Myanmar's military junta has been selling Rakhine’s natural gas to China and it has sold over USD 1.43 billion worth of it in 2022, media reports said.

China sends 23 military aircraft, 4 ships to Taiwan strait

Feb 03, 2023, at 02:37 pm

Beijing: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the island’s armed forces registered 23 military aircraft and four ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching the island in the last 24 hours.

US Senators introduce bill to end China's permanent normal trade status

Feb 03, 2023, at 02:02 am

Washington: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Rick Scott (R-Florida), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) have introduced the China Trade Relations Act to strip China of its Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status.

China sends 23 military aircraft, 4 ships to Taiwan strait

Feb 02, 2023, at 04:41 pm

Beijing/UNI: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the island’s armed forces registered 23 military aircraft and four ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching the island in the last 24 hours.

Google blocks 50,000 accounts for pushing Chinese disinformation

Feb 01, 2023, at 02:03 am

California: Popular US-based search engine Google has disclosed it took steps to dismantle over 50,000 instances of activity orchestrated by a pro-Chinese influence operation known as DRAGONBRIDGE in 2022.

Afghanistan: ISIS-Khorasan increases its attacks on Chinese projects

Jan 31, 2023, at 09:18 pm

Kabul: Islamic State-Khorasan and other terror outlets have started targeting Chinese projects in Afghanistan in recent times, a key Kabul-based news agency has said.

Chinese authority detain Tibetan writer for contacting people in exile: Report

Jan 30, 2023, at 09:52 pm

Lasha: Chinese authorities in Tibet have detained a Tibetan writer and former teacher for allegedly contacting exiles outside the country, media reports said on Saturday.

China resumes issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens

Jan 29, 2023, at 10:14 pm

Beijing: China has resumed issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens after halting the procedure earlier in January, the Chinese Embassy in Japan said on Sunday.

US closely monitoring India-China border situation: US State Dept official

Jan 29, 2023, at 01:01 am

New York: The United States is trying to monitor the situation at the India and China border over the recent clash between the forces of the neighbouring nations.

Philippines 'vigilantly monitors' alleged harassment by China in South China Sea

Jan 28, 2023, at 04:15 am

Manila: The Philippines government has said it is 'vigilantly monitoring' the developments in the South China Sea and also probing the recent incident where a China Coast Guard ship allegedly harassed local fishermen near a Filipino-occupied shoal, media reports said.

Evil smuggling gangs ordering dinghies online from China to ferry migrants: Reports

Jan 26, 2023, at 10:29 pm

London: Evil gangs are currently ordering dinghies online from China to ferry migrants across the Channel to the UK, media reports said on Wednesday.

US fund managers turning away from China, looking to Europe for growth

Jan 26, 2023, at 10:18 pm

New York: Top US investment management firms are currently engaged in hiring in Europe as China's earlier followed strict Zero COVID policy and rising geopolitical tensions have pushed them to redouble their search for growth outside China, media reports said.

Chinese hackers attack 12 South Korean academic institutions

Jan 25, 2023, at 02:52 pm

Seoul: South Korea's internet safety watchdog on Wednesday claimed a Chinese hacking group has launched a cyberattack against 12  South Korean academic institutions, media reports said.

China says 80% of its population have had Covid-19: Reports

Jan 25, 2023, at 05:47 am

Beijing: A government scientist has estimated that around eight among 10 students in China are suffering from COVID-19.

Chinese cargo ship runs aground in southern Japan: Reports

Jan 24, 2023, at 11:19 pm

Beijing: The Chinese cargo ship Shin Haijo 2 has run aground between the islands of Ishigaki and Kohama in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, citing the country's coast guard.

Trouble with India: China builds new dam in Tibet which might hit flows downstream

Jan 23, 2023, at 11:51 pm

Beijing: China, which has been engaged in conflict with India in recent years, is building a new dam in Tibet on a tributary of the Ganga, close to the tri-junction of its borders with India and Nepal, media reports said.

China’s ‘exhausted’ doctors and nurses working long hours for reduced pay amid COVID-19 surge

Jan 23, 2023, at 11:46 pm

Beijing: Doctors and nurses in China are facing pay cuts or salary delays despite working hard to deal with the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in recent months.

China, Taliban to deepen ties

Jan 22, 2023, at 07:47 am

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Saturday held a phone conversation with Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi as both sides pledged to strengthen cooperation and vowed to combat terrorism.

Report shows Kenya’s reliance on China proves to be a sour experience

Jan 22, 2023, at 02:29 am

Nairobi: Kenya's over-dependence on China is slowly leading to trouble, experts believe.

Two killed in riot at Chinese-funded nickel plant in Indonesia

Jan 22, 2023, at 01:07 am

Jakarta: Two workers including a Chinese national were killed during a clash that broke out at an Indonesian nickel processing plant over the weekend, media reports said on Saturday.

Sri Lanka's sea cucumber industry is facing trouble: Reports

Jan 22, 2023, at 01:01 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka-based Centre for Strategic Studies- Trincomalee (CSST) reported that the sea cucumber fishing industry is slowly disappearing in the country.

Xi Jinping worries about spread of COVID-19 to countryside

Jan 21, 2023, at 07:26 pm

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he is worried about the spread of the COVID-19 infection to the countryside.