COVID-19: China ‘making enormous progress’ to get every older adult vaccinated
Jan 21, 2023, at 06:15 pm
New York: China is “making enormous progress and effort” to get every older adult vaccinated against COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Friday, while also cautioning that it will take time to protect everyone.
China witnessed 400 million deaths due to COVID-19: Reports
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:52 pm
Beijing: Chinese hospitals are currently flooded with dead bodies and crematoriums are witnessing log queues as the country is continuing to witness a surge in COVID-19 infection, media reports said on Friday.
China sends 31 aircraft, 4 ships to Taiwan strait: Taiwanese Defense Ministry
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:49 pm
Beijing: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Friday that the island’s armed forces registered 31 aircraft and four ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching the island during the day.
China opposes Dalai Lama's likely visit to Sri Lanka; warns of negative impact on bilateral ties
Jan 18, 2023, at 03:08 am
Colombo: China on Tuesday expressed its disapproval over a suggested visit of the Dalai Lama to Sri Lanka as it warned the island nation the trip could adversely affect the bilateral ties, media reported.
China's population declines for first time in decades in 2022: Reports
Jan 17, 2023, at 03:17 pm
Beijing: China's population dropped for the first time in decades in 2022, official data released by the country on Monday revealed.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit China next month
Jan 17, 2023, at 02:59 pm
Washington: US State Secretary Antony Blinken will visit China on February 5-6, Politico reported.
China records second-lowest annual economic growth rate in decades
Jan 17, 2023, at 02:43 pm
Beijing: China's economic state witnessed one of its slowest growths in several decades amid COVID-19 infection surge in recent times.
Jan 16, 2023, at 03:56 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan foreign office on Friday said the official Twitter account of the Pakistan consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu was “hacked”, hours after a tweet was posted in support of Uyghur Muslims in China.
China-Bhutan officials meet on boundary issues
Jan 16, 2023, at 03:31 pm
Kunming: The 11th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Bhutan-China Boundary Issues was held in Kunming city, China from Jan 10 to 13.
Chemical plant explodes in northeastern China - Reports
Jan 16, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Beijing: An explosion took place at a chemical plant in China's northeastern province of Liaoning on Sunday, Chinese media reported.
China's population shrank last year for first time in decades: Reports
Jan 14, 2023, at 06:14 am
Beijing: Experts believe that China's population shrank last year for the first time in decades, media reports said on Friday.
Satellite images from Beijing's funeral home reveal new car park built as China's covid death surges
Jan 12, 2023, at 05:01 am
Beijing/IBNS: Disturbing satellite images have emerged showing a funeral home in Beijing clearing the way for a car park as more bodies arrive for cremation revealing the true scale of China's Covid situation even as the government tried to downplay it.
Jan 11, 2023, at 06:10 pm
Taipei: Taiwan’s latest decision to ban imports of crabs from China due to the presence of the hazardous chemical Dioxin has triggered fear about the hazardous effects of food items imported from China.
China stops issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens, says Embassy
Jan 11, 2023, at 05:41 pm
Beijing/UNI: China stopped issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens in connection with Tokyo's "discriminatory" requirement for Chinese travelers to submit negative PCR tests, the Chinese Embassy in Japan said.
Twenty leading Chinese scientists died after lifting of Covid restrictions
Jan 10, 2023, at 12:41 am
Beijing, Jan 8 (UNI) Twenty leading engineers and scientists of the Chinese Academy of Engineering have died in less than a month after the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions, which is more than the average annual mortality among academics, Chinese media reported
17 dead in major road accident in China
Jan 08, 2023, at 04:58 pm
Nanchang (China): As many as 17 people were killed and 22 others sustained injuries early Sunday morning, following a severe road accident in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province.
China's air incursions into Taiwan defence zone doubled last year: Reports
Jan 06, 2023, at 06:06 am
Beijing: China's warplane incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone has doubled last year, media reports said on Wednesday.
Scientists warn China can expect repeat Covid infections with new Omicron strains on the way
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:21 am
Beijing: Scientists have warned that China is going to fight against multiple waves of coronavirus infections as the Omicron variant mutates to become better at spreading and evading immunity.
North Korea introduces total ban on visitors from China amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:12 am
Pyongyang: North Korea has now introduced a total ban on visitors from its close ally and neighbor as China is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
European Union offers free Covid vaccines to China
Jan 03, 2023, at 09:17 pm
Moscow/Beijing: The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China to help the country contain the rapid spread of the disease as Beijing prepares to end strict lockdown measures and open its borders.
China claims Nepal's Pokhara Airport was built under BRI
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:44 am
Kathmandu: Kathmandu might be saying that there was no project signed under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) between Nepal and China but a recent tweet by the Chinese Embassy made a surprise announcement on Saturday that spoke an alternative picture of the situation.
China willing to invest in coal-fired power in Afghanistan
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:39 am
Kabul: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country’s power distributor, said Chinese investors have expressed their desire to invest in coal-fired power in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Taiwan offers to help China in handling COVID-19 crisis
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:19 am
Taipei: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has said her region is ready to assist China in combating the recent surge in COVID-19.
China: Former Uyghur Muslim preacher dies in Xinjiang prison
Jan 02, 2023, at 07:00 pm
Beijing: A Uyghur Muslim preacher, who was serving a five-year sentence in China’s far-western Xinjiang region for making a religious pilgrimage abroad, has died of liver cancer in prison, media reports said.
China's reopening policy fails to save mutual fund industry for another year: Reports
Jan 02, 2023, at 06:54 pm
Beijing: China's reopening policy has arrived too late and this has failed to save the country’s mutual fund industry from another dismal year, media reports said on Saturday.
Morocco prohibits entry of all travellers from China amid Covid cases' spike
Jan 01, 2023, at 02:07 pm
Rabat/ UNI: The Moroccan authorities have banned all people arriving from China from entering the country, amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Pakistan to outsource 3 major airports' services to int'l operators
Dec 31, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: The government of Pakistan has decided to engage international operators to help run three major airports of the country, aiming to attract foreign direct investment and to provide world-class facilities to passengers, the Prime Minister's Office said.
China COVID-19 surge: People turn to black market for generic Indian drugs
Dec 29, 2022, at 06:55 pm
Beijing: Chinese residents are turning to the black market for generic Covid-19 drugs as the country is combating the rise in infection in the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
Dec 29, 2022, at 06:49 pm
London/Beijing: China’s infamous Propaganda Department led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) decrees ‘external propaganda’ to sway opinions on Chinese policies and politics abroad, as per senior journalist Kaliph Anaz.
China protests official Japanese visit to Taiwan
Dec 28, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Beijing: China expressed dissatisfaction on Wednesday with the ongoing visit of Japanese lawmakers to Taiwan, an island it claims as its territory, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said.