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Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to visit China

May 20, 2022, at 11:31 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will go to China from May 21 to 22 on his first official foreign visit since assuming office in April to discuss bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.  

POK's Kohala hydropower project: Chinese firm Sinosure reluctant to accord approval

May 18, 2022, at 05:18 am

Islamabad: China Export & Credit Insurance, Sinosure, is currently reluctant to accord approval to 1124-MW Kohala Hydropower Project in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), a project of CPEC, media reports said.

COVID-19: China tightens ban on 'non-essential' overseas travel

May 15, 2022, at 04:17 am

Beijing: China, which is witnessing a tough fight against COVID-19, has imposed a de facto international travel ban that forbids citizens from  going overseas for "non-essential" reasons.

China will not support US's draft on sanctions on NKorea: Envoy

May 12, 2022, at 06:39 pm

Washington: Beijing is against Washington's draft UN resolution on sanctions against North Korea, Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun told reporters.

40 injured as Chinese plane skids off runway, catches fire

May 12, 2022, at 06:30 pm

Beijing: More than 40 people of the 122 onboard the Tibet Airlines plane were injured on Thursday after it skidded off the runway in southwestern China's Chongqing, media reports said.

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne expresses concern over security arrangement between Solomon Islands, China

May 10, 2022, at 05:54 am

Canberra: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has expressed concern over the security arrangement between China and Solomon Islands.

China concludes military exercises close to Taiwan

May 10, 2022, at 05:31 am

Beijing: China has conducted three-day military drills east and south-west of Taiwan, said the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China.

Data shows permanent populations of 10 provincial-level regions in China dropped in 2021

May 10, 2022, at 04:58 am

Beijing: Chinese statistics authorities have shown in its data that permanent populations of at least 10 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland fell in 2021.

Chinese Communist Party’s position on Taiwan is far from consistent: Dutch ex-diplomat

May 09, 2022, at 08:55 pm

Beijing: Former Dutch diplomat Gerrit van der Wees has said  the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) leader Mao Zedong had refuted claims over Taiwan, a region which is engaged in a conflict with Beijing.

COVID-19: Shanghai defers annual college entrance exams to July

May 09, 2022, at 08:50 pm

Beijing/Shanghai: Shanghai has postponed the annual college entrance examination to July as the Chinese city continues to fight against the recent spike in COVID-19 cases by implementing severe measures.

China: Seven teachers from high school in Xinjiang confirmed imprisoned

May 07, 2022, at 04:28 pm

Xinjiang: As many as seven educators from a high school in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been imprisoned by Chinese authorities, media reports said.

Beijing: Chinese authorities now implement curbs to combat rising COVID-19 cases

May 05, 2022, at 02:39 am

Beijing: Beijing, China's capital city, is now witnessing strict measures being implemented by authorities to combat growing COVID-19 cases.

Antony Blinken to unveil policy towards China on Thursday

May 04, 2022, at 02:23 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will unveil the Biden administration's policy toward China during his visit to George Washington University on Thursday, the State Department said.

Social media account of Chinese billionaire's son removed for criticising Beijing's COVID-19 policies

May 02, 2022, at 08:12 pm

Shanghai: Account of Wang Sicong, son of Chinese property tycoon Wang Jianlin and an influencer on Weibo with 40 million followers, has been removed from social media platforms after he slammed the Chinese government over the state-sanctioned medicine for treating Covid-19 and even the implementation of mandatory testing policy in Shanghai.

China building collapse: Nine people detained

May 01, 2022, at 11:57 pm

Changsha: Chinese police have detained nine people over the collapse of a self-constructed residential building in Changsha, media reports said on Sunday.

Taiwan slams China's 'cruel' Covid-19 lockdown

May 01, 2022, at 10:00 pm

Taipei: Taiwan President Su Tseng-chang on Sunday slammed China for imposing a "cruel" lockdown and said that Taipei would instead tackle the surge in Covid cases with a new approach.

Balochs are sacrificing their lives due to Pakistani oppression, says woman activist

May 01, 2022, at 03:03 am

Quetta, Pakistan: A Baloch activist has said it is due to Pakistan’s oppressive policies and genocide in Balochistan province that a woman from the region blew herself in Karach University which left three Chinese natioinals dead.

Chinese nationals leaving Pakistan after Karachi University blast

May 01, 2022, at 02:43 am

Karachi, Pakistan: A large number of Chinese nationals have started leaving Karachi city of Pakistan after a terrorist attack in Karachi University campus this week left three Chinese nationals dead.

China: Beijing shuts down schools, weddings to avoid imposition of Shanghai-style lockdown

May 01, 2022, at 02:33 am

Beijing: Authorities in the Chinese city of Beijing have closed schools and suspended weddings and funerals in a bid to avoid imposing Shanghai-style Covid lockdown in the city.

German Parliament to discuss situation of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region

May 01, 2022, at 02:26 am

Berlin: The German Parliament will hold a discussion on the situation of Uyghur in China's Xinjiang region on Saturday, seen as a step to put pressure on Beijing over the situation of the community in the country.

North Korea suspends railway traffic with China over Covid-19 spike

Apr 30, 2022, at 03:29 pm

Pyongyang: North Korea has suspended the railway traffic with China over the increasing threat of COVID-19, media reported on Saturday.

China: Duowei News announces closure

Apr 29, 2022, at 08:57 pm

Beijing: Chinese portal Duowei News, known for its Chinese political news and commentary, has shut down its website, ending its 23-year-old run, media reports said.

Tibetan village leaders forced to 'Speak in Chinese'

Apr 28, 2022, at 04:51 am

Lhasa: Chinese officials in rural areas of Tibet are trying to impose new limitations on village leaders as they are forcing them to speak in Chinese.

China vows to punish perpetrators of Karachi blast

Apr 28, 2022, at 01:30 am

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Those responsible for a suspected suicide attack in the Pakistani city of Karachi that claimed the lives of three Chinese nationals will be held accountable so that "the blood of the Chinese people should not be shed in vain," China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday.

China 'strongly condemns' Karachi University blast which left three Chinese nationals dead

Apr 27, 2022, at 11:30 pm

Islamabad/Karachi/Beijing: China has 'strongly condemned' on Wednesday over the suicide attack outside the University of Karachi's (KU) Confucius Institute which left four people, incuding three Chinese nationals, dead.

China reports first human case of H3N8 strain of avian flu

Apr 27, 2022, at 06:28 pm

Beijing/IBNS: China has confirmed the first human case of H3N8 strain of the avian flu, media reports said.

China bans giving foreign names to places

Apr 26, 2022, at 10:17 pm

Beijing: China has outlawed using exotic names of foreigners and distant places as geographical names at home in a bid to bolster the sense of national identity.

China: Uyghur lecturer sentenced to 13 years in prison over writings, foreign connections

Apr 26, 2022, at 01:39 am

Xinjiang: A Uyghur academic, who studied in Germany, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, media reports said on Monday.

China, Solomon Islands ink inter-governmental framework agreement on security cooperation

Apr 20, 2022, at 10:16 pm

Beijing: China and Solomon Islands have signed the inter-governmental framework agreement on security cooperation.

Digital forensics report reveals network of imposters in Pakistan pushing Pro-China narratives

Apr 20, 2022, at 04:53 pm

Islamabad: Reports by digital forensics and fact-checking centres have shown that several imposters from Pakistan are using the digital platform to carry out Pro-China and Pro-Pakistan narratives through fake Twitter accounts, media reports said on Tuesday.