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Cyclone Dana: Landfall process completes; 'zero casualty' in Odisha, flight operations resume in Bhubaneswar and Kolkata | Congress announces first list of 48 candidates for Maharashtra assembly polls | Jammu & Kashmir: 2 soldiers, 2 porters killed in Baramulla's terror attack | Terrorists attack army vehicle in Kashmir's Gulmarg, 5 soldiers injured | BRICS Summit: Jaishankar reiterates India's push for UNSC permanent seat; reaffirms PM Modi’s ‘no war’ message | 85 domestic flights of IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, and Akasa Air in India receive fresh bomb threats: Report | Parliamentary panel meeting adjourned as SEBI chief skips it due to 'personal exigency' | Death threat to Salman Khan: Vegetable seller who warned actor of facing worse than Baba Siddique's fate arrested | Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP reach seat-sharing agreement; each to contest from 85 constituencies in Maharashtra | 2 terrorists, 4 civilians killed; several injured in Turkey terror attack: Reports

COVID-19: First commercial shipment of 1 million Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine from China reaches Bangladesh

Jul 03, 2021, at 02:53 pm

Dhaka: The first commercial shipment of 1 million Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine from China has reached Bangladesh, a nation battling a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic at present.

Four Nordic newspapers publish front-page letter slamming China over Hong Kong issue

Jul 03, 2021, at 06:07 am

Four major Nordic newspapers targeted China as it marked  Chinese Communist Party's centenary by publishing a full-front page editorial criticising China's violation of press freedom in Hong Kong, media reports said on Friday.

Chinese authorities arrest Tibetans in Driru County for contacting people in exile

Jul 03, 2021, at 05:52 am

Beijing: Chinese authorities in April carried out several arrests in Driru County in Nagchu, a region which is considered to be part of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region, as the citizens were in touch with fellow Tibetans in exile.

Pakistan accepts China's version on Xinjiang's Uighurs, finds merit in its 'alternative model': PM Imran Khan

Jul 03, 2021, at 05:19 am

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his country accepted Beijing's version regarding the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang province.

Tibetan Youth Congress members demonstrate in New Delhi against centenary celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party

Jul 03, 2021, at 04:26 am

New Delhi: Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) members on Thursday demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi against the centenary celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Imran Khan backs China over Xinjiang, says Islamabad's relationship with Beijing is 'very deep'

Jul 03, 2021, at 03:42 am

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has once again backed China over the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang and said he believes in Beijing's version of events that goes on in the controversial region.

Hong Kong's National Security Law has created a human rights emergency, says Amnesty International

Jul 02, 2021, at 06:02 am

Hong Kong’s National Security Law (NSL) has decimated the city’s freedoms and created a landscape increasingly devoid of human rights protections, Amnesty International said in a new research briefing released today, exactly one year after the Beijing-imposed legislation took effect.

China's acute power shortage may hit its economic recovery

Jul 02, 2021, at 05:23 am

Beijing: Extreme weather is leaving China in the middle of  a huge power crunch which has left demand for energy surging and even the strict limits on coal usage delivers a triple blow to the nation's electricity grid.

Our support for Taiwan is rock solid, says US vowing to strengthen trade ties

Jul 02, 2021, at 05:14 am

Washington; The US government has said trade relationship will be strengthened with Taiwan in the upcoming times, a vow that has the potential to annoy China.

China's 1-cent masks giving tough challenge to US manufacturers

Jul 02, 2021, at 05:01 am

Washington: Cheap import of masks from China is blamed by US manufacturers of Premium-PPE as the reason behind the plunge of mask production.

Sri Lanka directs Beijing embassy to educate Chinese company's employees not to wear military-style uniform

Jul 02, 2021, at 03:51 am

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has directed the Chinese embassy to educate a Chinese company to refrain its employees from wearing military-style camouflage uniforms, media reports said on Thursday.

Dug recovery case: Lahore HC grants bail to Chinese national

Jun 29, 2021, at 10:18 pm

Islamabad: The Lahore High Court  has granted bail to a Chinese national  in a case of drug recovery registered by Defence-B police here.

Pakistan bans video sharing platform Tik Tok for content celebrating “LGBTQ-Pride Month”

Jun 29, 2021, at 09:20 pm

Karachi: A Pakistani court  has banned popular video sharing platform  TikTok, which is owned by China's byte Dance, for its 'immoral content' and celebrating “LGBTQ-Pride Month”, meia reports said on Tuesday.

Tibetans in Switzerland and Liechtenstein ask UN to hold China accountable for genocide in Tibet

Jun 29, 2021, at 01:00 am

Thimpu: The Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein recently submitted a five-point appeal to the UN which includes calls to end China’s cultural genocide in Tibet, its interference in Tibetan religious beliefs and traditions, among others, during their recent demonstration held  parallel to the ongoing 47th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Chinese fishing vessels seek shelter at Gwadar Port in Pakistan as monsoon arrives

Jun 28, 2021, at 04:50 pm

The Consulate General of China in Karachi has said five Chinese vessels  have sought shelter from the monsoon of the Indian Ocean at Gwadar Anchorage, media reports said.

Four Chinese coast guard ships sail in Japanese water

Jun 28, 2021, at 04:02 am

Tokyo: The Japan Coast Guard said four Chinese coast guard ships had sailed in Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Saturday.

Two Chinese nationals arrested for illegally staying in Pakistan

Jun 27, 2021, at 10:36 pm

Islamabad: Two Chinese nationals have been arrested from Karachi city for illegally staying in Pakistan despite the expiry of their 30-day business visas, media reports said on Sunday.

China asks US to stop official exchange, military contacts with Taiwan

Jun 27, 2021, at 03:07 am

Beijing: China is firmly opposed to any form of official exchanges or military contacts between the US and Taiwan, said Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, on Tuesday.

Forced labour evidenced in solar industries attached to China's questionable Xinjiang region

Jun 26, 2021, at 05:40 am

Beijing: Uyghurs are currently working at a silicon factory in China’s northwestern desert where the temperature even soars to more than 2,000 degrees.

China prepares for security threat as US troops exit war-ravaged Afghanistan

Jun 26, 2021, at 05:06 am

China is feeling concerned that the exit of American troops from Afghanistan might create a security vacuum in the war-ravaged nation and pose a threat to its Belt and Road Initiative.

Activists from 21 nations ask China to end financing Bangladesh coal power project

Jun 26, 2021, at 04:54 am

Activists from 21 countries have shot a letter to China and asked the nation to end the financing of a coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: Chinese worker of Padma Bridge Project goes missing 

Jun 25, 2021, at 02:47 pm

Beijing: A Chinese man, who was working in the Padma Bridge Project in Bangladesh, has been missing for the past two days, media reports said.

Lithuania donates 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Taiwan to combat COVID-19

Jun 25, 2021, at 03:47 am

Taipei: Lithuania has donated  20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Taiwan to combat COVID-19 pandemic which is still putting life across the globe in danger.

Australia: Campaigners demonstrate in Canberra, demand boycotting Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Jun 25, 2021, at 03:20 am

Canberra: A group of campaigners representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hongkonger and Taiwanese people held demonstrations in Canberra city, close to the  Parliament House in Australia, on Wednesday.

China stung: Canada expresses concern over Xinjiang issue

Jun 25, 2021, at 12:12 am

The Canadian government has expressed deep concern about the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Sixty percent of US citizens believe that coronavirus was created in Wuhan laboratory: Poll

Jun 24, 2021, at 03:33 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Sixty percent of US citizens believe that the coronavirus was created in the Wuhan laboratory in China and then leaked, which caused the pandemic, a poll conducted by the Fox News broadcaster reported.

US adds five Chinese companies to export restrictions list over human rights abuses

Jun 24, 2021, at 02:21 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The US government placed five Chinese companies on its Entity List that restricts their ability to receive exports, the Commerce Department said in a document.

Imran Khan draws flak for his Uyghur remarks

Jun 23, 2021, at 02:27 am

Washington/Islamabad: Critics have slammed PM Imran Khan over his recent statement on Chinese treatment towards Uyghur Muslims where he asked  why the world was fixated on Xinjiang while ignoring what India was doing in Kashmir.

Two Chinese coast guard ships enter Japanese waters

Jun 22, 2021, at 05:03 am

Beijing: Two China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese waters around the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, an episode which may trigger tension between the two nations.

Countering China: US planning to build combat-ready standing force on Australia's doorstep

Jun 22, 2021, at 04:54 am

Beijing:  The US is looking to set up a combat-ready standing force on Australia's doorstep, an effort seen as a move to counter China's increasing presence in the Indo-Pacific region.