Amid COVID-19 crisis, China's GDP falls by 6.8 pc year-on-year in Q1 2020
Apr 17, 2020, at 10:11 am
Beijing/UNI: The China's GDP has fallen by 6.8 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)-- a deputy-cabinet level agency of the country said on Friday.
Australian city Wagga Wagga moves to sever ties with sister city in China
Apr 16, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Sydney/IBNS: In what can be seen as a step taken by the international community to start the process of social distancing against Beijing, the place from where the lethal COVID-19 disease first originated, the Australian city of Wagga Wagga has moved to formally sever ties with its sister city in China, media reports said.
Former M16 head Robert John Sawers targets China, WHO over COVID-19 outbreak
Apr 16, 2020, at 04:17 pm
London/IBNS: The former head of the United Kingdom's foreign intelligence service has targeted China and the World Health Organization over the COVID-19 outbreak and said both should bear responsibility for a flawed response to the disease that has now reached nearly all corners of the globe.
COVID-19: UK MPs to summon China-owned firm's executives over security issues, reports BBC
Apr 15, 2020, at 06:03 pm
London/IBNS: British MPs might summon a leading UK-based firm, which has a Chinese connection, to answer questions related to security concerns, media reports said.
Donald Trump directs administration to halt US funding for WHO
Apr 15, 2020, at 09:36 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump announced that he has instructed his administration to stop US funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), which he accused of grossly mismanaging and covering up the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Xi Jinping govt faces diplomatic crisis after reports of mistreatment of Africans in China surfaces
Apr 13, 2020, at 11:08 pm
Beijing/IBNS: China is facing a major diplomatic crisis in Africa as several nations have now voiced their concerns amid reports that African nationals are facing COVID-19 related racial discrimination in the East Asian country.
Spanish leader slams China for misinformation regarding COVID-19
Apr 13, 2020, at 07:30 pm
Beijing/IBNS: A senior Spanish member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chairman of the Conservatives Group, Herman Tertsch, has hammered China for spreading misinformation regarding COVID-19 outbreak which has claimed lives across the globe in recent times.
Africans nationals facing widespread harassment in China in the wake of Covid-19: Reports
Apr 12, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: After emerging as the epicentre of the COVID-19 disease, reports are now emerging that African students and expatriates in China are facing evictions from their homes and are being mistreated over fears they might spread the novel coronavirus.
China toughens crackdown on cybercrime
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:25 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China launched a crackdown on cybercrime as it has seen a rapid spread of online fraud, rumormongering and infringements of individual privacy, among other offenses.
Apr 10, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Beijing/IBNS: With China claiming that it is significantly recovering from COVID-19 crisis while other nations, including the UK and the US are struggling to contain the virus, some experts believe Beijing is trying to exploit the situation to its own advantage.
Apr 08, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: Even as the lockdown in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province and the epicentre of coronavirus pandemic, has been lifted, China has been forced to shut down other places due to the rising coronavirus cases, a media report said.
Donald Trump blasts WHO for being 'China-centric'
Apr 07, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Washington/IBNS: At a time when the United States is reeling under the threat from the highly contagious novel Coronavirus, which claimed 11,830 lives in the country, President Donald Trump has hit out at the World Health Organization (WHO) for being 'China-centric' and giving 'faulty recommendations'.
Covid-19: China now faces 'compensation' heat, London-based ICJ moves UNHRC
Apr 05, 2020, at 06:43 pm
London/IBNS: The London-based International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has moved the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to seek compensation from China for "surreptitiously developing a biological weapon capable of mass destruction", media reports said.
China: Shenzhen bans consumption of cat, dog meat
Apr 03, 2020, at 10:52 am
Shenzhen/UNI: Shenzhen is the first city in China to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat after the novel coronavirus outbreak wreaked havoc in the country, infecting about 81,589 people and killing 3,318.
China reported inaccurate COVID-19 figures: Nikki Haley
Apr 03, 2020, at 10:00 am
Washington/IBNS: US politician Nikki Haley on Friday expressed her doubt on the number of deaths and infected people reported by China due to COVID-19 outbreak and said the figures were 'not accurate'.
COVID-19: Dependence on China and discrimination on PoK people deepening crisis in Pakistan
Apr 02, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At the time of crisis when Pakistan is still depending on China, its all-weather ally and the epicentre of the COVID-19 disease spread, reports are emerging that PM Imran Khan-led government is still practicing discrimination and not extending help to people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK).
Fight against COVID-19: Nepal Govt now says won't use rapid test kits purchased from China
Apr 01, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Stating that the results obtained from them are unreliable, the Nepal government has said it would not use rapid test kits purchased from China to fight against COVID-19.
Chinese mainland sees local COVID-19 cases dwindled to under 1,500
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:42 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The confirmed cases of indigenously-transmitted novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Chinese mainland has decreased to below 1,500, with 510 patients suffering from severe symptoms, said Mi Feng, the spokesperson for the National Health Commission, Tuesday.
Nepal: Chinese defy COVID-19 lockdown, clash with locals in Lamjung
Mar 31, 2020, at 01:37 pm
Lamjung/IBNS: Several Chinese construction workers in Nepal, who broke lockdown norms implemented by the government due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Himalayan nation, on Tuesday clashed with locals in Lamjung district after they were asked not to break rules bringing construction materials to the village, media reports said.
China's GDP growth to decline to 2.3 pc in baseline scenario in 2020: World Bank
Mar 31, 2020, at 12:14 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: China's GDP growth is expected to decline to 2.3 per cent in the baseline scenario in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Bank said in a report.
Over 2,000 sent to put out forest fire in China's Sichuan
Mar 30, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Chengdu/Xinhua/UNI: Over 2,000 people were dispatched to put out a forest fire in southwest China's Sichuan Province, a local fire department said.
Chinese yuan weakens to 7.0447 against USD Monday
Mar 30, 2020, at 04:40 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 20 pips to 7.0447 against the U.S. dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
Passenger train derails in China, zero casualties
Mar 30, 2020, at 04:38 pm
Beijing/UNI: A passenger train on Monday derailed in central China's Hunan Province due to landslide that was triggered due to heavy rains in the region, however, so far no death was reported.
Violence erupts in China as people attempt to leave COVID19-hit Hubei province
Mar 28, 2020, at 03:34 pm
Beijing/IBNS: The Chinese government's decision to relax an epidemic lockdown, which was triggered following the spread of Coronavirus in Wuhan region seems to have backfired as violent protests occurred on a bridge between China’s virus-stricken Hubei province and neighbouring Jiangxi province recently, media reports said.
After accusing WHO of siding with China over COVID-19, Donald Trump talks to Xi Jinping
Mar 27, 2020, at 12:21 pm
Washington/IBNS: After accusing the World Health Organisation (WHO) of siding with China over COVID-19, US President Donald Trump on Friday held a conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping and stated the two countries were working closely to fight the deadly Novel Coronavirus.
Amid propaganda to shift blame, China blocks draft to discuss COVID 19 pandemic issue at UNSC
Mar 26, 2020, at 09:50 pm
New York/IBNS: China, which is believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak of COVID 19, has been opposing discussion of the issue in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) even as the Asian giant launched a massive propaganda to wash its hand of the origin of its outbreak, media reports said.
China ups support to firms to ensure employment amid COVID-19 epidemic
Mar 25, 2020, at 06:10 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China has pledged to lend more support to companies with multi-faceted measures in a renewed commitment to protecting jobs for its workforce amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, an official said Wednesday.
Chinese province shares COVID-19 treatment experience with Poland
Mar 25, 2020, at 01:09 pm
Hefei/Xinhua/UNI: Medical experts from eastern China's Anhui Province shared their experience on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) via a video conference with peers and officials of Poland on Tuesday.
Man in China dies of Hantavirus spread by rodents: Report
Mar 24, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Beijing/IBNS: As the world is struggling with Coronavirus, a man in China has died of Hantavirus, media reports said on Tuesday.
Enable Iran to fight pandemic, end sanctions: China to US
Mar 24, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Beijing/UNI: Chinese envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday urged US to end sanctions it has imposed on Iran so as to enable them to fight the coronavirus pandemic.