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China shopping centre fire: 16 people killed, 30 rescued
Video broadcast by state media CCTV on Wednesday night showed thick black smoke billowing out of the 14-storey tower in Zigong, Sichuan province.
Published on Jul 18, 2024 06:09 AM IST
AFP |
At least 24 killed after highway collapses in southern China
The incident caused 20 vehicles to become trapped and involved a total of 54 people, according to Xinhua.
Published on May 01, 2024 03:31 PM IST
AFP |
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anti-corruption campaign
His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption campaign that has hit the highest echelons of the Communist Party.
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 05:56 PM IST
AP |
Alexei Navalny Death: Meghan McCain says "blood on Putin's hands"
"Paramedics confirmed the death of the convict. The causes of death are being established," the prison statement read.
Updated on Feb 16, 2024 06:03 PM IST
3 killed, dozens buried in landslide in southwest China
State broadcaster CCTV said around 18 households were buried in the landslide, and that more than 200 people were "urgently evacuated" from the area.
Updated on Jan 22, 2024 03:13 PM IST
AFP |
China: 10 dead, six missing after coal mine accident in Henan province
The incident, described as an "outburst" likely caused by a coal and gas explosion, occurred around 2:55pm (12:25pm IST) on Friday in Pingdingshan.
Updated on Jan 13, 2024 02:10 PM IST
‘Shocked, saddened’: India on twin blasts in Iran that killed over 100
Two blasts took place on Wednesday near the burial site of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Kerman resulting in the death of at least 103 people.
Published on Jan 04, 2024 06:09 PM IST
Israeli 'aggression' targets Syrian air defence base: Report
The attack near the airport came "one whole day after the airport resumed flights," said the British-based monitor with a network inside Syria.
Updated on Dec 29, 2023 04:15 AM IST
Reuters |
China holds military drills around Taiwan as ‘stern warning’ after VP's US trip
The action follows China's anger over a stopover in the United States by the island's vice president, William Lai.
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 07:25 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Nisha Anand
Former Myanmar ousted leader Suu Kyi's prison sentences reduced by six years
Aung San Suu Kyi, 78, still must serve a total of 27 years out of the 33 she was originally imprisoned for.
Published on Aug 01, 2023 01:56 PM IST
AP |
Canada’s CBC network pauses its activities on Twitter after being labelled ‘govt-funded media’
CBC made that announcement several hours after Twitter had added that label to the @CBC handle. Similar labels were given by Twitter to other media, including BBC, NPR and Al Jazeera
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 11:44 AM IST
China renames five seabed features in Indian Ocean Region
China's navy has named five seabed features in the Indian Ocean region after Chinese musical instruments, taking the total number of names it has given to undersea topographies in the maritime area to nine. The move is seen as an example of China's "soft power". While China has earlier declared renaming undersea features in other maritime regions, it is the first time that the Chinese navy has made public that it has done so in the Indian Ocean region. The Indian navy will be closely monitoring the PLA navy's latest move.
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:08 AM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis, Beijing
China simulated strikes against 'key targets on Taiwan': Report
Chinese state media said the air force deployed dozens of aircraft to "fly into the target airspace", and ground forces carried out drills.
Published on Apr 09, 2023 11:00 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta
China condemns US-Taiwan meet, vows 'resolute' response
Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory and balks at any official contact Taipei has with other countries.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 05:09 AM IST
AFP |
India rejects China’s renaming of 11 locations in Arunachal Pradesh
The external affairs ministry said such steps will not alter the reality that the northeastern state is an integral part of the country
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:26 PM IST
China plague: One of two infected critical as Beijing tries to calm fears of outbreak
Both were infected in the Inner Mongolian province and sent to Beijing in an ambulance, state news agency, Xinhua said in a report on Thursday.
Updated on Nov 15, 2019 01:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Beijing | Sutirtho Patranobis
Chinese flag raised in churches, prayer meetings in religious places ahead of National Day
Beijing has been aggressively – and officially—pursuing the “sinicisation” of religions in China which could be broadly defined as an effort to mould religions practised in the country in line with the CPC’s objectives and the culture of the majority Han community.
Updated on Sep 24, 2019 03:52 PM IST
Hindusan Times, Beijing | Sutirtho Patranobis
China steps up government presence at Alibaba, private giants
Hangzhou, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, is assigning government affairs representatives to facilitate communication and expedite projects, the city government said on its website.
Updated on Sep 23, 2019 10:03 AM IST
Bloomberg | Lulu Yilun Chen
Amid crisis, China rejected Hong Kong plan to appease protesters: Report
The Chinese central government rejected Lam’s proposal to withdraw the extradition bill and ordered her not to yield to any of the protesters’ other demands at that time, three individuals with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Updated on Aug 30, 2019 12:31 PM IST
Hong Kong | Reuters
‘PLA in Hong Kong not strawman, Beijing can intervene’: NPC official
Tam was quoted by the state media as saying that if unrest takes place in Hong Kong, the central government could “of course” step in to restore order and peace and ensure the proper functioning of ‘one country, two systems’.
Updated on Aug 25, 2019 04:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Beijing | HT Correspondent
‘Hey democracy’: Chinese media releases rap video over Hong Kong protests
The rap video, overlaid with clips of protesters clashing with police and breaking into Hong Kong’s legislative offices, is being shared by Chinese state media on its overseas and domestic social media accounts.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 12:39 PM IST
Beijing | Press Trust of India
‘Back on track’: Donald Trump, Xi Jinping agree to resume trade talks
The two countries will restart the talks “on the basis of equality and mutual respect,” according to official news agency Xinhua.
Updated on May 26, 2020 10:45 PM IST
Beijing | Agence France-Presse
China’s influence creeps up on foreign media: Report. Rubbish, says Beijing
A new report on media freedom says the Communist Party of China (CPC) is rapidly expanding its influence on media abroad to spread propaganda and impact decisions.
Updated on Jun 07, 2019 02:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Beijing | Sutirtho Patranobis
‘Weapon of choice?’: China rare earth prices soar on their potential role in trade war
Rare earths, a group of 17 elements that appear in low concentrations in the ground, are used in a wide-range of products stretching from lasers and military equipment to magnets found in consumer electronics.
Updated on Jun 07, 2019 01:42 AM IST
Beijing | Reuters
Kim Jong Un’s sister back in public eye at North Korea’s mass games
Kim Yo Jong is a senior official of North Korea’s ruling party and is believed to be her brother’s closest confidant. But speculations about her status grew after she was left out from a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 11:02 AM IST
Seoul, South Korea | Associated Press
China’s trade war song goes viral, anti-US sentiment becomes visible
The privately-produced song has more than 100,000 views on WeChat and is just one of many signs of brewing anti-American sentiment on Chinese social media as trade talks falter.
Updated on May 21, 2019 04:03 PM IST
Beijing, China | Dandan Li
26 firefighters dead in China forest blaze
About 30 people have been unaccounted for since Sunday afternoon after a sudden change in wind direction caused an outburst of the blaze, according to authorities in Sichuan’s Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Updated on Apr 01, 2019 05:11 PM IST
Beijing | Press Trust of India
Stop blaming China, Pakistan for terror attacks, show proof: Chinese state media
India should focus on redrawing its anti-terrorism policy rather than blaming Pakistan without evidence for the Pulwama attack and holding China responsible for blocking efforts to list JeM chief, Masood Azhar, as a terrorist at the UN also without proof, Chinese state media has said.
Updated on Feb 18, 2019 08:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Beijing | Sutirtho Patranobis
Chinese scientist who made gene-edited babies fired by university
He Jiankui said in November that he used a gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 to alter the embryonic genes of twin girls born that month, sparking an international outcry about the ethics and safety of such research.
Updated on Jan 21, 2019 11:43 PM IST
Shenzen (China) | Reuters
This is what the dark side of the moon looks like
The far side of the moon faces away from Earth and is relatively unexplored. It is also known as the dark side of the moon.
Updated on Jan 03, 2019 03:17 PM IST
Associated Press | Reuters
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