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China shopping centre fire: 16 people killed, 30 rescued

Smoke billows at a shopping centre following fire in the city of Zigong, Sichuan province, China

Published on Jul 18, 2024 06:09 am IST

At least 24 killed after highway collapses in southern China

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial photo shows rescuers work at the site of a collapsed road section of the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China leaving more than a dozen of people dead, local officials said, after the area had experienced heavy rain in recent days. (Xinhua News Agency via AP)

Published on May 01, 2024 03:31 pm IST

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anti-corruption campaign

Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong (AFP)

Updated on Mar 20, 2024 05:56 pm IST

Alexei Navalny Death: Meghan McCain says "blood on Putin's hands"

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow on February 20, 2021.

Updated on Feb 16, 2024 06:03 pm IST

3 killed, dozens buried in landslide in southwest China

The landslide took place at 5:51 am (2151 GMT Sunday) in the province's northeastern Zhenxiong County

Updated on Jan 22, 2024 03:13 pm IST

China: 10 dead, six missing after coal mine accident in Henan province

The State news agency Xinhua revealed that 425 individuals were working underground when the explosion occurred. (File)

Updated on Jan 13, 2024 02:11 pm IST

‘Shocked, saddened’: India on twin blasts in Iran that killed over 100

Two bombs exploded at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain

Published on Jan 04, 2024 06:09 pm IST

Israeli 'aggression' targets Syrian air defence base: Report

Israeli soldiers operate in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights near the border with Syria.

Updated on Dec 29, 2023 04:15 am IST

China holds military drills around Taiwan as ‘stern warning’ after VP's US trip

China claims Taiwan and has not ruled out using force to seize it. (Representative image)

Updated on Aug 19, 2023 07:56 am IST

Former Myanmar ousted leader Suu Kyi's prison sentences reduced by six years

Myanmar's then leader Aung San Suu Kyi (AP/File)

Published on Aug 01, 2023 01:57 pm IST

Canada’s CBC network pauses its activities on Twitter after being labelled ‘govt-funded media’

CBC, the Canadian state network, has been labelled as ‘government-funded media’ by Twitter. (Elon Musk/Twitter)

Updated on Apr 18, 2023 11:44 am IST

China renames five seabed features in Indian Ocean Region

India and China have been engaged in a tussle in the Ladakh sector. (Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:08 am IST

China simulated strikes against 'key targets on Taiwan': Report

Chinese maritime law enforcement fleet led by a patrol and rescue vessel Haixun 06 patrols during a joint patrol operation in Taiwan straits.

Published on Apr 09, 2023 11:00 am IST

China condemns US-Taiwan meet, vows 'resolute' response

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (L) shake hands in the Air Force One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library after making statements to the press on April 5, 2023 in Simi Valley, California

Updated on Apr 06, 2023 05:09 am IST

India rejects China’s renaming of 11 locations in Arunachal Pradesh

External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. (ANI File Photo)

Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:26 pm IST

China plague: One of two infected critical as Beijing tries to calm fears of outbreak

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that Chinese health authorities had notified them of the two cases and shared relevant information.

Updated on Nov 15, 2019 01:15 am IST

Chinese flag raised in churches, prayer meetings in religious places ahead of National Day

The Chinese Islamic, Buddhist, and Daoist associations also held prayer meetings for the country. (Image used for representation).

Updated on Sept 24, 2019 03:52 pm IST

China steps up government presence at Alibaba, private giants

The government of one of China’s top technology hubs is making effort to exert greater influence over the country’s massive private sector.

Updated on Sept 23, 2019 10:03 am IST

Amid crisis, China rejected Hong Kong plan to appease protesters: Report

China’s role in directing how Hong Kong handles the protests has been widely assumed, supported by stern statements in state media about the country’s sovereignty and protesters’ “radical” goals.

Updated on Aug 30, 2019 12:31 pm IST

‘PLA in Hong Kong not strawman, Beijing can intervene’: NPC official

Hong Kong has seen mass protests and unrest over the last few weeks.

Updated on Aug 25, 2019 04:47 pm IST

‘Hey democracy’: Chinese media releases rap video over Hong Kong protests

English-language rap has been released by nationalistic Chinese group CD Rev.

Updated on Aug 19, 2019 12:39 pm IST

‘Back on track’: Donald Trump, Xi Jinping agree to resume trade talks

President Donald Trump, left, poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Updated on May 26, 2020 10:45 pm IST

China’s influence creeps up on foreign media: Report. Rubbish, says Beijing

The Chinese foreign ministry dismissed the report as false with ulterior motives.

Updated on Jun 07, 2019 02:06 pm IST

‘Weapon of choice?’: China rare earth prices soar on their potential role in trade war

China supplied 80% of the rare earths imported by the United States from 2014 to 2017, with Chinese state newspapers last month reporting Beijing could use that as leverage in the ongoing trade dispute between the two.

Updated on Jun 07, 2019 01:42 am IST

Kim Jong Un’s sister back in public eye at North Korea’s mass games

The powerful younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a public event in Pyongyang for the first time in more than 50 days.

Updated on Jun 04, 2019 11:02 am IST

China’s trade war song goes viral, anti-US sentiment becomes visible

Other plans include displaying the Chinese flag around National Day on October 1 and organizing teenagers to participate in themed summer camps.

Updated on May 21, 2019 04:03 pm IST

26 firefighters dead in China forest blaze

The firefighters were sent to put the fire which broke out on Saturday in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Southwest China’s Sichuan province.

Updated on Apr 01, 2019 05:11 pm IST

Stop blaming China, Pakistan for terror attacks, show proof: Chinese state media

At least 40 Indian soldiers were killed in Pulwama in the worst suicide bombing in Kashmir, an attack claimed by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), proscribed as terror group since 2002 by the UN.

Updated on Feb 18, 2019 08:02 pm IST

Chinese scientist who made gene-edited babies fired by university

A Chinese scientist responsible for what he said were the world’s first “gene-edited” babies evaded oversight and broke guidelines in a quest for fame and fortune.

Updated on Jan 21, 2019 11:43 pm IST

This is what the dark side of the moon looks like

In this photo provided Jan. 3, 2019, by China National Space Administration via Xinhua News Agency, the first image of the moon's far side taken by China's Chang'e-4 probe.

Updated on Jan 03, 2019 03:17 pm IST

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