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Biggest population in 2023 “may help” India get UN Security Council membership
A senior UN official has said India’s prospects of securing permanent membership of the UN Security Council may get boosted if it goes past China to become the world’s most populous nation in 2023.
12 July 2022, 11:22 AM
WHO chief's remarks on China's Covid policy removed from social media
A United Nations Weibo post on the World Health Organization chief's comments that China's zero-tolerance Covid-19 policy is not sustainable was removed from the Chinese social media platform on Wednesday morning shortly after being published
11 May 2022, 12:35 PM
Offshore Smart City: Can a parliamentary committee recommend a project to PM without due diligence?
Can a parliamentary standing committee recommend a project directly to the prime minister without any due diligence? The law explicitly does not permit it.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
India suspends tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals
India has suspended tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
24 April 2022, 10:38 AM
‘IS CHINA ENCIRCLING INDIA?’: A question worth asking
Aminul Karim rightly believes that China's race for dominance will continue unabated. He also believes that in spite of that, a kind of Asian peace "should prevail". No one will contest this idea, but whether it will prevail depends to a large extent on the behaviour of the protagonists.
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Taiwan is part of China and none can change that, China tells US
Taiwan is a part of China and no one can change that, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said on Wednesday during a rare phone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a statement from Beijing.
20 April 2022, 13:25 PM
USA, China, Japan and Korea to dominate 5G: study
China, the United States, Japan and Korea will account for more than half of the world’s subscribers to super-fast 5G mobile networks by 2025, leaving Europe lagging, a study shows.
7 November 2019, 10:29 AM
Explore full trade potentials with Bangladesh: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invites Chinese business people to explore the full potentials of business and trade relations with Bangladesh as the country is marching ahead in various areas of economic growth and development.
4 July 2019, 12:41 PM
Thousands protest China extradition bill in Hong Kong
Several hundred thousand people have jammed Hong Kong's streets in a last bid to thwart a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China to face trial, with police bracing for the biggest march in the city in 15 years.
9 June 2019, 11:04 AM
China bemoans US 'bullying' of Huawei
China's foreign minister has slammed US moves against telecom giant Huawei as "economic bullying", and warned that Beijing was ready to "fight to the very end" in its trade war with Washington.
23 May 2019, 04:22 AM
China defends exit ban on rights lawyer
China yesterday defended an exit ban imposed on a human rights lawyer as lawful after the United States urged Beijing to let him travel to receive a US fellowship.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM
China offers help to Venezuela to restore power
China offered to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused US counterpart Donald Trump of cyber "sabotage" that plunged the South American country into its worst blackout on record.
13 March 2019, 09:53 AM
China raises defence spending by 7.5pc
China yesterday announced a 7.5 percent increase in military spending in 2019, lower than last year as the country faces an economic slowdown, but still likely to make Asian neighbours nervous.
5 March 2019, 18:00 PM
US files charges against Huawei
China yesterday accused the United States of "political motivations" behind sweeping charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei in a case that has ratcheted up tensions between the two superpowers.
29 January 2019, 18:00 PM
China clones gene-edited monkeys for sleep disorder research
Chinese scientists make clones of a gene-edited macaque to aid research of circadian rhythm disorders that are linked to sleep problems, depression and Alzheimer's disease, the official Xinhua news agency says.
24 January 2019, 05:19 AM
China to step up fight on air pollution
China’s top environmental watchdog has vowed to succeed in air pollution control this year by enhancing the management of diesel-powered trucks while further reducing industrial emissions.
21 January 2019, 07:09 AM
13 canadians detained in China since Huawei CFO arrest
Canada said on Thursday that 13 of its citizens have been detained in China since Huawei Technologies Co Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested last month in Vancouver at the request of the United States.
5 January 2019, 04:36 AM
India, China, US 4th highest carbon dioxide emitters: Study
India, China, the US and the European Union (EU) have been ranked as the world’s top four emitters respectively of carbon dioxide accounting for 58 percent of global emissions in 2017, according to a study.
6 December 2018, 06:55 AM
China has agreed to cut tariffs on US-made cars: Trump
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that China had agreed to cut import tariffs on American-made cars, a potential boon for automakers including Tesla Inc and BMW who manufacture in the United States for export to China.
3 December 2018, 07:43 AM
China green lights first underwater high-speed railway
China green lights a project to build the first underwater bullet train route, reports CNN.
29 November 2018, 09:08 AM