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Taliban to join China’s Belt and Road forum
Kabul: Taliban will attend China’s Belt and Road Forum underscoring Beijing’s growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government, the media reported. Taliban officials and…
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China calls on Israel, Palestine to immediately end hostilities
Beijing: China on Sunday called on Palestine and Israel to immediately end the hostilities, exercise restraint, and remain calm to protect civilians to avoid further deterioration of the situation. China is deeply…
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Syrian Prez Assad arrives in China, a first since civil war in 2011
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, September 21, arrived in China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. This is his first visit to China since the beginning of the civil war…
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Rishi Sunak challenges Premier Li after ‘spying for China’ arrests
New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has challenged the Chinese premier, Li Qiang, over Chinese interference in the UK parliament, after two men were arrested amid allegations that a parliamentary researcher…
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US announces new bans on investments in China, Beijing disappointed
Washington: US President Joe Biden has slapped new bans on investments in advanced technology industries in China in order to protect national security. President Biden signed an executive order late on Wednesday,…
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Why is Beijing increasing its engagements in Nepal?
Kathmandu: As the Chinese engagements with Nepal have increased post-relaxation of Covid restrictions, it is being said that Beijing is worried that “third parties” may derail bilateral relations, according to leaders and…
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China withholds indicator of COVID-19 deaths as cremation data not released
Hong Kong: China has dropped the number of cremations held last winter from a quarterly report, withholding a key indicator of the pandemic death toll during the countrys largest Covid wave, the…
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China, Singapore to establish secure defence communication link
Singapore: Singapore and China on Thursday agreed to work towards establishing a secure defence telephone link between the two countries to allow high-level communications between the defence leaders, amidst Beijing’s aggressive actions…
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21 killed in hospital fire in Beijing
Beijing: Twenty-one people were killed on Tuesday when a hospital building caught fire in China’s national capital. A hospital admission building in Beijing’s Fengtai district caught fire at 12:57pm (local time) on…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s team arrives in Iran to discuss embassy reopening
Tehran: A technical delegation from Saudi Arabia has arrived in Iran to assess the situation and discuss the procedures for the reopening of the Saudi embassy and consulate general in the country.…
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Saudi, Iran foreign ministers meeting in Beijing
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian met in Beijing to discuss the next steps of their diplomatic rapprochement, the Saudi Press…
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5.1-magnitude quake hits China’s Xinjiang
Beijing: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday, according to authorities. The China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) said the epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored…
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Revival of Chinese economy complicated due to growing global competition: Xi
Beijing: Efforts to revive China’s economy have become “complicated” with growing global competition to attract investment, President Xi Jinping has said, calling for steps to forestall and defuse major economic and financial…
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Beijing leads China’s AI industry with over 1,000 AI companies
Beijing: Beijing had 1,048 major artificial intelligence (AI) companies as of October 2022, accounting for 29 per cent of the national total, according to a report on the capital’s AI development released…
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19 killed, 20 injured as truck hits funeral procession in China
Beijing: At least 19 people were killed, and 20 others injured on Sunday when a truck hit a funeral procession in eastern China’s Jiangxi Province, authorities said. A brief report carried by…
