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- News
Chinese officials say it’s fine to go to work with COVID-19
Hong Kong: Chinese officials and companies are letting COVID-positive people return to work in a bid to keep the economy running, despite a massive COVID surge that could be as large as…
- India
Bodies pile on top of each other in hospital morgues as Covid sweeps through Beijing
New Delhi: Beijing is currently facing an extraordinary wave of deaths as Covid-19 rips through the population, amid a widespread lack of data as mass, compulsory testing is abruptly halted across the…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru tops in Asia Pacific region in flexible office space stock, Hyderabad at 7
New Delhi: Bengaluru has the highest supply of premium flexible office space in Asia Pacific region at 10.6 million square feet, according to CBRE. In its latest report, real estate consultant CBRE…
- World
China: Covid cases explode in Beijing
Beijing: Empty streets, deserted shopping centers, and residents staying away from one another are the new normal in Beijing — but not because the city, like many Chinese ones before it, is…
- Middle East
China’s Xi to visit Saudi Arabia this week
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to reach Saudi Arabia on Thursday amid the tension between the US and the two countries. According to CNN citing sources, Xi’s trip to Arabia’s…
- World
Beijing and Tianjin scrap COVID-19 tests for public transport
Beijing: Several Chinese cities like Beijing, Tianjin, Chengdu and Shenzhen on Saturday scrapped the mandatory COVID-19 tests for public transport, as authorities softened their stance on the stringent Zero-COVID policy amid a…
- World
Beijing under semi-lockdown as new COVID-19 cases hit China
Beijing: The coronavirus situation in China has become grim again with the number of COVID-19 cases rising to over 25,000, including more than 500 in Beijing, prompting the city officials to advise…
- World
Former Chinese president Hu Jintao mysteriously escorted out in front of Xi Jinping
Beijing: Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was unexpectedly escorted out of the ‘Great Hall of the People’ in Beijing on Saturday during the closing ceremony of a congress of the ruling Communist…
- World
China’s Communist Party defends zero-COVID policy amid protests
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party on Saturday put up a strong defence of its much-criticised zero-COVID policy and ruled out its roll back, saying it is a “reality” that coronavirus is still…
- World
CPC Congress: Xi Jinping all set to rewind China’s clock back to ‘one leader rule’ of Mao era
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party is set to slide back to its founder Mao Zedong’s era soon as President Xi Jinping is set to break the decades-old 10-year term rule to cling…
- World
China’s hypocrisy on Ukraine on full display in United Nations
Beijing: China’s sugar-coated diplomatic remarks at the UN platforms pertaining to the war in Ukraine hold no value as Beijing is in fact “spitting fire” from behind by lending indirect support to…
- World
China snaps at Blinken for asking Pak to seek debt relief from Beijing
Beijing: China on Tuesday angrily retorted at the US call to Pakistan to seek debt relief from its all-weather ally Beijing to deal with the grim flood situation, saying that instead of…
- World
Pakistan guards CPEC reality better than state secrets; power sector to face brunt
Beijing : Secrets of CPEC projects are guarded more than state secrets by the Pakistani government still the occasional spills suggest that these projects are facing severe challenges to sustain which is…
- Technology
Alibaba lays off nearly 10K employees amid poor sales
Beijing: Chinese tech conglomerate Alibaba has bid goodbye to nearly 10,000 employees in an effort to cut expenses amid sluggish sales and slowing economy in the country, the media reported on Saturday.…
- News
China imposes sanctions on USA’s Pelosi after Taiwan visit
Bejing: In response to her controversial Taiwan visit, China has imposed unspecified sanctions on Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi “and her immediate family members”, the Foreign Ministry in…
