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28 Jan 2021
International Monetary FundImprove health system to tackle COVID-19 crisis in future: Gopinath
As the world gradually makes its way out of the coronavirus crisis, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath has said that countries should work on their health system and be ready to provide timely assistance to impacted segments of the society.
25 Jan 2021
IndiaIndo-China clash reported in Sikkim, both sides suffer injuries
Amid ongoing tensions between India and China, another clash between both armies was reported on Monday.
23 Jan 2021
IndiaIndia, China to hold 9th Corps Commander-level talks on Sunday
The military commanders of India and China will reportedly meet on January 24 to hold the ninth round of Corps Commander-level talks to address the ongoing military standoff and defuse the border tensions in the Eastern Ladakh region.
22 Jan 2021
ReutersFever, caused by illicit vaccines, takes over Chinese pig farms
China, which has been struggling to change the globe's outlook about its role in the coronavirus pandemic, has now been hit by another infectious disease — pigs are catching a fever that may have been triggered due to illicit vaccines, a Reuters report said.
21 Jan 2021
IndiaChinese village: AAPSU demands counter-measures against Beijing's 'expansionist' move
The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) on Thursday said it has taken serious note of China reportedly establishing a village in Upper Subansiri district in the northeastern state and demanded that the Centre initiates appropriate counter-measures to check Beijing's "expansionist" move.
21 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpAs Biden assumes office, China sanctions Pompeo, other Trump officials
China on Wednesday said it was levying sanctions on over two dozen officials of the Donald Trump administration for violating the sovereignty of the nation with "crazy" policy moves.
20 Jan 2021
Alibaba GroupAlibaba's Jack Ma, 'missing' for months, makes first public appearance
After months of being "missing," Alibaba and Ant founder Jack Ma has finally made a public appearance.
19 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationPanel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other coUNtries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the UN health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner.
18 Jan 2021
Ministry Of External AffairsReports of Chinese village in Arunachal; India on 'constant watch'
India is keeping a "constant watch" on all developments having a bearing on national security, the central government said on Monday amid reports of fresh Chinese construction activity in Arunachal Pradesh.
18 Jan 2021
WorldChina mine blast: 12 trapped workers out of 22 alive
Chinese state media reported that 12 out of 22 workers trapped for a week by an explosion in a gold mine are alive, as hundreds of rescuers seek to bring them to safety.
14 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO team reaches China to investigate coronavirus origins
A team of ten scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO) landed in Wuhan on Thursday to understand how coronavirus jumped from animals to humans, triggering a pandemic that has killed nearly two million globally and battered economies.
12 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO experts probing coronavirus origins to visit Wuhan: China
The experts from World Health Organization will visit Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected in late-2019, at the start of their investigation into the origins of the pandemic, China said on Tuesday.
11 Jan 2021
IndonesiaIndonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese vaccine
Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority on Monday green-lighted emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine, called CoronaVac, produced by China-based Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Vaccination of high-risk groups is expected to start later this week.
11 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO team probing coronavirus origins to visit on Thursday: China
A team of experts from the World Health Organization are due to reach China on January 14 to probe the origins of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, officials said on Monday.
09 Jan 2021
CoronavirusAt least one symptom persists six months post coronavirus hospitalization
More than three-quarters of COVID-19 patients hospitalized for treatment have at least one ongoing symptom six months after initially becoming unwell, according to a study published in The Lancet journal.
09 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationChina ready to receive WHO experts to probe COVID-19 origin
China is ready to receive a World Health Organization expert team to probe the COVID-19 origin, a senior Chinese official informed the media but gave no specific timeline for the visit.
07 Jan 2021
Hong KongBeautiful sight: China's internet is enjoying US Capitol mayhem
Internet users in China erupted in laughter and sarcasm while reacting to Wednesday's riots at the United States Capitol, giving another proof of the deep discord between the two powerful nations.
06 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationChina blocks investigation into coronavirus origins, WHO chief 'disappointed'
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed disappointment after China blocked an investigation into the origins of coronavirus.
04 Jan 2021
Alibaba GroupAlibaba founder suspected to be missing after criticizing Chinese government
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has not been seen in public for more than two months now, a development that has sparked questions about his whereabouts.
31 Dec 2020
World Health OrganizationChina grants conditional approval to its homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
China has granted conditional approval to the country's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, an official announcement said on Thursday.
31 Dec 2020
Mukesh AmbaniChina's Zhong Shanshan replaces Mukesh Ambani as Asia's richest person
Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairperson and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani is no longer the richest person in Asia. That title now belongs to China's Zhong Shanshan, a vaccine magnate and the founder of the bottled water company Nongfu Spring.
29 Dec 2020
RealmeRealme Q2 receives BIS certification in India, launch imminent
Realme is expected to launch its budget-friendly smartphone, the Q2, in India soon. In the latest development, the handset has been certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), hinting at its imminent launch.
28 Dec 2020
Dalai LamaTrump signs law on Dalai Lama's succession, Beijing furious
During his last days at office, outgoing United States President Donald Trump has taken a decision that has left his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping miffed.
28 Dec 2020
BeijingChinese citizen journalist jailed for four years over coronavirus reportage
A 37-year-old citizen journalist was on Monday sentenced to four years in prison by a Chinese court over her coronavirus outbreak reporting, more than a year after the virus emerged in Wuhan.
26 Dec 2020
Nokia MobilesNokia C1 Plus up for pre-orders, sale date announced
Nokia's entry-level smartphone, the C1 Plus, is finally up for pre-orders in China. The company has also announced that the budget-friendly handset will go on sale starting January 1, 2021.
23 Dec 2020
Germany'Good riddance,' says China as Germany exits UN Security Council
"Good riddance, Ambassador Heusgen." That is what China's deputy United Nations envoy, Geng Shuang, said to Germany's ambassador as the latter completed a two-year term on the UN Security Council.
19 Dec 2020
Health & WellnessChina to expand COVID-19 inoculations; meat sellers also high priority
China will soon expand coronavirus inoculations for workers in health care, transport, and border control, a senior official said on Saturday.
19 Dec 2020
World Health OrganizationUS accuses China of 'obstructing' WHO probe, 'peddling' questionable vaccines
Urging the international community to demand transparency from China about the spread of the coronavirus, the US has accused Beijing of "obstructing" a World Health Organization (WHO) probe into its origin and "peddling" questionable vaccines one year after the disease broke out in Wuhan.
18 Dec 2020
IndiaIndia, China continue talks amid border row, call for disengagement
Months into the India-China border row, both nations held another round of talks to resolve the conflict.
17 Dec 2020
MoonChina's spacecraft successfully brings home moon samples
China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing home the first samples of the moon in over 40 years.
16 Dec 2020
Ravi Shankar PrasadAmid row with China, India may blacklist some telecom vendors
The central government on Wednesday said that it will prepare a list of trusted and non-trusted sources of telecom vendors in the name of national security.
11 Dec 2020
IndiaIndia blames China for border standoff in Eastern Ladakh
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday hit back at China a day after it blamed India for the border standoff between the two countries.
10 Dec 2020
IndiaIndia's economy will contract at slower pace of 8%: ADB
The Indian economy will contract at a slower pace in FY21, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) predicted on Thursday. Revising India's growth for the aforementioned period, the bank said the economy will contract by 8%, a minimal improvement from the earlier de-growth estimate of 9%.
08 Dec 2020
IndiaGlobal m-cap hits $100 trillion for first time ever
In what qualifies as a historic benchmark, the total value of all stocks listed in the world trumped the $100 trillion mark last week.
06 Dec 2020
Ram (Random Access Memory)New Nokia budget handset spotted on TENAA website: Details here
A new Nokia smartphone with model number TA-1335 has been spotted on the Chinese tech certification portal TENAA. Interestingly, it bears similarity to the Nokia C3.
05 Dec 2020
MoonChina second after US to plant flag on moon
China has become the second country in the world to plant its flag on the moon, over 50 years after the United States had first placed its own flag on the lunar surface.
30 Nov 2020
AustraliaAustralia demands apology from China for sharing 'repugnant' fake image
Australia has demanded an apology from China after a government account posted a distorted image depicting an Australian soldier killing an Afghan child.
29 Nov 2020
XiaomiRedmi 9T could arrive as rebranded Redmi Note 9 4G
Xiaomi is working on launching its budget-friendly smartphone, the Redmi 9T. In the latest development, tipster Sudhanshu Ambhore has shared information found through the FCC certification site, revealing key details of the handset.
28 Nov 2020
Times of IndiaGDP shrinks by 7.5% in Q2, India in technical recession
After a record 23.9% slump in the previous quarter, the Indian economy rebounded a little in the July-September quarter, as the gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 7.5%.
24 Nov 2020
WeChatCentre bans 43 more mobile apps; check full list here
The central government on Tuesday decided to ban 43 mobile applications for being "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity" of India.
