[ad_1] US President Joe Biden on Friday said his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping once told him that he was strengthening Quad against China. “I indicated to Xi Jinping that I […]
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China seals security pact with Solomon Islands
[ad_1] China said Tuesday it has sealed a wide-ranging security pact with the Solomon Islands, an agreement the United States and its regional allies fear could give Beijing a military […]
China’s health minister rules out relaxation of Covid rules: Report
[ad_1] China’s health minister Ma Xiaowei, in an article published on Monday, ruled out easing China’s current policies on containing Covid outbreaks, and pledged even tougher measures to prevent major […]
Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since start of lockdown
[ad_1] Suspicions had been growing about potential Covid-related deaths, particularly among the elderly, before the announcement. Shanghai reported the first deaths of its surging Covid-19 outbreak, the biggest flareup China […]
China airline resumes flying Boeing 737-800 after crash that killed 132
[ad_1] The accident caused China Eastern to ground all of its Boeing 737-800 series aircraft for safety checks, as aviation authorities vowed an extensive two-week inspection of the country’s vast […]
Concerns over Covid surge in Delhi, Mumbai as India sees 1,007 new cases
[ad_1] While India has been registering an average of nearly 1,000 Covid cases a day over the last two weeks (the daily tally dropped to the 800-mark last week), a […]
Fantastic Beasts The Secrets of Dumbledore: Warner Bros defends cutting same-sex romance reference for China release
[ad_1] The recently released Harry Potter universe film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore courted controversy in its first week itself. It was revealed that for the film’s theatrical cut […]
In Delhi and DC, how realism won
[ad_1] Interests determine the resilience of inter-State relationships. Ensuring interests are not adversarial lays the foundations. Finding and nurturing common interests help build ties. And managing contradictions, when interests collide, […]
Macbook maker suspend operations in Shanghai Plant to comply with Covid curbs
[ad_1] More than 30 Taiwanese companies including Pegatron Corp. and Macbook maker Quanta Computer Inc. have now halted production in the electronics hubs of eastern China to comply with local […]
Louis Vuitton, Dior sales jump, defying war and china gloom
[ad_1] LVMH SE posted strong revenue growth as the world’s largest seller of luxury goods defied disruptions from the war in Ukraine and the resurgence of Covid-19 in China, a […]
Sitting Tai Chi exercise improves recovery outcomes for older stroke survivors: Study
[ad_1] A new study has found that stroke survivors who practised a seated form of Tai Chi had equal or greater improvement in hand and arm strength, shoulder range of […]
The fine lines of India’s eastern and western borders
[ad_1] The pandemic was a great opportunity to read but, sadly, many books published during those dark days haven’t got the attention they deserve. Avtar Singh Bhasin’s Nehru, Tibet and […]
Instant hit: Swetha Sivakumar on how a war sparked the birth of the noodle craze
[ad_1] In 1945, after Japan surrendered to the Allies, a young man named Momofuku Ando was walking through the streets of war-ravaged Osaka when he saw a long line of […]
Beyond the mouse: How the click became the soundtrack of our lives
[ad_1] The most reassuring sound in modern life is one everyone hears but no one registers anymore. It’s tiny, as sounds go; it’s only got one note. One probably hears […]
Tibetan delegation meets MPs, political leaders, raises China’s ‘hydro-hegemony’
[ad_1] A Tibetan parliamentary delegation has been meeting Indian MPs and political leaders this week, with the focus on interactions with lawmakers from the north-eastern states to discuss China’s “hydro-hegemony” […]
China’s Covid Zero policy defended as Shanghai struggles to contain virus
[ad_1] As China sees its worst coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak since the start of the pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship newspaper defended President Xi Jinping’s stringent Covid Zero policy, […]
India logs over 1,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for second straight day
[ad_1] India on Thursday reported over thousand fresh cases of coronavirus for the second straight day. The country recorded 1,033 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the […]
Seeking realignment, not ‘divorce’: US trade chief on ties with China
[ad_1] The US is seeking to realign its commercial ties with China rather than seek a “divorce” between the world’s biggest economies, trade chief Katherine Tai said on Tuesday. Asked […]
Despite US sanctions, this Chinese tech giant pays $9.65 billion in dividends
[ad_1] Guo Ping, Huawei’s current rotating chairman, said last week that the company still hopes to find a solution to sustain its smartphone division and will ramp up investment in […]
India daily Covid tally drops below 1,000-mark for 1st time since April 2020
[ad_1] India on Monday logged less than 1,000 new Covid cases for the first time since April 2020. The country reported 913 fresh cases in the last 24-hours, the health […]