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China
China hikes defence budget to USD 209 billion, 6.8 per cent increase
China's annual defence budget maintains a single-digit growth for a sixth consecutive year, state-run Xinhua news agency reported
05 Mar 2021 12:14 PM
China urges US to lift trade restrictions, stop interference
China faces more opposition than ever in Washington due to its trade record, territorial disputes with neighbours
22 Feb 2021 10:54 AM
WHO mission to China fails to find animal source of coronavirus
The experts spent one month in China, two weeks in quarantine and the same again on fieldwork
09 Feb 2021 6:15 PM
No baby boom in China as births fall by nearly a third in 2020
After decades of a 'one-child policy', Beijing changed the rules in 2016 to allow families to have two children
09 Feb 2021 10:33 AM
Women detained in China's Xinjiang allegedly raped, sexually abused: BBC
The United States accuses China of committing genocide against Uighurs in Xinjiang
04 Feb 2021 1:19 PM
WHO team to start Wuhan virus probe under global glare
The visit will be tightly tethered to the science of how the virus jumped from animals to humans
28 Jan 2021 4:27 PM
China says Indian troops crossed border, opened fire
Beijing's defence ministry accused India of "severe military provocation" after soldiers crossed LAC in the western border region
08 Sep 2020 10:43 AM
China vows to retaliate if Chinese journalists forced to leave US
The U.S. should immediately correct its mistake and stop its actions, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said
04 Aug 2020 4:01 PM
Mercedes to recall 6,60,000 vehicles in China for oil leak
The announcement follows another recall that began last month of 4,653 imported Mercedes sedans that had incorrect child-safety lock labels
06 Jul 2020 10:21 AM
New swine flu with 'pandemic potential' identified by China researchers
According to scientists these G4 viruses bind to receptor molecules in human cells and can replicate in outer layer of respiratory system
30 Jun 2020 2:01 PM
Chinese companies put US listing plans on ice as tensions mount
Many companies that reported plans for US listings to China’s securities regulator are now targeting exchanges nearer to home
10 Jun 2020 2:25 PM
China exports fall 3.3% in May, imports shrink 16.7%
Imports were estimated to have contracted 9.7%, recovering from a slide of 14.2% in April.
07 Jun 2020 9:46 AM
Last three COVID-19 patients in China's Wuhan discharged from hospital
According to the China's National Health Commission five imported cases were reported in China
05 Jun 2020 2:48 PM
Wuhan lab had three live bat coronaviruses
Lab authorities assert none of the strains obtained from bats are a match for the new contagion wreaking chaos across the world
24 May 2020 10:05 AM
US urges China to release Panchen Lama
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after Dalai Lama, is world's youngest political prisoner
15 May 2020 10:04 AM
Wuhan to test all residents after handful of new infections
A cluster of six new cases was found in one part of the city, the first local infections reported in Wuhan since the lockdown was eased
13 May 2020 1:57 PM
China says it is not yet the time to relax coronavirus measures
Wuhan on Monday reported its first cluster of coronavirus infections since a lockdown on the city
12 May 2020 2:16 PM
Official sacked for poor management after new Covid19 cases reported in China's Wuhan
All the cases were reported in the Sanmin residential community, which is under the jurisdiction of Changqing Street
11 May 2020 4:29 PM
Wuhan reports first coronavirus cluster since lifting of lockdown
The new infections add a layer of caution to efforts to lower coronavirus-related restrictions across China
11 May 2020 11:40 AM
China will not entertain foreign investigation until complete win over virus
WHO says it is waiting on an invitation from China to take part in its investigations into the animal origins of the virus
06 May 2020 4:48 PM
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