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China
China welcomes first batch of int'l travellers after scrapping of quarantine norms
First flights under China's new 'no quarantine' rules for international travellers landed at airports in Guangzhou and Shenzhen on Sunday
08 Jan 2023 12:23 PM
Global alarm grows over China's COVID-19 surge
Hospitals across China have been overwhelmed by an explosion of Covid cases following Beijing's decision to lift strict rules
29 Dec 2022 11:24 AM
China stands ready to work with India: Chinese Foreign Minister
This statement came in the backdrop of the December 9 faceoff between the Indian and Chinese soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang sector
25 Dec 2022 10:44 AM
Over 60% of China's population may get COVID, deaths likely in millions: Expert
Epidemiologist says more than 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of Earth's population are likely to be infected over the next 90 days
20 Dec 2022 10:37 AM
Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs
Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests
11 Dec 2022 12:32 PM
China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests
Anger over China's zero-Covid policy has sparked protests in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
01 Dec 2022 11:40 AM
China COVID cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests
China has stuck with Xi's zero-COVID policy even as much of the world has lifted most restrictions
28 Nov 2022 10:20 AM
Protests over China’s COVID controls spread across country
President Xi Jinping’s government faces mounting anger at its 'zero-COVID' policy that has shut down access to areas throughout China
27 Nov 2022 11:33 AM
Xi Jinping secures third term as China leader: State media
President Xi was picked as the party's general secretary for another five-year term in a closed-door vote
23 Oct 2022 11:31 AM
Full control over Hong Kong achieved: Xi Jinping at Communist party Congress meet
Xi said China has also waged a major struggle against Taiwan separatism and is determined and able to oppose territorial integrity
16 Oct 2022 12:01 PM
China continues military drills around Taiwan even after end of four-day schedule
People's Liberation Army Eastern Theatre Command, which oversees Taiwan, said it would continue drills in waters near Taiwan island
08 Aug 2022 12:55 PM
China begins major Taiwan military drills after Pelosi visit
Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a trip that defied a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views Taiwan as its territory
04 Aug 2022 10:52 AM
Shanghai starts coming back to life as COVID lockdown eases
Negative PCR tests for COVID taken within the previous 48 hours remain standard in Shanghai, Beijing for permission to enter public venues
01 Jun 2022 1:26 PM
Beijing locks down more people in China's 'zero-COVID' fight
Most of Beijing is not locked down, but the streets are much quieter than usual with many shops closed and people working from home
17 May 2022 1:36 PM
China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu
A four-year-old boy from central Henan province was found to have been infected with the variant after developing a fever and other symptoms
27 Apr 2022 12:10 PM
Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying
Queues snaked around malls and outside office complexes on Monday as people waited to be swabbed for samples by health workers
25 Apr 2022 11:00 AM
China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of 'grim' situation
Shanghai has been almost entirely locked down since the start of the month, snarling supply chains, with many people confined to their homes
24 Apr 2022 1:20 PM
COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown
While small by the standards of some countries, the daily case numbers are some of the largest since the virus was first detected in Wuhan
03 Apr 2022 11:10 AM
Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb Covid-19 outbreak
Shanghai has in recent weeks become China's Covid hotspot, and on Monday another record high was reported, with 3,500 new confirmed cases
28 Mar 2022 10:54 AM
China reports first two Covid-19 deaths in more than a year
China has gone from reporting under 100 daily infections just three weeks ago to well more than 1,000 per day for over a week
19 Mar 2022 10:32 AM
Columns
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The fatal hostilities by the belligerents since 2022 has already had adverse effects on the food sector even outside the conflict zones.
Kerala Guv Arif Khan should have known better than to use the office of governor as an obstacle in functioning of the CPI(M)-led-LDF govt
For the first time since 1880, no census was conducted as should have been the case in 2021.