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Residents line up for coronavirus screening during the COVID-19 lockdown in Changchun in northeastern China's Jilin province. (Photo: AP)

Major Chinese cities impose COVID-19 restriction as cases spike

The latest spike is being described as the severest COVID-19 outbreaks in two years

14 Mar 2022 8:28 AM

Workers wait to collect deliveries for a lockdown community in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

China returns to mass shutdowns as COVID-19 cases surge

Meanwhile, an outbreak of the omicron variant in Shanghai saw schools shuttered again

13 Mar 2022 3:07 PM

China is attempting to impose its agenda in Southeast Asia by establishing its Confucius Institutes (CIs). (Photo: ANI)

China using 'cultural appropriation' to expand soft borders: Report

Cultural appropriation happens when someone from one culture adopts another culture's style

25 Feb 2022 12:33 PM

A woman hold her arm after receiving Covishield COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

Vaccines, previous infection offer 'stronger than basic' protection against Omicron

The researchers looked at 28 serum samples from patients recovering from the original strain of SARS-CoV-2

13 Dec 2021 1:10 PM

The new battery will be of the same size and will reportedly be able to fit about 10 per cent more mAh. (Photo: PTI/File)

Xiaomi announces new battery with 10 per cent bigger capacity, advanced monitoring

Xiaomi was able to increase the silicon content inside the battery about 3 times and has resulted in more efficient capacity storage

12 Dec 2021 11:41 AM

The new rumoured series 'Vivo V23 5G' could feature an in-display fingerprint sensor. (Photo: PTI)

Vivo V23 5G might launch in India this month

For the unversed, the Vivo V23e 5G launched in Thailand last month

03 Dec 2021 2:52 PM

The new Redmi Note 11 4G. (Photo: Twitter)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 4G goes official

The Redmi Note 11 4G features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner

25 Nov 2021 2:25 PM

The K9 TV family is already selling in China and goes up to 75" in size with 60Hz LCD panels with support HDR10+ and HLG. (Photo: Twitter)

Oppo to soon announce smart TV for Indian market

According to GSM Arena, there are speculations that the company's K9 series will enter the country soon

23 Nov 2021 10:58 AM

Xiaomi's CEO, Lei Jun, promised that the next major MIUI version would arrive before the end of this year. (Photo: PTI/File)

Xiaomi will update nine of its smartphones to MIUI 13

GSM Arena found a list of phones that might be getting MIUI 13 pretty soon

22 Nov 2021 9:51 AM

This launch marked the 396th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. (Photo: AP)

China successfully launches 3 new remote sensing satellites

The satellites, belonging to the Yaogan-35 family, were launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket

06 Nov 2021 11:25 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo:PTI)

China passes new land border law amid military standoff with India

The law stipulates that 'the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of China are sacred and inviolable'

24 Oct 2021 10:18 PM

A man and a child wears masks as they visit Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

China reports 43 new Covid cases on October 21, vs 21 a day earlier

There were no new deaths, leaving the death toll unchanged at 4,636

22 Oct 2021 11:58 AM

The two phones are actually very close to release and expected to drop before Singles' day. (Photo: PTI)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11, Note 11 Pro specifications leak, said to launch shortly

Like its bigger sibling, the Redmi Note 11 also gets a 5,000 mAh battery, but charging is capped at 33W

18 Oct 2021 3:10 PM

Beijing suspended additional tariffs on US products that had been due to kick in on Sunday, after Washington and Beijing announced a major thaw in their trade war Friday. (Photo: File)

China suspends planned additional tariffs on US goods

The move follows US President Trump's cancellation of new tariffs on Chinese products as part of a 'phase one' trade deal.

15 Dec 2019 11:54 AM

China on Monday banned US military ships and aircraft from visiting Hong Kong and slapped sanctions on several US non-government organisations for allegedly encouraging anti-government protesters in the city to commit violent acts. (Photo: File)

China bars US military ships, aircraft from Hong Kong for 'encouraging' violent acts

A US defence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said China's move would not have an impact on US military operations.

03 Dec 2019 10:39 AM

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui has said India and China should break the "strange circle" of ups and downs in bilateral ties instead of attempting to control their differences. (Photo: File)

India, China should break ‘strange circle’ of ups and downs: Beijing

The forum was jointly organised by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).

01 Dec 2019 10:07 AM

A TikTok post by a young woman, pretending to give eyelash curling advice while actually condemning China’s crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang, has gone viral on the Chinese-owned app that has been accused of censoring anti-Beijing content. (Photo: Twitter/ Feroza)

US teen’s TikTok ‘makeup tutorial’ on Xinjiang goes viral

Aziz starts her video telling viewers: 'The first thing you need to do is grab your lash curler.'

28 Nov 2019 10:47 AM

The watch towers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there to prevent escapes. (Photo: AP)

'Forced ideological re-education': Secret documents reveal how China's uighur detention camps work

The papers also show how Beijing is pioneering a new form of social control using data and artificial intelligence.

25 Nov 2019 3:20 PM

China on Saturday deployed its troops in Hong Kong for the first time since the unprecedented pro-democracy protests began in the former British colony more than five months ago over a proposed extradition law, with soldiers in plain clothes clearing the roadblocks. (Photo: AP)

China army in Hong Kong for first time since pro-democracy protests began

It was also the first time in over a year that the PLA local garrison has been involved in the public community work.

17 Nov 2019 10:49 AM

Hong Kong-listed Fosun, which was already the biggest shareholder in Thomas Cook and also owns France-based resort giant Club Med, had backed out of the eleventh hour deal to keep the debt-plagued company afloat.

Fosun buys Thomas Cook brand for 11 million pounds

Thomas Cook declared bankruptcy in September after an attempt to secure USD 250 million from private investors fell through.

02 Nov 2019 1:52 PM

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