Tag: Beijing

Washington: The US will send delegates to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing scheduled for May 14-15, an official said. The US “recognises the importance” of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and it will send delegates to attend the forum, a statement issued by the US Commerce Department on […]

Beijing: While it remains unclear exactly how long China’s first lunar explorers will spend on the surface, the country is already planning for longer stays. Eight Chinese volunteers will live in “Yuegong-1,” a simulated space “cabin” in Beijing for the next year, strengthening China’s knowledge and technical know-how, and helping the country’s scientists understand exactly […]

Beijing: The Chinese government on Sunday urged US President Donald Trump to analyse the trade deficit with Beijing on the basis of international standards, after he signed two executive orders to combat trade abuses of other countries. On Friday, Trump ordered the Commerce Department to carry out what he called the first major review of […]

Beijing: Prime minister Narendra Modi today officially announced his visit to China from May 14 to 16 on the microblog website Weibo, saying he is looking forward to have productive discussions with top Chinese leadership. “Looking forward to visiting China from 14-16 May to strengthen friendship between our two ancient civilisations and the two largest […]

New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi arrived back here yesterday night after his six-day, three-nation tour that took him to China, Mongolia and South Korea. Modi, who left on May 14, spent three days in China. He visited Xi’an, Beijing and Shanghai, and held talks with the Chinese leadership. He went to Mongolia on May […]

Beijing-bound plane of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) carrying 239 people including two infants lost contact with ....

Twenty-seven people were killed and 109 others injured in a "violent terrorist attack" when a group of unidentified men armed with knives attacked a railway station in China's southwestern Kunming city on Sunday

Beijing: At least 26 firefighters have died while battling a forest fire in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, authorities said on Monday. Thirty people were reported missing on Sunday after being trapped by a sudden change in wind direction in Liangshan prefecture in Sichuan province, the South China Morning Post reported. The Emergency Ministry said on […]

Beijing: A restaurant in China’s capital is offering opportunities to people that are hard-of-hearing by employing a team of deaf waiters who communicate with customers aided by guide cards. With a look of concentration and a timid smile on his face, Cao Xueting goes about serving food to diners in a quiet but determined manner […]

Beijing: In a huge diplomatic victory for India, the UN Security Council on Wednesday declared Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, a move that was being blocked by China for nearly 10 years. The decision of the UNSC’s 1267 Sanctions Committee came about two and a half months after the JeM […]

Beijing: A fully albino giant panda has been filmed roaming bamboo forests in China — the first ever recorded in the wild, an expert said on Monday. The footage was taken on an infrared camera in April at the Wolong National Nature Reserve, in Sichuan province, reserve management authorities said on Saturday. Li Sheng, a […]

Beijing: Sixteen people were killed and 12 were reported missing after torrential rains caused havoc in China, authorities said on Tuesday. In Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, week-long downpours have triggered floods in six cities and 32 counties, killing nine and affecting over 360,000 people, reports Xinhua news agency. The floods have damaged more than 1,300 […]

Beijing: Thirty-one people were injured after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Gongxian County in China’s Sichuan province, authorities said on Sunday. Rescuers have sent the injured to hospitals for treatment. None of them are in critical condition, Xinhua news agency reported. The quake struck at 10.29 p.m. Saturday, at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre […]

Beijing: Climbers to Mount Everest from the Chinese side can now enjoy high-speed 5G coverage after the world’s highest-altitude base station started operation in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, the state media reported on Friday. Built at an altitude of 6,500 metres, the base station which became operational on Thursday, is located at the […]

Beijing: China has rejected the US’ request for a UN Security Council meeting to address Beijing’s proposed national security law for Hong Kong, saying that the matter was an internal one that does not concern the world body. In a statement on Wednesday, the US Mission to the UN denounced that the actions of the […]