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8 Missing After Cargo Ship Collides With Boat Near China’s Hainan Island: Report

April 3, 2024 admin

The impact caused the fishing vessel to sink, the report said. (Representational) A collision Wednesday between a cargo ship and a fishing boat near the southern Chinese island of Hainan has left eight people missing, state media reported, as search efforts continued. The SITC Danang container ship, which sails under a Panamanian flag, collided with…

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Asia should prevent world from becoming an arena for geopolitical fighting: China

March 30, 2024 admin

Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, speaks at the opening ceremony of Boao Forum of Asia, in Boao in southern China’s Hainan province on March 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China’s top legislator Zhao Leji on March 28 said that Asia has endured both “hot and cold” wars…

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China in a surprise announcement says it is eliminating annual news conference by Premier Li Qiang

March 4, 2024 admin

A file photo of Chinese Premier Li Qiang | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s government said on Monday that it is eliminating an annual news conference by the Prime Minister that was one of the rare times a top Chinese leader took questions from journalists. Lou Qinjian, the spokesperson for the National People’s Congress, said on the…

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China’s economy of ‘great concern’ as annual political meeting to kick off

March 4, 2024 admin

A Chinese paramilitary police officer walks at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 3, 2024, ahead of the country’s annual legislative meetings known as the “Two Sessions”. | Photo Credit: AFP China’s annual political conclave kicks off in Beijing on March 4, with officials saying the flagging economy and youth unemployment are of “great concern”…

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Fake China Doctor Tricks Breast Cancer Patient Into Bizarre “Cement Treatment”, Probe Launched

November 1, 2023 admin

The woman died from breast cancer in April this year. (Representative Pic) A self-proclaimed “tumour research institute” in China is under investigation after a woman exposed how her cancer-stricken mother was duped into paying a staggering 200,000 yuan (approximately Rs 22.76 lakh) for treatments that include bloodletting and even applying cement to her skin. According…

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China to cremate ‘outstanding’ leader Li Keqiang on Thursday

October 31, 2023 admin

A man reads a newspaper with an obituary of late former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on a bulletin board in Beijing, China October 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters China will cremate the remains of former Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday, when flags will fly at half mast across the country in mourning for an…

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Chinese Teacher Forces 6-Year-Old Boy To Eat His Own Vomit On Birthday, Fired

October 24, 2023 admin

(Representational Image) In a shocking incident, a nursery school teacher forced a six-year-old student to eat his vomit on his birthday, as per a report in the South China Morning Post. After the student finished his lunch, the teacher stuffed more food in his mouth. Previously, the boy had thrown up “chunks of pumpkin” after…

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Taiwan presidential frontrunner slams China over Foxconn probe

October 24, 2023 admin

Representational image of Foxconn logo seen atop the company’s headquarters in New Taipei City, Taiwan | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday hit out at China over its probe of major Apple supplier Foxconn, saying Beijing should “cherish” Taiwanese companies and not put pressure on them during an election. Foxconn is…

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China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS

October 6, 2023 admin

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an image captured off a screen at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China shows the Shenzhou-15 and Shenzhou-14 crew taking a group picture with their thumbs up after a historic gathering in space on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP China plans to…

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China’s economy stabilises, factory activity returns to expansion

September 30, 2023 admin

China’s factory activity expanded for the first time in six months in September, an official survey showed on Saturday. file photo for representation | Photo Credit: AP China’s factory activity expanded for the first time in six months in September, an official survey showed on Saturday, adding to a run of indicators suggesting the world’s…

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