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March 07, 2024 10:07 pm | Updated 10:07 pm IST – Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories China described the war in Gaza as a “disgrace to civilisation” and called on Thursday for an immediate ceasefire as the conflict stretched into its sixth month despite efforts by mediators to reach a truce. U.S. President Joe Biden has…
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China alleges the US is trying to contain and suppress its high-tech development. Beijing: The U.S. is clinging to wrong perceptions of China and has yet to fulfil its “promises” despite some progress since presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met last November, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. Speaking at a news…
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The Chinese software engineer arrested on Wednesday in California for stealing Google AI technology. California: A Chinese software engineer was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing artificial intelligence technology from Google while secretly working for two Chinese companies, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said. Linwei Ding, 38, also known as Leon Ding, faces four counts of…
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A file photo of Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. | Photo Credit: Reuters Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on Wednesday that he sees Chinese actions in the South China Sea with “great alarm”, after recent confrontations described by a Filipino military commander as “the worst” in two years. The latest incidents involving Philippine and…
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National People’s Congress spokesperson Lou Qinjian speaks during a press conference on the eve of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China on March 4 sought to play down increasing tensions with its Asian neighbours over the simmering South China…
All major decisions will have been made weeks before in closed-door meetings (File) Beijing, China: China’s annual political conclave kicks off in Beijing on Monday, with officials saying the flagging economy and youth unemployment are of “great concern” as they lay out plans for the coming year. Armed police and public security workers are ubiquitous…
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A giant screen broadcasts news footages of a funeral service for the late former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in Beijing, China November 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS China’s Communist Party leaders publicly honoured former premier Li Keqiang on Thursday as he was laid to rest, but censors scrubbed praise of the reform-minded bureaucrat once…
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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…
China recently announced export controls on some drones and drone-related equipment. (Representational) The U.S. House of Representatives’ China committee will introduce a bill to ban the U.S. government from buying Chinese drones, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Mike Gallagher, the Republican head of the committee, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the ranking Democrat, will introduce the…
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Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day. (Representational) Taipei, Taiwan: More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island’s defence ministry said today. Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary, and has ratcheted…