Beijing, Shanghai residents back to work as China limps towards living with Covid BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday as China’s two... Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am
World China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation BEIJING: China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on ... Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:59am
Markets Russia overtakes KSA as China’s top crude supplier in Nov SINGAPORE: China’s crude oil imports from Russia rose 17% in November from a year earlier, as Chinese refiners... Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:31am
World China’s Zhejiang has 1m daily Covid cases, expected to double BEIJING: China’s Zhejiang, a big industrial province near Shanghai, is battling around a million new daily ... Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am
Print MoFA opposes ‘alteration’ in IPPs’ revised agreement ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has reportedly opposed alteration in IPPs’ revised agreements of 2019... Updated 26 Dec, 2022 09:34am
World Eighteen trapped in Xinjiang gold mine collapse BEIJING: Rescuers were working Sunday to reach 18 people trapped underground after a cave-in at a gold mine in... Published 25 Dec, 2022 10:32am
World Hong Kong eyes reopening border with China by mid-January HONG KONG: Hong Kong is aiming to reopen its border with China by mid-January, city leader John Lee announced on... Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:29am
Opinion China’s propaganda machine sputters in zero-Covid reversal China’s state media is struggling and censors are working overtime as Beijing gropes for a coherent narrative in... Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:29am
World China reports zero new COVID deaths for Dec 23, same as previous day SHANGHAI: China reported zero new COVID-19 deaths for Dec. 23, the same number as the previous day, the National... Published 24 Dec, 2022 12:14pm
World China’s propaganda machine sputters in zero-Covid reversal BEIJING: China’s state media is struggling and censors are working overtime as Beijing gropes for a coherent... Published 24 Dec, 2022 10:57am
Print Chinese firms have adopted go-slow policy? ISLAMABAD: Beijing has reportedly acknowledged that Chinese companies in Pakistan opted for a “go-slow” policy due... Updated 24 Dec, 2022 02:03pm
World 16 Indian soldiers killed in road accident NEW DELHI: Sixteen soldiers were killed in India’s remote northeast Friday when the military truck transporting them... Published 23 Dec, 2022 06:22pm
Markets Chinese bluechips, HK shares rise as China vows to deepen reforms SHAHGHAI: Chinese bluechip and Hong Kong stocks ended higher on Thursday, after China’s securities watchdog vowed... Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:54am
World Naval drills with China response to ‘aggressive’ US: Russian army chief MOSCOW: Russia’s army chief on Thursday called joint naval drills between Russian and Chinese warships a response to... Published 22 Dec, 2022 07:09pm
Markets China stocks flat, Hong Kong shares inch higher HONG KONG, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Chinese stocks moved in a narrow range on Wednesday, while Hong Kong shares tracked... Published 22 Dec, 2022 06:59am
Business & Finance US ban on ‘Made in Hong Kong’ label breaches trade rules: WTO GENEVA: The United States is flouting international trade rules by imposing a “Made in China” stamp on goods... Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Print Putin inaugurates key Siberian gas field for China exports MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday inaugurated the Kovykta natural gas field in eastern Siberia that will... Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Markets Russian oil exports fall by 11% for Dec 1-20 MOSCOW: Russian oil exports fell by 11% for Dec. 1-20 compared to the previous month, after the European Union’s... Published 21 Dec, 2022 12:26pm
World India to step up COVID surveillance as cases increase elsewhere NEW DELHI: India’s government has asked all states to step up surveillance for any new variants of the coronavirus,... Published 21 Dec, 2022 10:35am
Business & Finance Indonesia to announce ban on exports of a commodity, without saying which JAKARTA: Indonesia will announce an export ban on a commodity later on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said,... Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:11am
Business & Finance US and China trade barbs over South China Sea MANILA: China’s embassy in Manila accused the United States on Tuesday of driving a wedge between the Philippines... Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:59am
Markets China’s Nov coal imports from Russia jump in face of bottlenecks SINGAPORE: China’s coal imports from Russia in November rebounded from a four-month low in the prior month despite... Published 20 Dec, 2022 06:33pm
Markets World Bank slashes China growth forecasts on Covid woes, property crisis BEIJING: The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its China growth forecast for the year as the pandemic and weaknesses in... Published 20 Dec, 2022 11:53am
Markets China stocks fall as Covid jitters outweigh policy support SHANGHAI: China stocks saw their worst day in seven weeks on Monday, as concerns over surging COVID-19 cases... Published 20 Dec, 2022 06:48am
Business & Finance Imports from Japan, China: customs values on tyres, tubes raised ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view Chinese investment in local manufacturing of tyres and tubes, Directorate General Customs... Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am
World Russia announces joint naval drills with China MOSCOW: Moscow announced Monday that several of its warships were participating in naval exercises starting this... Published 19 Dec, 2022 05:41pm
World Russia and China to hold joint naval drills this week Russia and China will hold joint naval drills between December 21-27, Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday. The... Published 19 Dec, 2022 02:39pm
Business & Finance China’s weekly new home sales rise slowly BEIJING: New-home sales in 16 Chinese cities rose at a slower pace last week, held back by falling transactions in... Published 19 Dec, 2022 11:37am
Markets China Nov aluminium imports fall amid rising domestic supply BEIJING: China’s aluminium imports in November fell 35.7% from a year earlier as a result of mounting domestic... Published 18 Dec, 2022 01:53pm
Business & Finance French growth to slow to 0.3 pct in 2023: central bank PARIS: French economic growth will slow considerably in 2023 due to the energy crisis and inflation, before bouncing... Published 18 Dec, 2022 11:35am