China’s COVID cases rise as Jilin outbreak grows BEIJING: China posted a steep jump in daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, with new cases more than doubling from a... Published 15 Mar, 2022 10:31am
Business & Finance Reliance buys assets of battery maker Lithium Werks in clean energy, transport push NEW DELHI: Indian refining giant Reliance Industries has acquired the assets of battery maker Lithium Werks for $61... Published 15 Mar, 2022 10:19am
Technology Tesla increases prices of some China-made vehicles by about 5% BEIJING: Tesla Inc raised prices by about 5% on Tuesday for some of its China-made Model 3 and Model Y products, the... Published 15 Mar, 2022 10:07am
World Omicron-hit Chinese province bans travel in rare measure against COVID BEIJING: A northeastern Chinese province on Monday imposed a rare travel ban on its population as the region's... Published 14 Mar, 2022 06:13pm
Pakistan $25bn investment achieved in first Phase of CPEC, says Khalid Mansoor The Special Assistant for CPEC said Phase II of the initiative has begun. Updated 14 Mar, 2022 05:47pm
World US sets high-level talks with China Monday over Russia war WASHINGTON: A high-level US delegation meets in Rome Monday with a top Chinese official, the White House said as it... Published 13 Mar, 2022 09:55pm
World Russia says nearly half its reserves are frozen, counts on ties with China LONDON: Russia said on Sunday that it was counting on China to help it withstand the blow to its economy from ... Published 13 Mar, 2022 06:30pm
World Millions locked down as China wrestles worst virus outbreak in two years BEIJING: Millions of people across China endured lockdowns on Sunday as virus cases doubled to nearly 3,400 and... Updated 13 Mar, 2022 05:01pm
World China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high of over 1,500 SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the... Published 12 Mar, 2022 06:49pm
Pakistan Pakistan Air Force inducts China-made J-10C fighter jets PM Imran says entire nation has confidence that armed forces are capable of defending country Updated 11 Mar, 2022 07:02pm
Markets China’s yuan slips, market focus on Fed, PBOC next week SHANGHAI: China’s yuan slipped against the dollar on Friday and looked set to book a second straight weekly loss,... Published 11 Mar, 2022 01:57pm
Business & Finance China vehicle sales rise 19% in Feb, NEVs also up BEIJING: China’s auto sales rose 18.7% in February from a year earlier, continuing last month’s uptick that snapped... Published 11 Mar, 2022 12:39pm
Business & Finance China premier says not easy to achieve GDP growth goal of around 5.5% this year BEIJING: China’s Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday it was not an easy thing to achieve a gross domestic product... Published 11 Mar, 2022 10:25am
Markets China stainless steel futures hits lower limit on nickel retreat hopes BEIJING: Chinese stainless steel futures opened 12% lower to hit daily trading limit on Thursday, following Shanghai... Published 10 Mar, 2022 09:36am
Life & Style Adidas expects Russia hit in 2022, but China recovery BERLIN: German sportswear company Adidas said it expected a halt to its business in Russia due the war in Ukraine to... Published 09 Mar, 2022 01:44pm
Business & Finance China inflation slowed in February as food prices eased: data BEIJING: China’s factory-gate inflation eased to its slowest pace in eight months in February as consumer price... Published 09 Mar, 2022 11:33am
Print Govt seeks $21bn support from China Requests rollover of existing loans of $ 10.735 billion and $ 10 billion as deposit fund Updated 08 Mar, 2022 06:43pm
World China open to mediating on Ukraine, says friendship with Russia 'rock-solid' BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Monday stressed that the friendship between Beijing and Moscow was still... Published 07 Mar, 2022 01:28pm
World Mainland China daily local COVID cases at 2-year high BEIJING: Mainland China has logged its highest number of daily new local symptomatic COVID-19 infections in about ... Published 07 Mar, 2022 11:46am
World China says most of its citizens evacuated from Ukraine BEIJING: Beijing's embassy in Ukraine announced Monday that most of the approximately 6,000 Chinese nationals... Published 07 Mar, 2022 10:19am
Business & Finance Russia banks turn to China after Visa, Mastercard suspension MOSCOW: Russian banks said Sunday they planned to issue cards using China's UnionPay system after Visa and ... Published 06 Mar, 2022 06:16pm
Business & Finance China to continue crackdown on industry monopolies BEIJING: China will continue its crackdown on monopolies to ensure fair competition, Premier Li Keqiang said in a... Published 06 Mar, 2022 05:14am
Markets China to boost coal output, reserve and transportation BEIJING: China will boost the production of advanced coal and rapidly enhance coal reserve capacity, aiming to... Published 05 Mar, 2022 11:37am
Business & Finance China sets lowest GDP target in decades over 'grave' outlook BEIJING: China set its lowest annual GDP target in decades Saturday, as Premier Li Keqiang warned of a "grave and... Published 05 Mar, 2022 10:04am
World To fight its war, Russia closing digital doors WASHINGTON: Russia's blocking of Facebook is a symptom of its broader effort to cut itself off from sources of... Published 05 Mar, 2022 09:58am
World China reports 294 new confirmed coronavirus cases on March 3 vs 214 a day earlier BEIJING: China reported 294 new confirmed coronavirus cases on the mainland on March 3, the country's national ... Published 04 Mar, 2022 01:58pm
Markets Russian central bank, sovereign fund may hold $140bn in Chinese bonds SHANGHAI: Russia's central bank and sovereign wealth fund may account for nearly a quarter of foreign holdings of... Published 03 Mar, 2022 12:26pm
Markets Iron ore futures jump more than 8% on China demand optimism Benchmark Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures surged on Thursday, buoyed by growing hopes of improved demand for... Published 03 Mar, 2022 12:23pm
Markets Why $100 oil could hurt the energy transition more than it helps Will this latest spike help to speed the global transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources to fight climate change? Updated 03 Mar, 2022 05:47pm