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Beijing to build UNESCO centre for sustainable development
World | Dec 14, 2015, 05:42 PM ISTBeijing: China's capital Beijing is set to build a UNESCO international centre for creativity and sustainable development, the first of its kind, an official said on Monday.The centre, which will be officially launched next year,
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Delhi's pollution one-and-half times worse than Beijing
India | Dec 14, 2015, 02:51 PM ISTDelhi's air pollution has been one-and-a-half times worse than in Beijing over the past week, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of PM 2.5 (Particulate Matter) concentration data.The analysis is based on a comparison of data
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Condom sale rises in smog-hit Beijing
World | Dec 10, 2015, 12:19 PM ISTBeijing: China's capital registered a boom in online orders for condoms and sportswear rather than masks and air purifiers, as the city of over 22 million people reeled under the first-ever red alert for rising
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Beijing chokes under 'hazardous' air pollution; red alert on
World | Dec 08, 2015, 11:51 PM ISTBeijing: Half of smog-hit Beijing's 5.5 million private cars were today kept off the roads, with the Chinese capital enforcing its first-ever red alert for pollution as air in the city of over 22 million
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Beijing issues first red alert for smog, schools asked to remain shut
World | Dec 08, 2015, 06:49 AM ISTBeijing: China's capital city of Beijing today issued a red alert, warning that the city which is home to over 22 million people, faced its worst ever smog. This is the first instance that the capital has issued
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Artist sucks up Beijing polluted air, makes a brick out of collected dust
World | Dec 02, 2015, 07:53 AM ISTBeijing: For four hours every day, for 100 days, Chinese artist Wang Renzheng held up the attachment of an industrial vacuum cleaner to suck in Beijing's notoriously polluted air at various landmarks.Passers-by were intrigued, inquiring
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See how Beijing's sky turned from blue to black in 24 hours
Life | Sep 08, 2015, 07:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The massive capital city of China banned around 2.5 million cars for two weeks to clear the sky for a prestigious military parade. As soon as the parade marking the defeat of Japan
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Coming next, a driverless bus
World | Sep 08, 2015, 05:39 PM ISTBeijing: A Chinese firm has announced that it has successfully completed the trial of an unmanned passenger bus, the media reported on Tuesday.Yutong Bus company said its 10.5-metre long bus has managed to successfully navigate
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China remains world's largest robot market
Aug 08, 2015, 11:22 AM ISTBeijing: China has retained its rank as the world's largest robot market for the second successive year, media reported on Friday.According to data issued by the China Robot Industry Alliance (CRIA) on Thursday, the sales
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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics programme same as Sochi 2014
Other Sports | Aug 03, 2015, 12:17 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: The programme of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be the same as Sochi 2014, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 128th session here announced."The sports are skiing, biathlon, curling, luge, bobsleigh, skeleton,
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Beijing selected to host 2022 Winter Olympics
Other Sports | Jul 31, 2015, 03:49 PM ISTKuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Beijing has been selected to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first city awarded both the winter and summer games.Beijing defeated Almaty, Kazakhstan, in a vote of the International Olympic Committee
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Chinese firm busted for mass-producing fake iPhones
Jul 26, 2015, 08:13 AM ISTBeijing: Police in China have cracked down on a Beijing-based company which allegedly made more than 40,000 fake Apple iPhones worth about $19.6 million, a media report said on Saturday.Police said they arrested nine suspects and
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India need not worry about China's military expansion: State-run media report
World | Jul 25, 2015, 06:44 PM ISTBeijing: India need not worry about China's military expansion in the Maldives under its new law allowing foreigners to own land as the communist nation has no policy to build overseas naval bases but its
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After 30 years, power consumption growth slows in China
World | Jul 23, 2015, 02:43 PM ISTBeijing: For the first time in 30 years, energy-hungry China is seeing its slowest growth in power consumption.China Electricity Council released a report, "A Brief on 2015 January-June Electricity Industry" that showed a slower growth rate of
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Train army to adapt to new situations: Xi Jinping
World | Jul 20, 2015, 12:08 PM ISTBeijing: President Xi Jinping has called for strict management and training of the Chinese army to adapt to new situations and tasks and achieve the goal of a stronger army.Xi Jinping, who is the general
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Spanish Club Valencia promote gender equality
World | Jul 18, 2015, 06:27 PM ISTBeijing: Spanish football club Valencia has entered into an agreement with United Nations Women (UN Women) to promote gender equality.The agreement signed in May saw Valencia and UN women announce their partnership to promote gender
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Indian among 20 arrested in China for suspected 'terror' link
World | Jul 15, 2015, 05:29 PM ISTLondon/Beijing: An Indian was among 20 foreigners associated with a religiously inspired African charity arrested by Chinese authorities at an airport in northern Inner Mongolia for suspected links to "a terror group", British officials and
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Would've been unwise to keep India out of SCO: Chinese daily
World | Jul 14, 2015, 12:35 PM ISTBeijing: It would have been politically unwise to keep India out of the SCO and push it towards other groups, "especially given India's increasing role in global affairs", said an opinion piece in a state-run
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Intense summer heat hits Beijing
World | Jul 12, 2015, 02:25 PM ISTBeijing: Beijing issued this year's first heat alert on Sunday as the maximum temperature in the Chinese capital soared above 40 degrees Celsius.Under the orange alert, which is the second highest, workers who are exposed to high temperatures
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Typhoon to hit East China Sea
World | Jul 09, 2015, 10:28 AM ISTBeijing: A typhoon is slated to hit the East China Sea on Friday, bringing strong winds and rainstorms to the coastal Zhejiang province.According to meteorological sources, the typhoon will also affect the neighbouring Fujian province,