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New Ebola vaccine found safe in early human trials
World | Mar 26, 2015, 01:17 PM ISTBeijing: A new Ebola vaccine has been found to be safe in the first phase one trial based on the 2014 strain of the virus.The experimental vaccine, developed by the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology and
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SL President Sirisena meets his Chinese counterpart amid new look at ties
World | Mar 26, 2015, 11:43 AM ISTBeijing: Sri Lanka's new president has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping amid efforts to recalibrate his predecessor's strongly pro-China policies.Maithripala Sirisena met with Xi on Thursday in Beijing at the start of his
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Chinese president likely to visit Pakistan
World | Mar 23, 2015, 01:17 PM ISTIslamabad: Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Pakistan in April, a media report said Monday.A government official said during the visit, the Chinese head of the state will address parliament and unveil China's
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Jackie Chan lends voice to Beijing's Olympic bid
Hollywood | Mar 14, 2015, 07:25 AM ISTBeijing: Internationally acclaimed movie star Jackie Chan has joined in the recording of a song 'Wake up Winter' that will be used to promote Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics.The first people to officially
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Border dispute with India contained: China
World | Mar 08, 2015, 12:08 PM ISTBeijing: China today said the border dispute with India has been “contained” and the Indian elephant and Chinese dragon should “do more” to strengthen the bilateral cooperation to facilitate its settlement. Addressing his annual press
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PM Modi to visit Arunachal Pradesh today on its 29th statehood day
India | Feb 20, 2015, 12:44 PM ISTGuwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Arunachal Pradesh today when the state celebrates its 29th statehood day.He will be the first PM to attend the statehood day celebrations of AP. Also, this will be
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A US programme to monitor air-quality in Delhi
World | Feb 19, 2015, 01:19 PM ISTWashington: The United States, on Wednesday, announced expansion of one of its air-quality monitoring programme - AirNow to India.The programme is meant to monitor air-quality in host cities and countries to help US personnel posted
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China's star hurdler Liu Xiang plays down competing at 2015 Worlds
Other Sports | Feb 03, 2015, 01:34 PM ISTBeijing: China's recuperating track and field star Liu Xiang played down his chances of competing at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing Aug 22-30 as the organisers launched the 200-day countdown of the event
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Beijing smog makes city 'unliveable' : Mayor
World | Jan 29, 2015, 07:03 AM ISTBeijing: Pollution and smog in Beijing has made the capital city of China “unliveable”, according to the mayor of the city, a report said Wednesday.“To establish a first-tier, international, liveable and harmonious city, it is
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Jackie Chan's son gets six months' jail
Hollywood | Jan 09, 2015, 01:42 PM ISTBeijing: Chinese movie star Jackie Chan's son Jaycee Chan was sentenced to six months in jail Friday for a drug-related crime here.Beijing's Dongcheng District People's Court also fined Jaycee 2,000 yuan ($326) after convicting him
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China to play 'constructive role' in Afghanistan
World | Jan 07, 2015, 07:43 AM ISTBeijing: Amid reports that a Taliban delegation visited Beijing soon after the trip of new Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in October, China on Monday said it will play a "constructive role" in ensuring peace and
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India-China border resolution: Is it ever likely?
India | Jan 01, 2015, 01:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Despite promising noises of an early resolution and many rounds of annual dialogue, why does the India-China border issue continue to fester? Why is there no moving forward in actual terms? Is it
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Beijing to get third airport to reduce congestion, delays
World | Dec 17, 2014, 11:17 AM ISTBeijing: China has green-lighted a third airport for the capital Beijing in a bid to reduce congestion and chronic delays.State media reported on Wednesday the new airport will be located 46 kilometers (29 miles) south
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400k Chinese businessmen purchases Indian products using Alibaba
India | Dec 13, 2014, 05:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: The "chemistry" between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the latter's September visit exemplifies the friendship between the two nations and the niggling issues of boundary dispute and trade
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Beijing bans smoking in public spaces
World | Nov 29, 2014, 01:11 PM ISTBeijing: Beijing has adopted a smoking ban in all indoor public spaces including workplaces and public transport.The official Xinhua News Agency reports the ban will go into effect on June 1 and carry a fine
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Hong Kong activists plan trip to Beijing on Saturday
World | Nov 14, 2014, 01:10 PM ISTHong Kong: Hong Kong student leaders plan to fly to Beijing Saturday to try to meet China's top officials to press their case for a greater say in choosing the territory's next leader.Eason Chung, a
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Looking forward to PM Modi's visit to Beijing: Chinese Premier
World | Nov 13, 2014, 07:24 PM ISTNay Pyi Taw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today had his first meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who said that China is looking forward to the Indian leader's maiden visit to Beijing.Modi met Li at
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US pollution data on Beijing blocked on mobile app
World | Nov 11, 2014, 10:59 AM ISTBeijing: All the sky-clearing measures plus cooperation from the weather kept Beijing relatively free of air pollution for most of a seven-day Asia-Pacific conference. Then, toward the end as top leaders met, the smog crept
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For summit, China orders up a quiet, clean Beijing
World | Nov 05, 2014, 11:46 AM ISTBeijing: A thousand new facial-recognition cameras are watching for potential troublemakers. Kite-flying has become a jailable offense in some areas.Factories have been ordered to cut back or suspend production. And those are just part of
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Needles removed from abused baby's body in China
World | Oct 29, 2014, 01:16 PM ISTBeijing: Needles allegedly inserted into the body of an 11-month-old baby, by her abusive aunt were surgically removed.Doctors at the Beijing Children's Hospital said Tuesday Fan Zixuan was in good condition and was likely to