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Narendra Modi as PM could improve relations with Beijing, says Chinese Daily
World | May 07, 2014, 08:17 AM ISTBeijing: China and India may come closer if Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi comes to power, but his victory could upset the United States and western powers, an article in an
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Chinese bank launches Pretty Mom credit card
World | Apr 19, 2014, 02:52 PM ISTBeijing: The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) has issued a new credit card targeting young mothers for their love of shopping and their greater say in the family budget.The cards focus on the needs of
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Delhi leaves Beijing behind to become world's most polluted city
India | Jan 30, 2014, 06:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi's air pollution is twice that of Beijing, and the city's air pollution levels have risen 44 per cent since last year. A Yale University study has found Delhi the world's most polluted
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China unveil's new reforms, to give decisive role to market
Nov 12, 2013, 07:39 PM ISTBeijing: In a bid to arrest its sliding growth, China's ruling Communist Party today unveiled new “wave of reforms” to give the market a “decisive role” in the allocation of resources while retaining the public
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Chinese, US police close child porn websites
World | Oct 23, 2013, 06:43 AM ISTBeijing: Four transnational child pornography websites have been shut down and over 250 suspects arrested during a joint crackdown involving the Chinese and US police, authorities said here Tuesday.The drive, initiated by Chinese and the
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Border dispute not 'easy issue' to tackle says PM
World | Oct 22, 2013, 08:40 PM ISTBeijing: Asserting that the commitment of the Indian and Chinese leadership to maintain peace on the frontiers is an important guarantor for progress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the border dispute is not an
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Manmohan Singh to go sightseeing in Beijing
World | Oct 21, 2013, 01:52 PM ISTMoscow: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will do something later this week he rarely does on foreign jaunts - go sightseeing. And that too at the insistence of his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang.During his Beijing
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Djokovic beats Verdasco to reach Beijing quarters
Tennis | Oct 04, 2013, 06:37 AM ISTBeijing: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams overcame tough challenges Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open. Djokovic outlasted Fernando Verdasco of Spain 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 in a see-saw match while Williams saved
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China Open: Djokovic beats Verdasco to reach Beijing quarters
Tennis | Oct 03, 2013, 04:26 PM ISTBeijing: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic overcame Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open.Djokovic won the first three games en route to taking the first set, but Verdasco fought
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Typhoon Usagi kills three in China
World | Sep 23, 2013, 06:51 AM ISTBeijing: At least three people have been killed as typhoon Usagi, the strongest of the year, made landfall in south China's Guangdong province Sunday evening, authorities said.The super typhoon, packing winds up to 162 km
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Eight killed in China road accident
World | Aug 27, 2013, 06:40 AM ISTBeijing: Eight people were killed and seven others injured after a minibus and a truck collided in China's Anhui province Monday afternoon, officials said.The head-on collision occurred near a village in Dangshan county, Xinhua reported
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Tropical storm Jebi to lash China
World | Aug 01, 2013, 07:43 AM ISTBeijing, Aug 1: Tropical storm Jebi will bring heavy rains and strong gales to China's southernmost island province of Hainan this Friday, meteorological officials said.A tropical depression over the South China Sea Wednesday strengthened into
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13,000 affected in China floods
World | Jul 29, 2013, 07:48 AM ISTBeijing, July 29 : Rain-triggered floods have affected 13,000 people in a forest area in China's Inner Mongolia region.In the worst-hit Tulihe Township of Yakeshi City alone, mountain torrents swept the township Sunday. Over 1,200
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Toll in China landslide rises to 43
World | Jul 14, 2013, 06:25 AM ISTBeijing, July 14: The death toll in a landslide that occurred earlier this week in southwest China's Sichuan province has risen to 43, authorities said.The landslide occurred Wednesday in Sanxi village, Xinhua reported.Officials said 10
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US factory boss held hostage by workers in Beijing
World | Jun 25, 2013, 12:06 PM ISTBeijing, Jun 25: An American executive said he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages like those given to 30 co-workers
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8,000 stranded as storm hits China island
World | Jun 23, 2013, 07:11 AM ISTBeijing, June 23: Tropical storm Bebinca disrupted at least 147 flights and left more than 8,000 passengers stranded at an airport in south China's Hainan island province, officials said.Till 10 p.m. Saturday, 110 flights were
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China, North Korea hold strategic talks in Beijing
World | Jun 19, 2013, 03:53 PM ISTBeijing, Jun 19: Ngotiators from North Korea and China held strategic talks in Beijing on Wednesday as they work to repair strained relations, but offered little indication they will lead to a resumption of nuclear
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Beijing begins military recruitment of college students
World | Jun 17, 2013, 05:17 PM ISTBeijing, June 17: More than 1,000 representatives from over 30 universities in Beijing Monday joined in a ceremony held to mark the start of the military recruitment of college students.Brochures introducing recruitment policies were distributed
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Beijing to launch new airport by 2018
World | Apr 11, 2013, 08:44 AM ISTBeijing, April 11: Construction of a new airport in the Chinese capital will start next year, and the facility is expected to be completed and put to use in 2018, officials said Wednesday.Preliminary work prior
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Franco calls for music without borders in Beijing
Hollywood | Mar 12, 2013, 12:56 PM ISTBeijing, March 12: Flutist Horacio Franco promoted his idea of timeless music without borders at a performance here that combined the classic works of Vivaldi and Bach with the pop tunes of the Beatles."You do