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China won't stop moving forward, pointing fingers at others only damages one's reputation: Wang Yi
World | May 24, 2020, 03:57 PM ISTAs world points fingers towards China over global outbreak of coronavirus, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said world will not be same again and China will not stop moving forward. COVID-19 has been an all around test on Chinese social system and governance capacity. It stood the test, displayed its national strengthand shown itself to be a responsible major country.
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China either made a terrible mistake or probably it was incompetence: Trump on COVID-19 outbreak
World | May 08, 2020, 08:33 AM ISTThe spread of the deadly coronavirus across the globe from China was either a terrible mistake on the part of the Chinese or probably it was incompetence, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday during a press briefing at the White House.
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Beijing to shut coronavirus special hospital, clears all cases
World | Apr 28, 2020, 02:26 PM ISTAuthorities in Beijing are set to close a COVID-19 special hospital after clearing all the cases even as China reported six new coronavirus infections and 40 fresh asymptomatic cases, health officials said on Tuesday.
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China reports 22 new coronavirus deaths, Xi makes first visit to epicentre Wuhan
World | Mar 11, 2020, 11:10 AM ISTChina has reported 22 new coronavirus deaths, taking the death toll to 3,158, health officials said on Wednesday, as Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first visit to the worst-hit Wuhan city and lauded the authorities and medical staff for "turning the tide" against the deadly epidemic
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Coronavirus: Death toll in China crosses 3,000, confirmed cases mounts to over 80,400
World | Mar 05, 2020, 11:46 AM ISTThe death toll of coronavirus in China has crossed 3,000 with 31 new fatalities and the total number of confirmed cases jumped to over 80,400, while Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for “undiminished vigilance”, saying the situation in virus-hit Wuhan still remains severe despite positive progress.
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Pakistan suspends flights to coronavirus-hit China till March 15
World | Feb 24, 2020, 01:38 PM ISTPakistan has again suspended flights to coronavirus-hit China till March 15 due to surge in the infected cases. The coronavirus death toll in China climbed to 2,592 with 150 new fatalities
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China witnesses rise in Coronavirus cases again a day after decline, death toll mounts to 908
World | Feb 10, 2020, 03:42 PM ISTCoronavirus cases in China has once again reported rise after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow by 97 to 908, with at least two more outside the country.
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Chinese scientists believe pangolins may've spread coronavirus from bats to humans
World | Feb 07, 2020, 04:39 PM ISTAfter snakes and bats, Chinese scientists now suspect pangolins may be an intermediate host of the novel coronavirus which is wreaking havoc all over China and the world.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Airbus shuts Chinese plant that assembles A320s passenger jets
World | Feb 05, 2020, 07:28 PM ISTThe European aerospace giant Airbus has temporarily closed its plant in northern China that assembles A320 passenger jets, another business casualty of the disruptions caused by China’s battle against Coronavirus.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Air India's B747 plane to depart from Delhi airport to Wuhan
India | Jan 31, 2020, 11:24 AM ISTAir India's 423-seater jumbo B747 plane will depart from Delhi airport at 12.30 pm on Friday to Wuhan to evacuate Indian nationals who are in China as the neighbouring country deals with novel Coronavirus outbreak.
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SUV on grounds of Beijing’s Forbidden City sparks outrage
World | Jan 18, 2020, 02:21 PM ISTA woman driving inside the premised of the heavily guarded Forbidden City in Beijing, one of the most iconic landmarks in China, has led to widespread outrage on social media, a report said on Saturday.
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Oil prices surges, markets mixed after US kills Iran General
Business | Jan 03, 2020, 01:01 PM ISTAsian stocks were mixed Friday and oil prices surged after an Iranian general was killed by U.S. forces in Iraq. Benchmarks in Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. Australia and some Southeast Asian markets advanced.
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China to launch 3rd aircraft carrier in two years: Report
World | Dec 19, 2019, 06:19 PM ISTThe third aircraft carrier may have electromagnetic catapult and stealth fighter jets, a report by Ordnance Industry Science Technology, a Xi'an-based periodical focused on the national defence industry said.
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China to exempt additional tariffs on more US products
World | Dec 19, 2019, 01:37 PM ISTChina on Thursday released another list of US products that will be exempted from the first round of additional tariffs on American goods. This is the second set of American goods to be excluded from China's first round of tariff countermeasures against the US Section 301 measures, Xinhua news agency quoted the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council as saying in a statement.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping offers support for improvement of Indo-Pak ties in his meeting with Imran Khan
World | Jun 14, 2019, 05:54 PM ISTChinese President Xi Jinping Friday offered Beijing's support for Pakistan and India to improve their strained relations during his meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan here, China's state-run media reported.
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Masood Azhar ban: China denies its action amounted to sheltering terrorists
World | Mar 29, 2019, 04:16 PM ISTDefending its repeated attempts to block the listing of JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN, China on Friday refuted US allegation that its action amounted to protecting violent Islamic groups from sanctions.
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Chinese woman killed herself after self-injecting liquidised fruit
World | Mar 20, 2019, 05:49 PM ISTI thought fresh fruit was beneficial to health, and so I never expected it could cause fatal consequences
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US sails 2 warships close to disputed island chain in South China Sea; angers Beijing
World | Feb 11, 2019, 06:21 PM ISTThe USS Spruance and USS Preble sailed within 12 nautical miles of the Spratly Islands as part of what the US Navy calls a "freedom of navigation operation," CNN reported.
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No country should use any excuse to engage in militarisation in South China Sea: Beijing
World | Nov 10, 2018, 02:44 PM ISTThe Chinese leaders are in Washington to set the stage for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this month.
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Interpol president Meng Hongwei, under probe for suspected breach of law in China, resigns
World | Oct 08, 2018, 07:56 AM ISTMeng has resigned "with immediate effect" and Senior Vice President Kim Jong Yang of South Korea has become acting president, Interpol said in a statement.