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  • 13 000 affected in china floods

    13,000 affected in China floods

    World | Jul 29, 2013, 07:48 AM IST

    Beijing, 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

  • toll in china landslide rises to 43

    Toll in China landslide rises to 43

    World | Jul 14, 2013, 06:25 AM IST

    Beijing, 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

  • us factory boss held hostage by workers in beijing

    US factory boss held hostage by workers in Beijing

    World | Jun 25, 2013, 12:06 PM IST

    Beijing, 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

  • 8 000 stranded as storm hits china island

    8,000 stranded as storm hits China island

    World | Jun 23, 2013, 07:11 AM IST

    Beijing, 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

  • china north korea hold strategic talks in beijing

    China, North Korea hold strategic talks in Beijing

    World | Jun 19, 2013, 03:53 PM IST

    Beijing, 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

  • beijing begins military recruitment of college students

    Beijing begins military recruitment of college students

    World | Jun 17, 2013, 05:17 PM IST

    Beijing, 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

  • beijing to launch new airport by 2018

    Beijing to launch new airport by 2018

    World | Apr 11, 2013, 08:44 AM IST

    Beijing, 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

  • franco calls for music without borders in beijing

    Franco calls for music without borders in Beijing

    Hollywood | Mar 12, 2013, 12:56 PM IST

    Beijing, 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

  • menon in beijing for talks with chinese leaders

    Menon in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders

    World | Dec 02, 2012, 06:56 PM IST

    Beijing, Dec 2 : In the first high-level Sino-India contact since China's leadership change, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon arrived here on Sunday for wide-ranging talks on bilateral ties, including the vexed border issue.During his

  • tokyo protests chinese ships trespass

    Tokyo protests Chinese ships' trespass

    World | Oct 03, 2012, 06:56 PM IST

    Tokyo, Oct 3: Tokyo has lodged an official protest with Beijing over Chinese ships entering the territorial waters of disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japanese media reported Wednesday.Four Chinese maritime surveillance ships were

  • anti japan protests in china swell turn violent

    Anti-Japan protests in China swell, turn violent

    World | Sep 15, 2012, 04:26 PM IST

    Beijing, Sep 15: Angry protesters are staging anti-Japanese demonstrations in cities across China over Japan's control of disputed islands, with a protest in Beijing turning violent before being brought under control by police.Thousands of protesters

  • china s presumed next leader reappears in public

    China's presumed next leader reappears in public

    World | Sep 15, 2012, 04:06 PM IST

    Beijing,  Sep 15: China's presumed next leader made an appearance Saturday for the first time since dropping from public view earlier this month, a two-week absence that fueled rumors about his health and raised questions

  • china storms kill 20 including 10 in beijing

    China storms kill 20, including 10 in Beijing

    World | Jul 22, 2012, 10:28 AM IST

    Beijing, Jul 22: The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in six decades killed at least 10 people and left cars and buses submerged, and 10 other storm deaths were reported elsewhere as China braced Sunday

  • india banks on shooters bindra sodhi gagan narang in

    India banks on shooters Bindra, Sodhi, Gagan Narang in Olympics

    Other Sports | Jul 09, 2012, 10:58 AM IST

    New Delhi, Jul 9: Speculation can often be a futile exercise but Indian shooters' success stories in recent years have ensured that they head into the London Olympics with bright hopes of adding on to

  • tibetans celebrate dalai lama s 77th birthday

    Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama's 77th birthday

    India | Jul 06, 2012, 04:43 PM IST

    Dharamsala, (Himachal Pradesh), Jul 6: Thousands of Tibetans have waved banners and lit incense in celebration of the Dalai Lama's 77th birthday at his headquarters in northern India.Buddhist monks in ceremonial yellow hats blew traditional

  • dalai lama s envoys holding talks with china resign

    Dalai Lama's envoys holding talks with China resign

    World | Jun 03, 2012, 11:36 PM IST

    Dharamshala, Jun 3:  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's two special envoys, in talks with Beijing since 2002, have resigned citing the “deteriorating” situation in Tibet and frustration over lack of positive response from Chinese

  • blind chinese activist chen guangcheng leaves for us

    Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng leaves for US

    World | May 19, 2012, 06:42 PM IST

    Beijing, May 19: A blind Chinese activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital Saturday and boarded a plane that took off for the United States, closing a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested US-China

  • beijing was 7 minutes from disaster when 2.5 ton german

    Beijing Was 7 Minutes From Disaster When 2.5 Ton German Satellite Fell On Earth

    World | Feb 01, 2012, 07:53 AM IST

    London,  Feb 1: Seven minutes saved huge areas of Beijing from destruction last year when a 2.5 ton satellite hurtled towards earth, it has been revealed.The Chinese capital was directly in the flight path of

  • chemical plant blast kills 14 in china

    Chemical Plant Blast Kills 14 In China

    World | Nov 20, 2011, 09:00 AM IST

    Beijing, Nov 20: Fourteen workers were killed and five injured Saturday in an explosion at a chemical plant in east China, state media reported, citing local authorities.The explosion occurred around 2pm at a melamine production

  • chinese artist ai weiwei freed after 3 months of detention

    Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Freed After 3 Months of Detention

    World | Jun 23, 2011, 09:00 PM IST

    Beijing, Jun 23:  Outspoken artist and government critic Ai Weiwei talked about giving himself a haircut Thursday but said little else in his first day out of detention, living under a gag order that underscores

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