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China's Shanghai reports eight more Covid deaths, toll goes up to 25

Apart from Shanghai, 17 other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new local Covid-19 cases, including 95 in the north-eastern province of Jilin, and one in Beijing, the Commission report said

Sri Lanka's Beijing envoy confident of getting assistance from China

Sri Lankan ambassador to China, Palitha Kohona says that China is ready to support the island nation with almost $2.5 billion in finances.

Debt-trap diplomacy: Should China be blamed for Pakistan, Sri Lanka crises?

China exacerbated but didn't mostly cause the problem whose roots lay in borrowing countries' broken politics and economic mismanagement. The loans may only have solved some problems, writes T N Ninan

Poll confirms popular rejection of China's unification attempts in Taiwan

The survey found that 88.6 per cent approved of the government seeking closer cooperation with other democracies in order to safeguard peace in the Taiwan Strait

World stocks cling to week's gains, Biden talks Russia with Beijing

US stocks were also set for a pause, with trading on Wall Street likely to be bumpy due to 'triple witching' as investors unwind positions in futures and options contracts before expiry

Decisions China makes regarding Russia to be watched closely: White House

The decisions China makes regarding Russia are going to be watched by the world, the White House has said, amid reports of Beijing trying to help Moscow either militarily or financially in Ukraine war

US trying to create Asian NATO with blocs to 'suppress' China: FM Wang Yi

The US is staging a 5 (Five eyes) 4 (Quad) 3 (AUKUS) 2 (bilateral military alliances) posture' in the Asia Pacific

New Indian ambassador to China arrives in Beijing, undergoing quarantine

India's new ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat has arrived in the country and is undergoing mandatory quarantine for the COVID-19, the Indian embassy here said on Friday.

US Senators propose bill to sanction Beijing in event of Taiwan invasion

Amid China's growing military aggression towards Taiwan, 3 US senators have proposed a bill that would allow for the imposition of financial sanctions against China in event of an attack on Taiwan

US stands firm behind its commitments: Biden's delegation to Taiwan

The United States stands firm behind its commitments to Taiwan and allies in the region, a delegation of former senior U.S. defence and security officials sent by President Joe Biden said on Wednesday

US says it's keeping an eye on China as it backs Ukraine against Russia

Russia, China seek to expand their military influence both regionally and globally, with Moscow invading Ukraine and Beijing seeking to wrest control of Taiwan, US Department of Defence said

Beijing's pro-Russia approach may jeopardize safety of Chinese in Ukraine

According to the Chinese embassy in Kyiv, there were around 6,000 Chinese nationals in Ukraine when Russia launched its military operations in the country

Chinese FM Wang Yi to address United Nations Human Rights Council meeting

The high-level segment will be convened from February 28 to March 2, he added, Xinhua news agency reported

Beijing finds most daily local Covid cases in nearly a month

Beijing on Wednesday reported the highest number of daily local Covid cases since late January, less than two weeks before the opening of China's annual parliamentary meeting in capital on March 5.

Olympic Committee thanks Beijing 2022 for memorable Olympic Winter Games

IOC expressed its gratitude to the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee for successfully conducting the Olympic Winter Games amid Covid-19 protocols and despite controversies

Beijing's Winter Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

The end of the Olympic line for the world's most renowned snowboarder. All inside an anti-Covid "closed loop" enforced by China's authoritarian government

Beijing's 2022 winter Olympics closes safe amid tense geopolitics

'The success in insulating the event from the virus and keeping disruption to sports events to a minimum also reflected the effectiveness and flexibility of China's overall zero-Covid policies'

Catch-22 for firms: Winning in China risks losing elsewhere, and vice versa

Notably, in June, the United States will enact a sweeping law that will expand restrictions on Xinjiang

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Russia face Finland in men's Ice Hockey final

After a pair of thrilling semi-final matches on Friday, it will be defending champions ROC against Finland in Sunday's gold medal men's ice hockey game at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Bigger than Wuhan, Hong Kong outbreak defies China's 'Covid Zero' playbook

Daily cases in the city have surged to more than 6,000 from a little over 100 in less than a month