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Blinken highlights ASEAN's role in Indo-Pacific, rejects China's claims in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 14 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underscored ASEAN's essential role in the Indo-Pacific's regional architecture and highlighted the US' rejection of unlawful maritime claims of Beijing in the South China Sea.
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5.2-magnitude quake hits waters off Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 14 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the seas near eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 6:52 am Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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China's hydroelectric dams on River Mekong leaving region dry, livelihoods
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 14 (ANI): China's construction of large hydropower dams along the River Mekong is causing problems downriver, leaving the region dry having devastating impacts on water availability and the fertile soil that feeds hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia.
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Sports, academics, commercial activities suspended as year's heaviest rain
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 13 (ANI): Sports, academics, cultural, commercial activities have been suspended in Beijing after the year's heaviest rain lashed the capital city.
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Japan to craft guidelines to root out rights violations in textiles in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 12 (ANI): Amid Beijing's ongoing tussle with foreign companies over forced labour in Xinjiang, the Japanese Ministry of trade and industry called on the textile industry to craft guidelines to root out human rights violations and to strengthen measures to address environm
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ByteDance indefinitely postpones IPO over data security concerns
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has indefinitely put its initial public offering (IPO) plans on hold after the country's regulators warned the company of data security risks.
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China opposes Blinken's remarks on South China Sea
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): China on Monday protested the remarks made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, reaffirming that Washington views Beijing's South China Sea (SCS) maritime claims as unlawful.
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Nepal's transit deal with China remains stalled even after five years
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 12 (ANI): Even after the passage of five years since the signing of the Nepal-China Transit and Transportation Agreement, Kathmandu and Beijing have been unable to make headways in a much-touted bilateral deal.
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Mao makes comeback among China's Generation Z amid long working hours, dwi
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): Communist Party's supreme leader Chairman Mao Zedong is making a comeback among China's Generation Z as his call for struggle and violence against capitalists is winning over a new audience of young people frustrated with long work hours and dwindling opportun
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China attracting universal dislike, its prestige fading under Xi: Report
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], July 12 (ANI): China's disrespect for the personal freedom of people has become one of the topmost reasons for fading Beijing prestige under President Xi Jinping.
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China expresses outrage over British report on Uyghur rights abuse
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], July 11 (ANI): China has expressed outrage and firm opposition to a report published by a group of British lawmakers, urging the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson-led government to take action against Beijing over its treatment of the Uyghur community in Xinjiang province.
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Chinese regulator bars merger of two livestreaming firms
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 11 (ANI): China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SMAR) on Saturday barred the merger of Huya and Douyu, two of the country's largest live streaming operators after a review.
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