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1 killed, 8 injured in earthquakes in China's Yunnan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): At least one person was killed and eight other sustained injuries following a series of earthquakes that jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said.
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Series of earthquakes jolt China's Yunnan province
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): A series of earthquakes, the strongest one with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter Scale, jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday night.
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Risk of armed conflict in Taiwan Strait is 'all-time high': Beijing-backed
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): As tensions have risen across the Taiwan Strait, the risk of armed conflict is an "all-time high", according to a Beijing-backed think-tank.
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China intensifies crackdown on cryptocurrencies despite being largest netw
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): Despite being the world's largest mining work for bitcoin, China has intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrencies by banning institutions and companies from providing cryptocurrency services to customers.
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China-backed airstrip upgrade in Kiribati fuels political divisions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): A China-backed plan to upgrade an airstrip in Kiribati has led to intense political divisions in the Pacific Island nation, with several opposition figures questioning Beijing's intentions and the purpose of the project.
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China's 'space race' with US taking up massive amount of resources, thinni
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): As China is charting its course to rival the United States in a new race to create a space station, build lunar bases and build a new space order, a reality check of the programmes show that they are taking up inordinate amounts of resources, stretching and thi
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Tibet Bureau Geneva holds China responsible for enforced disappearance of
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 21 (ANI): The Tibet Bureau Geneva held a virtual panel discussion on May 17 to mark the 26th year of the enforced disappearance of Tibet's 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and held that China is responsible for his enforced disappearance and accused Beijing me
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China's state pension system crisis: Hong Kong insurance sector eyes USD 1
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): China’s ageing population, with years of experience in underwriting medical and retirement products has snow-balled into crisis of its state pension system and Hong Kong insurance sector is seeking this opportunity to unlock USD 15.3 trillion of Beijin
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China's metropolises facing problem of aging population: Report
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Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): Chinese metropolises are releasing their population data after the seventh national census, and the figures show considerable variation in the age composition in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, the Global Times reports.
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European Parliament votes to 'freeze' investment deal with China
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament on Thursday voted to freeze the legislative process for ratifying the EU's investment pact with China, until Beijing lifts sanctions against EU lawmakers, in retaliation for the condemnation of human rights abuses in Xin
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China revises birth data for 2011-19 after 2020 census in wake of looming
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Beijing [China], May 20 (ANI): After releasing its 2020 census, China is adjusting the birth data for 2011 to 2019, saying that it was based on a small sample of the total population.
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China's electricity grid remains major hurdle in its climate change ambiti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 20 (ANI): After Beijing's surprise announcement that it would become carbon neutral by 2060, one of the most pressing challenges for China to meet its pledge to pivot towards renewables is overhauling its electricity grid that is the world's largest, say analysts and off
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