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China reports more than 12,000 COVID-related deaths from January 13-19: Re
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday that 12,658 patients had died in medical institutions between January 13 and 19.
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Canada cybersecurity chief warns about data-harvesting apps as concerns gr
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is based in China, has been accused of aggressive data harvesting from around the world. In the neighbouring United States, federal employees were banned from using the app on government-issued devices over national security concerns.
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Singapore tourism expects to bounce back to pre-Covid level by 2024
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
One of the key measurements for the tourism industry is the length of stay. Singapore is a small island that has in the past been challenged to increase the attractiveness of the city as a destination for travellers.
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China's domination of rare earth elements remains a threat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China has an estimated 44 million tonnes of rare earth reserves. Next in size are Vietnam, Brazil and India with half that amount, while the USA has only about 1.8 million tonnes. Its annual output is only a quarter of China's too, at 15.5 per cent of total 2021 production.
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US must put strict measures on Chinese Tourists to protect from Covid infe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China's Ministry of Transport estimates over 2 billion passenger trips will take place during the 40-day Lunar New Year season as people across the country will be travelling domestically and abroad for the first time without travel restrictions since the start of the pandemic over three yea
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US checkmates China in Africa by bolstering trade ties
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
It is pertinent to note that Chinese trade with Africa is about four times that of the United States. Beijing has become an important creditor by offering cheaper loans - often with opaque terms and collateral requirements - than Western lenders.
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Rwanda follows Chinese-style military parade in recently concluded graduat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
When troops marched by the stadium rostrum to their right-hand side, the commanding officer held a salute and engaged in a call and response in accented Mandarin: "Look to the right!" The soldiers yelled back: "One! Two!"
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China welcomes Lunar New Year amid fear of Covid spike
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Chinese epidemiologist Wu Zunyou warned that Covid infection numbers in certain specific regions could rise during this Lunar New Year, state media outlet Global Times reported.
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Chinese health expert claims 80 pc of people infected with COVID-19 in cou
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist of China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention has claimed that the present "wave of epidemic has already infected about 80 pc of the people" in China.
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China plays catch-up with India in Sri Lanka; fails
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This development comes a few days after India backed the island nation's efforts to secure a loan from the global lender, as the country seeks assurances that debt will be restructured as per the IMF programme.
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Threats, lobbying by China to stop Sri Lanka from welcoming Dalai Lama
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to The Sunday Times, to stop Dalai Lama's visit, China's Charge d'affaires in Sri Lanka, Hu Wei this week, warned that if he was welcomed then the nation will have to suffer dire consequences.
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Sri Lanka's invite to Dalai Lama has led to an evil Chinese curse falling
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to The Sunday Times, it is understandable that China should tremble with even a distant prospect of living incarnate of Tibet's religious oppression visiting a foreign country as it resurrects China's invasion and occupation of the once free mountainous Buddhist Kingdom on the 'roo
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