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Despite Covid outbreak, China starts winter tourism campaign in Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China has announced that the "iconic Potala Palace" in Tibet's capital Lhasa will reopen for tourism after being closed for more than four months. Several other major religious tourist attractions in and around Lhasa were also reopened.
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Residues of antibiotics in water harmful for health: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to research published in 'The Lancet Planetary Health', antibiotic residues in wastewater and wastewater treatment plants in the regions surrounding China and India risk contributing to antibiotic resistance, and drinking water may pose a threat to human health.
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Xi focussing on economy, leaves citizens in lurch amid COVID spike
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the author, the Communist Party realized that major economic and social distress would fracture the social contract if the country remains under the zero covid policy. And as a result, the zero COVID was jettisoned.
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Beijing intimidates female journalists for critical coverage of China
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The spike of targeting hatred towards female journalists, human rights researchers and analysts of Asian descent may just be the result of a campaign run by China reported Voice of America (VOA)
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'Lack of transparency by China over Omicron subvariants reason...': Price
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United States on Wednesday said that the restrictions imposed on flyers from China are because of the "lack of adequate and transparent" data from Beijing over the omicron subvariants that has the potential to spread beyond its borders.
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China losing grip in Indo-Pacific, resorts to false claims: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The cause for the apprehension of Beijing is not difficult to understand as the European Union has also come up with an Indo - Pacific strategy that aims to enhance its engagement across a wide spectrum. The EU sees itself and the Indo-Pacific as "natural partner regions."
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Taliban threat dominates China's policy towards Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Concerned over the potential spillover of militants from Kabul into the country's western Xinjiang, China has stepped in and engaged with the new Taliban government, promising trade and investment, Afghan Diaspora Network reported.
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Omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 responsible for latest COVID outbreak in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, WHO said that the Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) held a meeting with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday and said, "The China CDC analysis showed a predominance of Omicron lineages BA.5.2 and BF.7 among locally acquired in
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Philippines' seafarer group questions why Chinese dredgers don't hire Fili
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the report, a common feature of Chinese-funded projects is their failure to engage local stakeholders, civil society organisations, and communities to inform, consult, solicit input, or address their grievances.
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India seeks to speed up plans in Indian Ocean amid growing Chinese presenc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a recent meeting, Indian and Indonesian officials agreed to "encourage sail tourism, cruise ship visits, and interaction between tour operators" between the two countries to increase connectivity between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Aceh where India is helping to develop the deep s
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US man sentenced for conspiring to steal General Electric technology for C
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to court documents, Zheng was employed at GE Power in Schenectady, New York, as an engineer specializing in turbine sealing technology. He worked at GE from 2008 until the summer of 2018.
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China Matters' Feature: A Modern Makeover of a 600-year-old City
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 4 (ANI/PRNewswire): How has an ancient city survived in the middle of downtown Yantai? How are the oldest parts of the city changing to stay connected with modern times?
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