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India emerges as leading investment destination
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India with a more youthful labour force also overtook China as the fastest-growing of the world's major economies.
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Solomon Islands' ambassador to China John Moffat Fugui dies in Beijing
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
One of the top foreign envoys to China, John Moffat Fugui who was Solomon Islands' ambassador to china passed away on the job in less than two years, Strait Times reported.
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Spike in covid cases in China's Zhejiang renews concern of impact on suppl
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China's Zhejiang province, a manufacturing hub is recording around a million new COVID-19 cases in a single day and the situation has sparked concerns among people regarding its impact on supply chains, Nikkei Asia reported.
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Beijing to distribute Pfizer's Covid-19 drug as increase in Covid cases sh
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As covid cases in China continue to rise, Beijing will soon start distributing Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the community health centres in forthcoming days, CNN reported citing state media on Monday.
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China to drop COVID-19 quarantine rule for inbound travellers from Jan 8
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, China on Monday announced to stop the coronavirus quarantine rule for inbound travellers from January 8.
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Japan raises military budget to counter China's assertiveness: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In order to counter China's assertiveness, Japan has raised its military spending to record levels, reported The Singapore Post.
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Putin-Xi likely to communicate via video link this week: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are likely to communicate via video link his week, Russian state news agency TASS said on Monday, without giving details of the timing or format.
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Fresh signs COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in China
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After China abandoned its restrictive "zero Covid" policy about two weeks ago, regional numbers of infected persons with coronavirus point to explosive outbreaks and overstretched healthcare systems, writes Chang Che, Asia technology correspondent for The New York Times (NYT).
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Factories forced to shut down in China amid COVID surge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Chinese economy was already struggling when Beijing abruptly relaxed its stringent zero-Covid policy. Retail sales had contracted in November because of widespread lockdowns, and unemployment had surged to the highest level in six months.
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Pakistan "ill-prepared" for another Covid-19 wave: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Independent experts in Pakistan believe that the NCOC must now issue fresh guidelines and give a "position statement". As the virus has been gripping China again and can enter Pakistan at any time.
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China's actions create possibility of 'military hostilities' in Indo-Pacif
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China's open threats to Taiwan add to the possibility of "political and military hostilities" in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Covid runs rampant in China, as government washes hands
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Just four days earlier, the Chinese government reported its first COVID-related deaths -just two of them, mind you - since Beijing released a ten-point easing plan on 7 December. This signaled a turnaround from the nation's controversial and harsh zero-COVID policy.
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