2023 started on a weak note but outlook remains bright: Report

Though 2023 started on a weak note for stock investors, the outlook is expected to be bright globally as the year...

China endures a bitter burden under Xi's one-man rule

China, under Chairman Xi Jinping, thought it was wiser than anyone else. In fact, instead of wisdom, it turned out...

Year-ender 2022: India not out of Covid-19 shadow yet

Till now, four confirmed BF.7 cases have been reported in the country and the Centre has put an advisory, asking...

2022: China's most difficult year under Xi's rule

China had its most difficult year under Xi's rule as it reeled from his costly zero-Covid policy - from months of...

"China's economy grew 3.2% in 2022, well below forecast"

This was well below forecast and seems to have been caused by lockdowns associated with its Zero Covid policy, the...

Factories forced to shut down in China amid COVID surge

The Chinese economy was already struggling when Beijing abruptly relaxed its stringent zero-Covid policy. Retail...

People throng Kerala markets for 'plum cakes' on Christmas

After two years of hiatus because of Covid-19 and lockdowns, people in Kerala's capital thronged cake shops to...

China's new COVID variant a threat to Pakistan: NCOC

As per the NCOC, there is a risk that the new variant may enter Pakistan after China decided to lift the lockdown...

China shifts how it counts Covid deaths as crematoriums fill up

According to the latest guidelines from the National Health Commission, only those whose death is caused by...

China releases new guidelines on censorship of online comments

Amid anti-government views and posts in the wake of the massive public protests across the country over Covid...

"India needs to go back to COVID basics", says IMA doctor

"India needs to go back to COVID basics - testing, treating, tracing", said Dr Anil Goyal from Indian Medical...

Health expert cautions patients with comorbidity amid COVID surge

Amid the fresh global surge in COVID-19 cases, a senior consultant physician, on Thursday, cautioned the patients...