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Will protect interests of Chinese companies: China after India bans more apps

Will protect interests of Chinese companies: China after India bans...

The measure is seen as a measure by India to impose economic costs on China for its aggression along the LAC in the...

28 July 2020 1:24 PM IST

A Chinese man is taken away after shouting pro-China slogans outside the former United States Consulate in Chengdu in southwest Chinas Sichuan province on Monday, July 27, 2020. Chinese authorities took control of the former U.S. consulate in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday after it was ordered closed amid rising tensions between the global powers. (AP)

Consulate closures are a new low point in China-US ties

Going forward, the prospects for reconciliation look dim, even if the U.S. elects a new administration in November

27 July 2020 5:07 PM IST

The outbreaks come as the Chinese Super League football tournament kicked off its much-delayed season on Saturday. (AFP)

China-'s all three virus clusters keep getting big, report highest...

Authorities have rolled out mass testing for hundreds of thousands of people in the port city of Dalian, as well as in...

27 July 2020 9:13 AM IST

Pakistan has deployed JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft at Skardu airbase which carried out these exercises. (Representational Image: AP)

Pakistan Air force carries out drill at base near Leh amid India-China...

In the past, Pakistan has used the air base to support its Army operations on the border with India

26 July 2020 2:09 PM IST

Sri Lankans wait for their turn to give their nasal swab samples to test for COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP)

No more coronavirus community spread in Sri Lanka: Officials

COVID-19 task force head says Sri Lanka has not witnessed a single community case for nearly three months now

25 July 2020 2:56 PM IST

Tensions have soared on multiple fronts between the worlds two biggest economies, deteriorating further after Washington ordered the closure of the Houston consulate on Tuesday within 72 hours.(AP)

China orders US to close consulate in Chengdu in retaliation over...

The move comes after repeated threats of retaliation against the Houston consulate closure if the US did not withdraw...

24 July 2020 11:46 AM IST

The workers, who launched the Black Week protest on Wednesday, alleged that government had reneged on the pledge to make the ECT operational as a Sri Lankan venture.(AFP)

Sri Lankan port workers protest against proposed deal with India

Previous Sirisena govt had signed a -'memorandum of cooperation-' with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container...

23 July 2020 3:39 PM IST

Spectators watch as a Long March-5 rocket carrying the Tianwen-1 Mars probe lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern Chinas Hainan Province. (Photo released by Chinas Xinhua News Agency via AP)

From the Moon to Mars: China-'s long march in space

Beijing-'s space programme has made huge strides in recent years as it tries to catch up with the United States and...

23 July 2020 12:40 PM IST

$Nepal\s ruling communist party meet fails to resolve Oli-Prachanda feud$ World

Nepal-'s ruling communist party meet fails to resolve Oli-Prachanda...

Prime Minister Oli did not attend the meeting of 45-member Standing Committee held at his official residence at...

21 July 2020 5:44 PM IST

a person taking photos while water is released from the Three Gorges Dam, a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze river, to relieve flood pressure in Yichang, central Chinas Hubei province. (AFP)

China-'s mighty Yangtze nears crest again, new floods feared

The rains are putting renewed pressure on the massive Three Gorges Dam that straddles the river upstream of Wuhan city...

21 July 2020 11:21 AM IST

A lab technician wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) looks at reagent bottles before performing vaccine tests. (AFP)

Bangladesh allows late-stage trial of China-'s Sinovac COVID-19...

Sinovac has been looking for volunteers outside of China as the number of coronavirus cases there has dwindled

20 July 2020 3:32 PM IST

A Mars lander is lifted during a test for its hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration capabilities at a facility at Huailai in Chinas Hebei province. The site outside Beijing simulated conditions on the red planet, where the pull of gravity is about one-third that of Earth. China will launch their Mars rover and an orbiter sometime around July 23, 2020, in a mission named Tianwen, or Questions for Heaven. (AP )

China moves rocket into place for its 1st Mars mission

The mission is one of the most ambitious yet for Chinaâ€™s space program, which advanced rapidly since its first crewed...

17 July 2020 2:33 PM IST