EAM Jaishankar meets counterparts from Russia and China during G20 meeting in Jo’burg
Johannesburg, Feb 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met several foreign ministers, including Sergei Lavrov (Russia), Wang Yi (China), Penny Wong (Australia), on the sidelines of the G2O Foreign Ministers Meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday. He also held discussions with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timotheos, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, Singapore FM Vivian Balakrishnan […]
Rescue efforts continue after landslide hits China village
Chengdu, Feb 10 (IANS) Rescuers are working around the clock to locate survivors after a landslide hit a village in Sichuan Province, southwest China. The landslide occurred at about 11:50 am on Saturday in the mountainous village of Jinping in Junlian County under the city of Yibin. As of Sunday, local authorities confirmed one person […]
China allocates disaster relief funds to support landslide-hit Sichuan
Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) China has allocated 80 million yuan (about 11.16 million US dollars) to support disaster relief and recovery efforts after a landslide in the southwestern Sichuan Province buried 10 houses and left over 30 people missing on Saturday. Some 50 million yuan, allocated by the National Development and Reform Commission from the […]
HMPV a ‘winter occurrence,’ ‘less severe, spreading on a smaller scale’: China
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Covid-like Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), currently spreading in China is just a ‘winter occurrence,’ is less severe, and is spreading on a smaller scale, said the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson. The statement comes as photos and videos emerged on social media showing hospitals in China swamped with people amid rising […]
China adds 10 US companies to unreliable entities list
Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Thursday that 10 US companies have been added to the unreliable entities list for selling arms to the Taiwan region. The companies include Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Lockheed Martin Missile System Integration Lab, according to the MOC announcement. […]
