Meeting between PM Modi, Putin and Xi reflected rare display of unity: Report
Tianjin, Sep 2 (IANS) The highly-publicised interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China’s Tianjin showcased a striking display of unity, a report cited on Tuesday. The handshakes, hugs, and a rare display of camaraderie, moments where PM […]
China activates emergency response as Typhoon Kajiki approaches
Beijing, Aug 23 (IANS) China on Saturday activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding and typhoon in Hainan Province as Typhoon Kajiki, the 13th typhoon of this year, is approaching, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has initiated emergency response measures and dispatched a work team […]
China: Investigation team set up after deadly bridge construction accident
Beijing, Aug 23 (IANS) An investigation team has been established by the Qinghai provincial government in China following a fatal bridge construction accident that occurred on Friday, according to the provincial emergency management bureau. Twelve people have been confirmed dead and four remain missing as of 6 pm Friday, after a steel cable snapped during […]
EAM Jaishankar to visit China today for SCO meeting
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will embark on a three-day visit to China starting Sunday to attend the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states being held in Tianjin. While the External Affairs Minister has met his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of multilateral events, this […]
India and China review situation along LAC, early resumption of Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra
Beijing, March 25 (IANS) India and China on Tuesday comprehensively reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas and early resumption of cross-border cooperation – including on trans-border rivers and Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra – during the 33rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border […]
China pushes ahead with BRI projects in Myanmar to gain influence
Naypyidaw, Mar 5 (IANS) China is pressing ahead with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Myanmar, an aggressive approach that analysts believe is aimed at increasing Beijing’s foothold in the region. “China is trying to further its interest in Myanmar through BRI projects that include the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, hydropower, cross-border industrial zones, […]
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 […]
