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Covid scare in Beijing; school, varsity report fresh cases

The Chinese capital issued a fresh coronavirus alert on Thursday after it reported 21 local COVID-19 infections a day earlier, three of which were from a high school and the rest from a university,......

Death toll in Beijing floods shoots up to 77

Days after the worst storm in 60 years hit the Chinese capital, government on Thursday more than doubled the death toll to 77 after the public questioned the low casualty figures. The Beijing......

China reports new Omicron subvariant in Beijing, Shaanxi

China on Wednesday reported cases of an Omicron subvariant surfacing in Beijing and Shaanxi province as the Chinese capital announced new measures, making it mandatory to show proof of vaccination......

Indian among suspected SARS cases in Beijing

An Indian is among the suspected foreign patients of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemic in the Chinese capital Beijing, where over a hundred people have died due to the killer disease,......

PHOTOS: Sandstorm chokes Beijing and northern China

A choking sandstorm swept through the alleys and streets of Beijing and much of the northern China, making residents uncomfortable as dark and gray clouds hung over the high-rises in the Chinese......

Beijing Olympics to create 1.8 mn jobs

The Beijing Olympics in 2008 will generate 1.8 million new jobs in the host city, says the Beijing Municipal statistics Bureau. A research report by the bureau estimates that between 2004 and 2008,......

How China Is Wooing Elon Musk

'Companies like Tesla and others have been given a long rope in India.' IMAGE: Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Beijing. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The government's new electric vehicle policy offers......

Apple loses trademark lawsuit over 'iPhone' name in China

Apple Inc has lost a trademark lawsuit in China, with a court in Beijing allowing a leather goods-maker to sell wallets and handbags flashing the world's biggest technology giant's......

Smog chokes Beijing as Paris climate talks get under way

More than 200 expressways were closed and residents were advised to stay indoors as China grappled with the worst smog of the year, ahead of the Paris climate meet on Monday. Shandong province......

China slaps record fine on McDonald's supplier for pollution

China has slapped a record $630,000 fine on a french fry supplier to the US-based fast food giant McDonald's for causing water pollution in Beijing, state-media reported on Thursday. The 3.9......

China ready with security budget

Beijing has worked out its security budget for the 2008 Olympic Games and now awaiting approval from the Chinese Central government."We have figured out the security budget for the 2008 Olympics,......

Covid or not, Olympics must go ahead!

Japan won't allow its reputation to be dented by calling off the Games at this late stage, argues Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry. IMAGE: The Olympic Stadium in......

Indian badminton manager from Arunachal denied visa by China

'When I checked with the Chinese Embassy about the status of my visa application, I was told by embassy officials that since I belong to Arunachal Pradesh, an approval from Beijing is required' 'It......

Sports Shorts: Coric stuns Nadal in Basel, Federer advances

Borna Coric of Croatia is congratulated by Spain's Rafael Nadal (right) after winning at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament in Basel on Friday. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Croatian......