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Tibet earthquake: Rescuers race against time to find survivors

Tibet earthquake: Rescuers race against time to find survivors

Rediff.com8 Jan 2025

Local officials said no casualties have been reported due to Wednesday's quake that hit the Madoi County in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai province of northwest China at 3:44 pm (Beijing time), tremors for which were also felt in north-eastern Nepal.

Beijing 2022 mascot Bing Dwen Dwen is just too popular

Beijing 2022 mascot Bing Dwen Dwen is just too popular

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

The toy panda cub dressed in a suit of ice has flown off the shelves

Hong Kong media tycoon arrested under national security law

Hong Kong media tycoon arrested under national security law

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

The New York Times reported that Lai's company Next Digital publishes Apple Daily, a fiercely pro-democracy newspaper that regularly takes on the Hong Kong government and the Chinese leadership.

Beijing shuts down markets after 6 new COVID-19 cases reported

Beijing shuts down markets after 6 new COVID-19 cases reported

Rediff.com13 Jun 2020

China's National Health Commission, (NHC) said on Saturday that 18 new confirmed coronavirus cases were reported in the country on Friday, including six domestically-transmitted cases in Beijing. Also on Friday, seven new asymptomatic cases were reported, taking the total number of such people in quarantine to 98, it said.

Critics back off Chinese coach after Asian Cup win

Critics back off Chinese coach after Asian Cup win

Rediff.com11 Jul 2007

China's sensational 5-1 victory over hosts Malaysia in their Asian Cup opener on Tuesday in one swoop silenced critics of under-fire coach Zhu Guanghu.

China's Olympic doubles champion Li retires

China's Olympic doubles champion Li retires

Rediff.com12 Feb 2007

Li, 27, won the doubles gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics with Sun Tiantian.

China's 1st private airline is born

China's 1st private airline is born

Rediff.com21 May 2005

The Chinese government has approved the country's first private airline company, established by civil aviation-related companies.

Chinese player out of danger

Chinese player out of danger

Rediff.com13 Jun 2005

A Chinese footballer underwent an operation on his skull after being attacked outside a restaurant over the weekend, newspapers reported on Monday.

Beggars get online in China

Beggars get online in China

Rediff.com2 Mar 2004

Beggars in southwest China's Sichuan province have found a novel way to solicit money -- by making their appeals on the Internet.

China has shut down over 100 independent websites since May

China has shut down over 100 independent websites since May

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

China has shut down more than 100 privately-run news websites since May this year, defending the move as part of a campaign against extortionists, but critics alleged that it was a crackdown on citizen journalists.

China mobilises one lakh citizen army to get info on terror

China mobilises one lakh citizen army to get info on terror

Rediff.com30 May 2014

Chinese police have mobilised one lakh-strong citizen army in Beijing with monetary rewards to gather intelligence against potential terror attacks as part of national anti-terrorism campaign, according to media reports.

50 injured as blast rocks railway station in China's Xinjiang

50 injured as blast rocks railway station in China's Xinjiang

Rediff.com30 Apr 2014

An explosion on Wednesday rocked a railway station in Urumqi, capital of China's volatile Muslim-majority Xinjiang province. Details about the blast and casualties are unclear, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing officials.

China denies homegrown jet is mere assembly of foreign parts

China denies homegrown jet is mere assembly of foreign parts

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

The C919 - a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft seating up to 174 people - is similar in size to the Airbus 320.

Tianjin explosions: Fire continues to rage; toll mounts to 56

Tianjin explosions: Fire continues to rage; toll mounts to 56

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

Fires are still burning at the site of the two massive explosions some 36 hours after the blasts as another 6,200 people were evacuated to prevent further casualties.

What we know so far about deadly Tiajin explosions

What we know so far about deadly Tiajin explosions

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

Almost 36 hours after China's worst industrial disaster, the cause of the massive blasts in Tiajan remains unclear. But here is what we know