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Pak will show flexibility on Kashmir: Kasuri

Pak will show flexibility on Kashmir: Kasuri

Rediff.com26 Jun 2005

Asserting that it desired peace with India as it wanted to focus on development, Pakistan said it was prepared to show 'flexibility' in resolving the Kashmir issue if New Delhi did the same.

Hu Jintao takes over PLA's reins

Hu Jintao takes over PLA's reins

Rediff.com19 Sep 2004

China will vote against UNSC plan

China will vote against UNSC plan

Rediff.com22 Jun 2005

New Hong Kong leader named

New Hong Kong leader named

Rediff.com21 Jun 2005

Chinese reserve forces brought under Xi's leadership

Chinese reserve forces brought under Xi's leadership

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

Currently, the reserve forces are under the dual leadership of military organs and local Communist Party committees and they would be brought under the control of the ruling party and the CMC from July 1, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

37 missing in China cargo ship capsize

37 missing in China cargo ship capsize

Rediff.com17 Feb 2006

All 37 sailors on board a cargo ship are missing after the vessel sank late Thursday night after striking a reef on the sea near Dongjia island in east China, official sources said.

COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan resumes bus services after 9-week lockdown

COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan resumes bus services after 9-week lockdown

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday that majority of the imported cases are the Chinese nationals returning from abroad.

Chinese scribe gets 10 yr jail for leaking secrets

Chinese scribe gets 10 yr jail for leaking secrets

Rediff.com30 Apr 2005

The ruling was handed down by the Intermediate People's Court of Changsha City, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Xinhua news agency reported.

Sino-Pak fighter plane makes maiden flight

Sino-Pak fighter plane makes maiden flight

Rediff.com3 Sep 2003

But a report in a government owned newspaper is silent about China's 'all-weather' friend Pakistan's role in the development of the fighter plane.

Panchen Lama back home after 11 years

Panchen Lama back home after 11 years

Rediff.com30 Aug 2006

Gyaincain Norbu was approved as the 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese government in 1995, disregarding the wishes of the exiled Dalai Lama, who had nominated Gendun Choekyi Nyima.

Corporate jets for China's rich

Corporate jets for China's rich

Rediff.com23 Nov 2005

The idea of owning a private jet seems to have caught the attention of China's growing number of rich people.

China punishes 3000 bureaucrats for SARS

China punishes 3000 bureaucrats for SARS

Rediff.com31 Mar 2004

The epidemic had forced the government to sack the health minister as well as the mayor of Beijing.

Chinese auctions unique IM number

Chinese auctions unique IM number

Rediff.com14 Jan 2005

The number, 88888, for the internet messenger QQ, is being auctioned on a domestic Web site with bidding reaching 112,000 Yuan ($13,532) on Wednesday and still rising.

Chimp quits smoking at China zoo

Chimp quits smoking at China zoo

Rediff.com3 Oct 2005

The zookeepers tried every way to divert the chimp's attention from cigarettes: a walk after breakfast, a music session after lunch and gym after dinner.

China shuts down 97 phone sex lines

China shuts down 97 phone sex lines

Rediff.com8 Jan 2005

China has carried out a national campaign to crack down on phone sex services starting from July 2004.

China closes makeshift hospitals as virus cases plunge

China closes makeshift hospitals as virus cases plunge

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland reached 80,735 by the end of Sunday which included 3,119 people who have died so far.

It's not just 'adults only'

It's not just 'adults only'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2004

"Knowledge of and access to products, such as condoms, can help minimise possible harm to teenagers."

Coalmine blast in China kills 22

Coalmine blast in China kills 22

Rediff.com11 Jul 2005

China's coalmines are the world's deadliest, with explosions, floods and fires killing thousands of workers each year. Inadequate safety equipment and lax safety rules are often blamed for the accidents.

China unveils Olympic slogan

China unveils Olympic slogan

Rediff.com27 Jun 2005

"One World, One Dream" is the new slogan for the 2008 summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

Liu will break hurdles record in Beijing: Coach

Liu will break hurdles record in Beijing: Coach

Rediff.com23 Feb 2006

The Athens Games champion can do better than 12.91 seconds, says his coach.

24 China farmers buried in cave in

24 China farmers buried in cave in

Rediff.com11 May 2005

The farmers, 12 men and 12 women, were buried after some 650,000 cubic meters of loess, a fine wind-blown dust, sank Monday night in Qiaonan village of Jixian county.

China warns citizens against travelling to US

China warns citizens against travelling to US

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

The warning came a day after China cautioned its students against going to the US for studies.

Chinese ferry carrying 745 on fire

Chinese ferry carrying 745 on fire

Rediff.com2 May 2005

The boat named 'Baohua' has 698 passengers and 47 crew members, Xinhua news agency said.

China says goodbye to dial telephones

China says goodbye to dial telephones

Rediff.com25 Jul 2004

China Telecom, the country's leading telecom carrier, has invested US $17 million to set telephone networks

China: 69 miners trapped in flooded mine

China: 69 miners trapped in flooded mine

Rediff.com24 Apr 2005

The miners were working beneath the shaft of Tengda, a township-run coal mine, when the flooding occurred around 0530 IST and have remained out of contact ever since, they added.

China's spacecraft successfully brings home moon samples

China's spacecraft successfully brings home moon samples

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

China's President Xi Jinping congratulated scientists on the complete success of the Chang'e-5 mission.

1st cloned buffalo doing fine

1st cloned buffalo doing fine

Rediff.com19 Mar 2005

The calf weighs 23 kg, is 86 cm long and 62.5 cm tall.

Covid-hit Chinese economy grows 4.9% in Q3

Covid-hit Chinese economy grows 4.9% in Q3

Rediff.com19 Oct 2020

China's economy, which suffered 6.8 per cent slump in the first quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic -- the worst in 44 years -- bounced back posting 4.9 per cent growth between July and September buoyed by the government's sweeping efforts to stimulate demand and consumption.

China virus toll rises to 1,770; cases up to 70,500

China virus toll rises to 1,770; cases up to 70,500

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said international experts were now on the ground in China to understand the outbreak and inform the next steps in the global response.

US announces ceasefire deal with Turkey in Syria

US announces ceasefire deal with Turkey in Syria

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

It marked the first major meeting between the two countries since President Trump pulled US armed forces out of northern Syria.

China aims to put spacecraft on moon

China aims to put spacecraft on moon

Rediff.com26 Feb 2004

The programme is named the Chang'e, referring to a goddess who flew to the moon in an ancient Chinese fairytale.

Chinese scientists create anti-terrorism robot

Chinese scientists create anti-terrorism robot

Rediff.com7 Dec 2004

The one-armed robot, code named 'Super-D', is expected to serve at airports and in other public places.

China executes murderer of 67

China executes murderer of 67

Rediff.com14 Feb 2004

China executes murderer of 67

Air crash in China, 53 killed

Air crash in China, 53 killed

Rediff.com21 Nov 2004

The CRJ-200 plane was en route to the eastern metropolis Shanghai, it said.

16 killed in mine blast in China

16 killed in mine blast in China

Rediff.com6 Nov 2004

Forty-eight miners were working underground when the blast occurred.

China, India move step closer to set up military hotline

China, India move step closer to set up military hotline

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

"Issue should be closed within 1-2 months," Manohar Parrikar said.

Mittal Steel's first venture in China

Mittal Steel's first venture in China

Rediff.com15 Jul 2005

Global steel giant Mittal Steel Co has bought its first stake in China's steel industry, purchasing a 37 per cent share of a state-owned steel mill, a news report said on Friday.