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Real to help China build academy in Guangzhouz

Real to help China build academy in Guangzhouz

Rediff.com3 Aug 2011

Real Madrid will help China set up the country's biggest soccer academy in the southern city of Guangzhou and send coaches to help train young talent, according to local media reports.

All You Want To Know About Viruses

All You Want To Know About Viruses

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

'We still don't know how viruses that we ingest are killed inside our bodies.'

Situation not normal, work in progress: Jaishankar gets candid on China

Situation not normal, work in progress: Jaishankar gets candid on China

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Wang arrived in Delhi on Thursday evening in the highest-level visit between the two countries after the ties came under severe strain following the military standoff in eastern Ladakh that began nearly two years ago.

China's air crash after 69 months

China's air crash after 69 months

Rediff.com25 Aug 2010

The captain of the turbine jet was alive and recuperating in a local hospital, Xinhua reported. But Capt Qi Quanjun, lying on a hospital bed with tubes tucked around his body appeared traumatised and was unable to talk to the media

China goes on offensive against US at bilateral talks

China goes on offensive against US at bilateral talks

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Talks between Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to improve the relations got off on a rough note at the northeastern Chinese port city of Tianjin, with Xie launching a blistering attack on Washington, accusing it of being the "owner of coercive diplomacy".

14 killed, 45,000 displaced in China floods

14 killed, 45,000 displaced in China floods

Rediff.com7 Jun 2011

Flood waters inundated large areas of a southwest China province, killing 14 people and forcing evacuation of at least 45,000 residents. 35 people are said to be missing.

Wuhan revokes order to ease lockdown within hrs; toll nears 3,000

Wuhan revokes order to ease lockdown within hrs; toll nears 3,000

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

The Wuhan local administration earlier announced that people who are not quarantined and seeking special treatment or stranded in the city can leave in batches.

New Chinese air route links border town with Pak

New Chinese air route links border town with Pak

Rediff.com11 Dec 2010

The cargo service operates once a week and the frequency would increased to daily flights, based on freight volume, Wang Yongzhi, an official with the Kashgar which is a known as Kashi Prefecture government, told Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency.

Pak arrests TTP leader for attack on Bhutto

Pak arrests TTP leader for attack on Bhutto

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

Pakistani security officials have claimed arresting a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan operative who is said to be the mastermind of the suicide attack which targeted former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's rally in Karachi in October 2007.

Of gold plated car, a 'Big Baby' and more!

Of gold plated car, a 'Big Baby' and more!

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

It took five artisans over four months to make a gold-plated Infiniti G37.

Xi Jinping to succeed Hu as Chinese president

Xi Jinping to succeed Hu as Chinese president

Rediff.com19 Oct 2010

Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping was on Monday promoted and made vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission of the ruling Communist party, in clear indications that he will succeed Chinese President and party chief Hu Jintao in 2012.

10 killed, 14 injured in hotel fire in China

10 killed, 14 injured in hotel fire in China

Rediff.com25 Feb 2017

The fire broke out on the second floor of the HNA Platinum Mix Hotel in the Honggutan New District on Saturday morning, firefighters said.

China still a developing country: World Bank chief

China still a developing country: World Bank chief

Rediff.com8 Sep 2010

China remained a developing country facing many challenges, including alleviating poverty in rural areas, despite emerging as a second largest economy of the world, World Bank President Robert B Zoellick has said.

Lessons to learn from Wuhan to contain COVID-19

Lessons to learn from Wuhan to contain COVID-19

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

Wang Xinghuan, the head of the Wuhan Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital, advocated the use of facial masks specially in cities like New York which are experience a higher rate of cases and casualties of coronavirus.

China mudslide toll climbs to 702

China mudslide toll climbs to 702

Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

The mud-rock flow has levelled an area of about five km long, 300 meters wide and 5 meters deep in the county seat with more than two million cubic meters of mud and rocks, severely damaging power, telecommunication and water supply facilities, China's official news agency Xinhua reported.

Xi Jinping and Pomegranate Seeds

Xi Jinping and Pomegranate Seeds

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

Why is China's supreme leader promoting Han Chauvinism so aggressively, asks Claude Arpi.

China court upholds death sentence for billionaire

China court upholds death sentence for billionaire

Rediff.com14 Jul 2010

The Heilongjiang Provincial Higher People's Court said that it rejected the appeal of Wang Wenxiang, founder and chairman of Xinheng Group.

China's Olympic champ Sun Yang to be detained after car crash

China's Olympic champ Sun Yang to be detained after car crash

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

Chinese Olympics swimming champion Sun Yang will spend seven days in detention, state media said on Monday, after a car he was driving without a licence collided with a bus in the latest incident to taint the reputation of the world record holder.

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.

How correct are China's GDP figures?

How correct are China's GDP figures?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2009

Controversy continues to swirl around the accuracy of government's claims.

Riots erupt in northwest China, 140 killed

Riots erupt in northwest China, 140 killed

Rediff.com6 Jul 2009

At least 129 people were killed as riots erupted in northwest China, where protesters from the ethnic Muslim Uighur community went on a rampage, prompting a statewide crackdown. The violence in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang state, has left 129 people dead and injured 816 others, state-owned Xinhua news agency reported on Monday, quoting the regional public security department. Police cracked down on protesters on Sunday night, arresting several hundred of them.

China to build first model low carbon city

China to build first model low carbon city

Rediff.com12 May 2010

The city will be spread across a 8.8-square-km area. Solar and wind energy will be used for lighting and hot water supply in the city.

IPO lifts couple to top of China's rich list

IPO lifts couple to top of China's rich list

Rediff.com6 May 2010

A Chinese man and his wife are set to become the country's wealthiest couple after their pharmaceutical firm's initial public offering garnered the highest ever share price in China's history, propelling the value of their stake to $6.24 billion.

China not happy at Obama meeting Dalai Lama

China not happy at Obama meeting Dalai Lama

Rediff.com11 Nov 2009

China on Wednesday expressed its firm opposition to foreign leaders' contact with the Dalai Lama, days after a key aide to Barack Obama said the US President would be ready to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader "at an appropriate time."

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.

Coronavirus death toll in China crosses 1,000

Coronavirus death toll in China crosses 1,000

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

The death toll due to nCoV rose to 1,016 and the confirmed cases have gone up to 42,638, according to the commission.

16 cops killed in terror attack in China

16 cops killed in terror attack in China

Rediff.com4 Aug 2008

Sixteen policemen were killed and several others injured on Monday after a border patrol armed police division was attacked in China's Muslim-majority northwestern Xinjiang province, just four days ahead of Olympics. Two attackers drove a lorry into the police station in Xinjiang city of Kashi Monday morning and threw two grenades before they were arrested, the Xinhua news agency reported.

City manager Guardiola dismisses Chinese media criticism

City manager Guardiola dismisses Chinese media criticism

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

'For the Premier League champions, their appearance in China was nothing more than a commercial obligation, and their lack of enthusiasm and the indifferent treatment of their hosts stands in stark contrast to representatives of other clubs'

Afghanistan can't be terror haven: China warns Taliban

Afghanistan can't be terror haven: China warns Taliban

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

The remarks by China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, Geng Shuang, came during an emergency meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan on Monday after the sudden and rapid takeover of the Afghanistan government by the Taliban insurgents.

China shuts down largest makeshift hospital in Wuhan

China shuts down largest makeshift hospital in Wuhan

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

Thousands of medical workers deployed in the capital of central Hubei province from across the nation also left Wuhan after completing their mission.

Cruel sweatshops! Why Foxconn workers are killing themselves

Cruel sweatshops! Why Foxconn workers are killing themselves

Rediff.com27 May 2010

An employee of Foxconn, which makes iPhones for Apple apart from electronic goods for some of the world's biggest companies, jumped to his death, the 11th suspected suicide this year at the firm's production base in China, even as its chief apologised for a string of deaths and announced a series of measures to stem them.

Chinese delegation to visit India amid Dalai spat

Chinese delegation to visit India amid Dalai spat

Rediff.com9 Nov 2009

A delegation of the Communist Party of China left Beijing for a visit to India, the official Xinhua news agency said in a brief report. The delegation is headed by Liu Qibao, member of the CPC's powerful Central Committee.

China bans BBC from broadcasting for violating reporting guidelines

China bans BBC from broadcasting for violating reporting guidelines

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

Global Times, the Chinese Communist Party government's mouthpiece, said that the broadcaster is responsible "for falsified reporting" on China's handling of the coronavirus in the country.

Doval, China's NSA hold talks amid Sikkim standoff

Doval, China's NSA hold talks amid Sikkim standoff

Rediff.com27 Jul 2017

Amid the Sikkim standoff, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday held talks with his Chinese Counterpart and State Councillor Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of the BRICS NSAs meeting.

China uneasy over PM's Arunachal visit

China uneasy over PM's Arunachal visit

Rediff.com7 Feb 2008

The tracing of internal dimensions of Dr Singh's visit to Arunachal by the Chinese experts (pressure from the Indian military and the need to 'balance' the moves of anti-China hawkish sections in India) seems to reflect China's doubts over the likely impact on the border talks coming from future political equations in India, especially in the context of general elections due in that country next year.

China eyes excellence at Winter Olympics

China eyes excellence at Winter Olympics

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

China has smothered most outbreaks within its borders, keeping new case numbers low.

China reports 67 new imported coronavirus cases

China reports 67 new imported coronavirus cases

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

The government has downgraded the risk level of Wuhan for Covid-19 outbreak from high to medium, according to official media reports.

'Aug 7 Sino-India border talks to boost ties'

'Aug 7 Sino-India border talks to boost ties'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

The two sides are expected to exchange views in depth about seeking a political solution to the Sino-India boundary problems and safeguarding the peace and calmness in the areas along the border of the two countries.

Human bomb in Reuters' office

Human bomb in Reuters' office

Rediff.com12 Mar 2003

The Reuters staff has been evacuated to the mansion lobby. Police and the intruder are still facing each other in the office building, the official Xinhua news agency said.

What led to China's worst ethnic flare up

What led to China's worst ethnic flare up

Rediff.com7 Jul 2009

The exiles allege that China's security forces indiscriminately fired on the protesters in many places in the city. In the clashes between the students and the security forces, which continued throughout the night of July 5, many were killed. Xinhua has admitted at least 140 fatalities. The exiles claim the figure is 600.