BEIJING: Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding national effort to “Sinicize” its Muslim population. Employees at 11 restaurants ...
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Beijing : The third round of negotiations between China and the US to end their trade war began on Thursday here as the parties planned to close their differences before March 1 deadline, media reports said. Xinhua news agency confirmed ...
Read More »Imran Khan to swear unwavering loyalty to Beijing for fresh Chinese loans
By Gaurav Sharma, Beijing : When Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan arrives in Beijing later this week, the newly-minted leader will have his task cut out: To secure fresh Chinese loans for his country’s hobbling economy. Khan’s four-day visit, which ...
Read More »CPEC may regain pace after Imran Khan’s visit to Beijing
Islamabad : Islamabad expects that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would regain pace after Prime Minister Imran Khan visits Beijing next month with the signing of a framework agreement on industrial zones, progress on agricultural cooperation and addition of a ...
Read More »Trump slaps China with $60bn tariffs, Beijing vows retaliation
Washington/Beijing : US President Donald Trump has signed an order imposing tariffs worth $60 billion in Chinese imports in his strongest trade action against any country. Beijing threatened Washington with higher tariffs worth $3 billion for imported US products. Financial ...
Read More »Beijing vows ‘necessary measures’ after US warship enters South China Sea
Beijing : China on Saturday vowed to take “necessary measures” to safeguard its sovereignty after a US warship entered the waters surrounding Huangyan Island in the South China Sea without Beijing’s permission. The USS Hopper, a guided missile destroyer, sailed ...
Read More »Over 112,000 charging points in Beijing for electric vehicles
Beijing : Beijing has set up more than 112,600 electric vehicle charging points, according to official figures. The Chinese capital has also launched a smartphone app so that drivers of electric or hybrid cars can locate the nearest charging points, ...
Read More »Will Beijing be a stakeholder in Modi’s SAGAR vision?
By C. Uday Bhaskar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined India’s maritime potential and current profile in a commendable manner at the commissioning ceremony of INS Kalvari, a Scorpene-class diesel-electric submarine, in Mumbai on Thursday (December 14). Modi’s fluency and grasp ...
Read More »S.Korea, China to strengthen ties despite differences
Seoul : South Korea and China on Tuesday said they wanted to normalise and improve bilateral ties despite disagreement over a controversial US anti-missile system installed in Seoul which is criticised by Beijing. “The two sides have emphasised the great ...
Read More »Chinese central bank pumps $3 bn into market
Beijing (IANS) China’s central bank on Monday pumped 25 billion yuan ($3 billion) into the market to preserve liquidity. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) put 45 billion yuan into seven-day reverse repo, a process by which central banks purchase ...
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