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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Washington : US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He expressed optimism that the two countries would reach a trade agreement and defuse a dispute between the world’s two largest economies, as both sides agreed to continue their ...
Read More »China, US to continue trade talks in Washington next week: Xi Jinping
Beijing : Talks aimed at ending the trade war between China and the US made important progress this week, President Xi Jinping told top US trade negotiators on Friday, adding that efforts to resolve the issue would continue in Washington ...
Read More »China-US trade negotiations underway in Beijing
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 »China’s yuan trades lower against US dollar
Beijing : The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 414 basis points to 6.7495 against the US dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, ...
Read More »China’s new-generation battle tank for Tibet in service now
By Gaurav Sharma, Beijing : The new-generation much swifter lightweight battle tank, which could easily be deployed in Tibet in the event of a conflict with India, has been handed over to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The Type 15 ...
Read More »China announces tariff cut on 700 foreign products
Beijing : China on Monday said it would lower provisional tariffs on over 700 foreign products, including certain high-tech items, from early 2019, the media reported. Citing China’s Finance Ministry, the state-run Global Times reported that the government would impose ...
Read More »5 countries join US in blaming China for APT10 hacking spree
San Francisco : Five countries – Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the UK – have joined the US in accusing China of stealing trade secrets of major companies around the world through its support of a hacker group known ...
Read More »Pakistan, China, Afghanistan sign MoU on anti-terrorism cooperation
Kabul : Pakistan, China and Afghanistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) vis-a-vis anti-terrorism cooperation during a second trilateral ministerial dialogue in Kabul on Saturday. The MoU was signed by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Chinese as ...
Read More »Nepal, China agree to boost bilateral ties
Beijing : Nepal’s Foreign Secretary met China’s Foreign Minister here on Thursday to boost bilateral cooperation and discuss issues of mutual interest, officials said. Shanker Das Bairagi met Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing ahead of the ...
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