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16 Jun 2022

Beijing reels under threat of severe Covid-19 outbreak, warn authorities

The current outbreak in Beijing has forced millions of people to undergo mandatory testing The Authorities announced a "ferocious" COVID-19 outbreak over the weekend Beijing`s extreme lockdowns have led to protests and clashes between authorities and residents

14 Jun 2022

60 new local COVID-19 cases registered in China

China reported 60 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases 62 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on Monday Zero-Covid" strategy is falling apart, mass lockdown implied

05 Jun 2022

Students at Chinese University protest against soaring unemployment

Protests have erupted in many of China`s colleges and universities over rising unemployment. Students at Beijing Normal University marched on campus against the "Zero-COVID" policy. The country is in shambles as large-scale technology companies have been purged by the government.

27 May 2022

Beijing urges US not to hype ‘Chinese threat’

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson called on Washington not to hype the "Chinese threat." He was commenting on US Secretary of State`s remark on China posing a threat to international order. Blinken said that China is the only nation that has both intent and capability to reshape existing international order.

23 May 2022

China extends work-from-home order as Covid-19 cases rise in Beijing

China has extended the work-from-home order The step was taken in view of a surge in Covid-19 cases in Beijing China reported 802 new cases on Monday

22 May 2022

China: Parts of Beijing under lockdown again as COVID-19 outbreak continues

Parts of Beijing came under lockdown again due to the on-going COVID outbreak The residents across five districts in Beijing have been asked to work from home until May 28

08 May 2022

Covid surge in China: Shanghai tightens lockdown, Beijing adopts mass testing

Shanghai was making a fresh push to bring case numbers outside the areas that were facing the strictest curbs to zero by the second half of May, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

08 May 2022

‘Pro-Beijing’ John Lee elected as Hong Kong's Chief Executive

John Lee has been elected as Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive. He won more than 99% of votes cast by a largely pro-Beijing election committee. As the only candidate in the polls, Lee was certain to win.

01 May 2022

Covid-19 surge: Beijing tightens curbs, dine-in service closed amid holidays

Beijing has imposed Covid curbs to stem the transmission of coronavirus. China is following a zero-COVID approach to tackle the virus.

28 Apr 2022

Shanghai-like misery keeps Beijing on guard in the face of COVID-19 outbreak

Nearly 20 million samples were collected in Beijing's mass testing, but there were few positive cases Beijing remains on guard despite low caseloads The city has closed some schools, entertainment venues, and tourist attractions

27 Apr 2022

Beijing tests millions as Chinese capital fights to contain Covid-19 outbreak

So far, Beijing has focused on mass testing early, whereas Shanghai waited about a month to launch a city-wide screening campaign, a Reuters report stated.

26 Apr 2022

Covid fourth wave scare: Beijing orders mass tests for its 21 million people

Beijing has ordered mass testing for Covid-19 amid rise in cases. Beijing is combating the spread of Omicron variant. Shanghai reported 52 more deaths.

25 Apr 2022

China reports 2,666 new Covid-19 cases, 51 deaths; high alert in Beijing

China`s capital city Beijing is on high COVID-19 alert after the city recorded 21 new community cases on Sunday, ANI reported.

24 Apr 2022

Covid outbreak in China plagues Beijing; Shanghai reports 39 deaths in a day

China largely succeeded in keeping COVID-19 at bay following the initial outbreak in Wuhan in late 2019 Beijing recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases - all locally transmitted Shanghai reported 39 new COVID-19 deaths for April 23

Audi urbansphere concept

19 Apr 2022

IN PICS: Audi urbansphere concept unveiled, inspired from Chinese megacities

Audi has unveiled the urbansphere autonomous concept vehicle for use in traffic-dense Chinese megacities, previewing the future of mobility.

China COVID cases

13 Mar 2022

China's daily local symptomatic COVID cases more than triple

Mainland China reported a two-year high of 1,807 new local symptomatic COVID-19 cases. The surge prompted health authorities to allow the public to buy rapid self-test kits. The northeastern province of Jilin reported 1,412 new local symptomatic cases on Saturday.

Winter Olympcis

06 Feb 2022

10 new Covid cases reported at Beijing Winter Olympics, details here

A total of 72,000 Covid tests have been carried out at the Olympics 308 Covid cases in the so-called Olympic bubble have been reported so far 1,344 Olympic-related arrivals entered China on Thursday

Supersonic Aircraft

03 Feb 2022

THIS Chinese Supersonic aircraft is the world's fastest plane, check top speed

A supersonic business jet will only take an hour to cover the distance between Beijing and New York The aircraft is designed to travel at about 2,600 mph This jet is reported to be six times faster than the commercial aircrafts

31 Jan 2022

Beijing seals off more residential areas after 12 new Covid-19 cases

Beijing has reported more cases of Covid-19. Officials have sealed off several residential communities to break the chain of transmission. The city had conducted multiple rounds of testing for millions of residents this past week.

Pakistan-Russia talks

29 Jan 2022

No Vladimir Putin-Imran Khan bilateral meeting in Beijing

This is the second time plans for a bilateral has not come to fruition Imran Khan and Vladimir Putin were to meet at the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Dushanbe in September 2021 But the meeting could not take place as Putin pulled out of the summit following a Covid outbreak in his inner circle

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