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Topic: Beijing

China reports 66 new Covid-19 cases after sudden spike of infections in Beijing

The officials of China's National Health Commission said 57 new confirmed Covid-19 infections, including 38 domestically transmitted cases, were reported Saturday.

Asymptomatic Covid-19 cases climb to over 980 in China

The Chinese government has stepped up its vigil to contain the spread of the infection during the five-day May Day holidays.

The cities that are giving London, Paris, New York stiff competition and a run for their money

Factors contributing to a city’s success are shifting from pure economic prowess to softer urban attributes. The future will see a rearrangement of the rankings.

Facebook, Twitter act against Beijing-sponsored disinformation campaign in Hong Kong

Twitter suspends 936 accounts originating from Mainland China while Facebook removes 15 pages, groups and accounts 'associated' with Beijing government.

A shorter Belt & Road by China will be even more dangerous

A leaner Belt & Road will allow China to better deploy its infrastructure firms, subsidies, technology & finance non-bankable strategic projects.

Libya’s UN-backed govt announces counter-offensive to defend Tripoli

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed leads his party to a landslide victory just five months since returning from exile.

Proposed oil refinery can boost China’s port in Sri Lanka

The $3.9 billion refinery project will be located near the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambantota.

China’s Chang’e-4 first spacecraft to land on dark side of the moon

The feat caps a series of lunar missions China has launched over the past few years as part of its plan to become one of the world’s top three aerospace powers by 2030.

China faces its eternal dilemma again: Push growth or cut debt?

China’s top leaders meet this week in Beijing to set economic policy objectives for the coming year. The central question is whether they will...

US President Trump pats himself on the back on Thanksgiving Day

After Germany, Denmark & Finland also halt arms exports to Saudi Arabia, and China has prosecuted 3,500 pollution offenders this year.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.