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Topic: Beijing

Rescue efforts doubled in China’s Zhuozhou as Typhoon Dokshuri causes havoc

A state of emergency was declared as the flooded region recorded highest average rainfall since August 2012, killing at least 20 people and displacing more than 134,000.

Facekinis become the coolest fashion choice in China as temperatures break records

Facekinis - full face masks with holes for eyes and nose, UV-resistant fabric wide-brimmed hats, and lightweight jackets - are gaining popularity in China amid scorching temperatures.

Yellen urges China to adopt market reforms during her visit, insists US won’t disassociate

She noted that China's growing middle class was a huge market for American goods and services and that Washington's actions against Beijing were based on national security concerns.

US treasury secretary Janel Yellen’s first visit to China aims at recalibrating ties

US officials said Yellen will push to open new lines of communication and coordination on economic matters, and stress the consequences of supplying lethal aid to Russia.

Beijing issues highest heat alert as temperature rises above 40 degrees Celsius

The China Meteorological Administration has said that it expected higher temperatures to persist for the next 8 to 10 days.

Beijing to cover IVF, other fertility treatments under healthcare system to boost birth rate

The decision comes ahead of a court verdict for Therese Xu who sued a Beijing hospital for refusing to freeze her eggs because she's unmarried.

Messi in Beijing for a friendly match before move to Inter Miami

The football star confirmed this week that he will leave French champions Paris St Germain for the US league. This is Argentina captain's 7th visit to China and his 1st since 2017.

Chinese state media criticise US diplomat’s visit to Beijing, calls it ‘motivated’

Sino-US relations have sunk to new lows since Antony Blinken scrapped a planned trip to China in February after an alleged Chinese spy balloon flew through US airspace.

India says it hopes Beijing will allow Indian journalists to continue to work in China

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's foreign ministry said on Friday that it hopes Beijing will allow Indian journalists to continue to work in China. India and China, whose relations have nosedived since a

‘Top priority to stabilise Sino-US relations, avoid a downward spiral,’ says Chinese minister Qin Gang

Relationship between the two nations sank to a low last year when then speaker of House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a visit to Taiwan, which China claims as its territory.

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.