Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi in show of no-limits partnership BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on... Published 17 Oct, 2023 10:46am
Sports Shiffrin, Odermatt favourites to defend titles as ski season kicks off SÖLDEN: Reigning overall World Cup champions Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt kick off the 2022-23 season as... Published 20 Oct, 2022 10:02am
Markets Iron ore rises as Russia-Ukraine conflict clouds supply outlook MANILA: Benchmark iron ore futures in China and Singapore climbed by more than 3percent on Monday as traders worried... Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am
World North Korea fires ballistic missile, restarting weapons tests blitz SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz after a month-long... Published 28 Feb, 2022 07:35am
World North Korea fires ballistic missile, restarting weapons tests blitz SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz following a month... Published 27 Feb, 2022 10:04am
World China vows cooperation with North Korea under ‘new situation’: KCNA SEOUL: China’s President Xi Jinping emphasised the importance of cooperation between Beijing and Pyongyang in an... Published 27 Feb, 2022 06:39am
BR Research Tailwind for CPEC? Considering that it was not a bilateral visit, there were not many hopes linked with the Prime Minister’s trip to... Published 08 Feb, 2022 08:40am
World China locks down city of 3.5 million near Vietnam border BEIJING: A Chinese city of 3.5 million near the border with Vietnam was on lockdown Monday after more than 70... Published 07 Feb, 2022 09:46am
World Qatar and UAE leaders meet for first time since Gulf thaw DUBAI: Qatar’s emir met the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates during an official event at the Beijing... Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am
World Qatar and UAE leaders meet for first time since Gulf thaw DUBAI: Qatar's emir met the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates during an official event at the Beijing ... Published 06 Feb, 2022 11:26am
Print Opening ceremony ends with Uyghur skier lighting cauldron BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the... Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am
World Russia and China line up against US in ‘no limits’ partnership MOSCOW: China and Russia proclaimed a deep strategic alliance on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign... Updated 04 Feb, 2022 07:46pm
Markets Russian rouble resumes recovery ahead of Putin-Xi meeting MOSCOW: The Russian rouble firmed slightly on Friday and stocks climbed higher with an eye on geopolitical... Published 04 Feb, 2022 02:53pm
World Despite Covid, it's home or bust for China holiday travellers SHANGHAI/BEIJING: The pandemic prevented Shanghai schoolteacher Chen Hainan from returning to her hometown to ... Published 30 Jan, 2022 10:33am
World Putin, Xi to discuss European security amid Ukraine standoff MOSCOW: Russian and Chinese presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will spend a "lot of time" discussing security... Published 28 Jan, 2022 06:18pm
Sports Alpine skiing-IOC grants four extra quota places for Beijing LONDON: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted four extra quota places for Alpine skiers at the... Published 24 Jan, 2022 05:26pm
Markets China ready to offer digital yuan payment services to Olympics visitors SHANGHAI: China is ready to provide digital yuan payment services to the Beijing Winter Olympics visitors, the... Published 19 Jan, 2022 07:20pm
Sports South Korea says no boycott of Beijing Olympics SYDNEY: South Korea’s president on Monday ruled out joining a US diplomatic boycott of February’s Beijing Winter... Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept