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Myanmar's National Unity govt warns China against engagement with junta

Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG) has warned China's government that its engagement with the country's military junta could seriously damage Beijing's international reputation.

China tried to hack Power Grid systems in Ladakh thrice: R K Singh

Amid reports of Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeting the power grid, the Ministry of External Affairs asserted India has systems in place to safeguard critical infrastructure

Shanghai's Covid lockdown risks becoming biggest crisis of Xi's tenure

The struggle to obtain daily necessities like food and medical care has triggered rare pushback from residents, with some saying the Communist Party's cure is worse than the disease

Shanghai becomes new Covid-19 epicentre with consistent record cases

Shanghai has become Covid-19 epicentre as it set a record of six-straight days of logging around 20,000 cases, as the city ramped up mass testing to tackle the rapid spread of the Omicron variant

China expects long-term capital inflows to return despite recent volatility

A number of foreign investment banks and research institutions pointed out heavier capital outflows from China after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

US threatens China with sanctions if it supports Russia's war in Ukraine

The US on Wednesday threatened China with sanctions if it supports Russia's war in Ukraine

Emerging markets suffer $9.8-bn outflow in March, a first in 12 months

China's debt and equity market accounted for the bulk of the outflows, while flows into other EMs remained positive

Hong Kong's No. 2 official resigns, announces leadership bid

His potential leadership of Hong Kong could signal a further tightening of Beijing's grip around the semi-autonomous Chinese city

Shanghai eases child separation policy but extends Covid lockdown

The lockdown of China's most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has since been expanded to confine practically all of its 26 million residents at home

Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude hits China's Sichuan, no casualties reported

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Xingwen county of Yibin city, in China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday morning, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The tremor occurred at 7:50 am (Beijing time) today, according to Xinhua News Agency.The epicenter was monitored at 28.22 degrees north latitude and 105.03 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 10 km, the CENC said, according to Xinhua.No casualties have been reported so far.Earlier on March 26, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake jolted China's Qinghai province.The quake had struck the city of Delingha in the province at 12.21 am today. The epicenter was monitored at 38.50 degrees north latitude and 97.33 degrees east longitude, 126 km away from the city proper, with a depth of 10 km, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.The epicenter was located in an unpopulated area at an altitude of 4,410 meters, Xinhua News Agency had reported.There were no villages within 20 km of the epicenter, according to the emergency .

China's services sector activity squeezed by surge in Omicron cases

Activity in China's services sector contracted at the steepest pace in two years in March as the local surge in coronavirus cases restricted mobility and weighed on client demand

Global sovereign debt to rise almost 10% to new high in 2022: Report

Governments across the world have ramped up borrowing since the Covid-19 pandemic erupted two years ago, as they tried to shield their economies from the fallout.

Covid outbreak 'extremely grim' in China as Shanghai extends lockdown

The Covid-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains extremely grim amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 million people to their homes, a city official said Tuesday

United States isn't seeking a 'divorce' from China, trade chief says

The trade chief is on a three-day trip to Singapore focused on strengthening the U.S. relationship and identifying areas of cooperation through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Australia accelerates missile upgrade as Russia and China pose threats

Australia has accelerated plans to buy long-range strike missiles years ahead of schedule because of growing threats posed by Russia and China

Sri Lanka caught in a 'strategic debt trap', faces worst economic crisis

Sri Lanka, a flourishing island nation of 22 million, has finally fallen to China's debt-trap diplomacy

Climate change: China suffered world's 2nd worst losses from floods in 2021

China suffered around $25 billion of losses from floods in 2021 -- the world's second-worst after Europe, data from the Zurich-based firm's latest research report showed.

Shanghai completes testing 26 mn people as China reports new Covid variant

Shanghai completed nucleic acid tests of its over 26 million residents, and perhaps the world to stem COVID-19 surge, while another city Suzhou reported a new variant of coronavirus.

Int'l unity over Russia-Ukraine war makes China cautious towards Taiwan

While similarities between Taiwan and Ukraine cannot be drawn in a linear fashion, strong deductions can be made with regard to China's behavior toward Taiwan and the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to not seek second term, will focus on family

City's leadership election was pushed back from March 27 to give the government time to battle a Covid outbreak.