Beijing

COVID-19 cases in Wuhan hospitals drop to zero for 1st time: Official

The last patient in Wuhan was cured on Friday, reducing the number of coronavirus patients in the city to zero, Mi said, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Apr 26, 2020, 16:55 PM IST

China cuts key rate for second time this year, more easing likely

The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was lowered by 20 basis points (bps) to 3.85% from 4.05% previously, while the five-year LPR was cut by 10 bps to 4.65% from 4.75%.

Apr 20, 2020, 21:29 PM IST

COVID-19 cannot be man-made, Wuhan virology denies it originated from institute

China has come under increasing global pressure over lack of transparency in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected over 2.23 lakh people.

Apr 19, 2020, 14:20 PM IST

Three lakh more Rapid Antibody Test kits sent to India from China: Envoy

This is in addition to 6.50 lakh Antibody Tests and RNA Extraction Kits sent from here.

Apr 18, 2020, 20:35 PM IST

China bans sports events, gatherings in schools

The guideline also asked schools to make overall adjustments to students' physical education, sports training and exercise activities in accordance with local epidemic prevention and control requirements.

Apr 13, 2020, 18:13 PM IST

China orders hotels in Beijing to admit guests with negative Covid-19 test

China has ordered all hotels in the capital Beijing to ensure all guests provide negative coronavirus report as the city remains on alert amid speculation that the ruling Communist party is planing to hold the annual Parliament session which has been put off in March due to the outbreak of the pandemic.

Apr 10, 2020, 19:42 PM IST

Xi Jinping calls for tighter supervision of workplace safety as China resumes work after coronavirus battle

Xi asked officials to strengthen monitoring and law enforcement of production safety even as coronavirus cases began to rise again in China following the return of Chinese nationals from abroad in big numbers.

Apr 10, 2020, 19:17 PM IST

India receives 1.7 lakh Personal Protection Equipments donated by China

Along with the domestic supplies of 20,000 coveralls, a total of 1.90 lakh coveralls will now be distributed to hospitals and will add to the 3,87,473 PPEs already available in the country.

Apr 06, 2020, 21:07 PM IST

Kobe Bryant inducted into 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame

Bryant, 41, who died in a helicopter crash in California in January, played for 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers and won five NBA titles. 

Apr 05, 2020, 19:47 PM IST

China reports 47 more coronavirus deaths, death toll reaches 2,835

The National Health Commission also tallied 427 new cases, an increase from the previous day, bringing the total number of infections to 79,251.

Feb 29, 2020, 07:36 AM IST

Coronavirus death toll climbs to 1,770 in China; total cases climb to over 70,500

The National Health Commission said 2,048 new cases of the virus have been confirmed, taking the total number of COVID-19 infected cases to 70,548.

Feb 17, 2020, 06:29 AM IST

Coronavirus to be known as 'NCP' for now: China

he overall death toll in China from the epidemic increased to 722, with 34,546 infected cases, the Commission said earlier on Saturday.

Feb 08, 2020, 15:39 PM IST

Coronavirus scare: 56 new fatalities reported, death toll rises to 361 in China

According to the Hubei health authority, authorities confirmed an additional 2,103 coronavirus cases in the province, which brings the total number of cases to over 16,600, CNN reported. 

Feb 03, 2020, 07:27 AM IST

Coronavirus scare: Second Air India flight carrying 321 Indians from Wuhan lands in Delhi

Second Air India special flight carrying 321 Indians and 7 Maldives citizens, that took off from Wuhan landed at the Delhi airport on Sunday morning.

Feb 02, 2020, 09:59 AM IST

Over 2,000 now infected with coronavirus; 56 dead in China

President Xi Jinping said during a politburo meeting on Saturday that China was facing a 'grave situation', as health authorities around the world scrambled to prevent a pandemic.

Jan 26, 2020, 08:37 AM IST

Beijing to complete Winter Olympic venues in 2020

Beijing is gearing up preparations for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and will complete construction of all competition venues in 2020, Mayor Chen Jining said on Sunday.

Jan 12, 2020, 14:07 PM IST

Sino-India talks main channel to resolve boundary issue: Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a statement said that as the main representatives of emerging market countries, China and India are both at the key historical stage of rejuvenation and development, therefore share a wide range of common strategic interests.

Dec 22, 2019, 10:19 AM IST

Donald Trump calls for World Bank to stop loaning to China

The World Bank on Thursday adopted a plan to aid China with $1 billion to $1.5 billion in low-interest loans annually through June 2025.

Dec 07, 2019, 10:00 AM IST

Exclusive: China secretly building landing strip close to Myanmar

As per exclusive information received by Zee News, this is the first time reports have come up on a Landing Strip being constructed by Chinese government in Sanchahe. 

Nov 26, 2019, 16:35 PM IST

All eyes on China as Pakistan's anti-terrorism measures come under FATF's scrutiny

Though the Asia/Pacific Group (APG) subgroup has already recommended that Islamabad should be blacklisted due to its poor compliance on measures to tackle terror, the FATF is most likely to keep it in the grey list. 

Oct 14, 2019, 10:36 AM IST