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Li Qiang replaces Li Keqiang as China’s no 2 but with or without power?
BEIJING: Xi Jinping‘s close associate Li Qiang has become the new Chinese Premier, but the question is whether he will wield any influence at all…
China’s new Premier Li says achieving 5% GDP target this year not easy
BEIJING: China’s new Premier Li Qiang on Monday said achieving the five per cent GDP target for the slowing down economy is not an easy…
China’s new premier says ‘no easy task’ to hit annual growth target
BEIJING: China’s new Premier Li Qiang warned Monday it would be “no easy task” for the country to hit its annual growth target, already one…
Eighth straight hike: China defence budget up 7.2%
BEIJING: Amid global unease about PLA‘s increasingly aggressive behaviour, China Sunday hiked its defence budget by 7.2%, marginally higher than last year, to 1.55 trillion…
China sets 2023 GDP Goal; defense budget rises 7.2%
China will target gross domestic product expansion of around 5% for 2023, Premier Li Keqiang said in his final government work report to the National…
Two killed, more than 50 trapped in China coal mine collapse
BEIJING: Two persons were killed and more than 50 were trapped in a large-scale coal mine collapse in northern China’s Inner Mongolia region, state media…