Tag: xinhua news agency
Africa: China’s Xi heads to South Africa for Brics summit
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping headed to South Africa on Monday, state media reported, where he will attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg. The state…
Earthquake: 6.0-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued
JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia‘s East Nusa Tenggara province in on Tuesday, but did not have the potential to…
Xi: Build ‘solid’ barrier around China’s internet
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said China must build a “solid” security barrier around its internet under the supervision of the ruling Communist Party, in…
Yellen: In China, Yellen urges ‘direct’ talks, climate collaboration
BEIJING: Washington and Beijing should communicate “directly” on concerns about specific economic practices, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday, urging greater cooperation between the…
Deepen war, combat planning to up victory chances: Xi to military
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the military to deepen war and combat planning to increase the chances of victory in actual combat,…
China preparing for extreme scenarios: Xi amid rift with West
BEIJING: China is facing more complex and difficult security concerns, President Xi Jinping said, as he warned citizens to prepare for “worst-case and extreme scenarios”,…
Earth: For new frontiers, China is drilling 10,000-m deep into Earth’s crust
Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-metre (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth‘s crust, as the world’s second largest economy explores new frontiers above and…
Indonesia: 6.4-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
JAKARTA: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Southeast Sulawesi province in Indonesia on Saturday, but did not trigger a tsunami, Indonesia’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency…
China’s parliament approves changes to speed up ’emergency’ laws
BEIJING: China’s parliament approved changes to a law on Monday that would allow it to pass emergency legislation more quickly, the official Xinhua news agency…
Omicron: Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for nearly 90% new Covid cases in US
WASHINGTON: The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for nearly 90 per cent of all Covid-19 cases reported in the US, according to the…