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China stainless steel futures jump amid output cuts, robust nickel prices

Chinese stainless steel futures surged more than 4% on Tuesday, boosted by tight supply hopes as producers cut production

Beijing Games organisers back Covid-19 controls despite Omicron concerns

China has reported some cases of the more infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus as it battles small-scale outbreaks in several regions, less than a month before the Games are due to kick off

Dealing with Sri Lanka

New Delhi should lead the assistance

India will continue to press China for return of stranded Indians: Diplomat

China stopped issuing visas for Indians in 2020 and currently, there were no flights in operation between the two countries

Average life expectancy in China to reach 78.3 years in 2025

China's average life expectancy is expected to reach 78.3 years in 2025, up from 77.3 years in 2019, according to the country's 14th five-year plan (2021-2025) for public service

Can't allow everybody who thinks of solution to COVID to file petition: SC

Observing that it can't allow every person who thinks of some solution to COVID-19 to file a petition, the SC refused to entertain a plea alleging that China is deliberately spreading the virus.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka asks China to restructure the debt repayments

Sri Lankan President has asked China to restructure the crisis-hit island nation's debt repayments as part of efforts to help the South Asian country navigate its worsening financial situation

China iron ore futures drop on worries over local Omicron variant cases

The most traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, for May delivery, dropped 2.2per cent to 698 yuan ($109.52) per tonne as of 0256 GMT

Shimao puts residential projects on sale as China property woes deepen

The Shanghai-based property developer has struck a preliminary deal with a Chinese state-owned company to sell its Shimao International Plaza Shanghai, a commercial property on Shanghai's Nanjing Road

Beijing indicts Chinese activists for discussing 'human rights' at meeting

China has indicted twenty or so lawyers and activists who gathered at a rental villa near the Chinese seaside for discussing besieged human rights movement.Chris Buckley, writing in The New York Times said that a weekend get-together in 2019 offered Beijing a chance to deliver a blow to the "rights defence" movement. Now, two key participants face the prospect of years in prison.The two best-known attendees -- Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi -- are awaiting trial on subversion charges related to the gathering, according to indictments.Get-togethers like this, once common among Chinese rights campaigners, have become increasingly risky under Xi Jinping's hard-line rule.Under him, many journals, research organizations and groups that once sustained independent-minded activists in China have been dissolved, said Buckley.As he prepares to extend his era in power, those who still speak out are wondering how China's human rights movement can survive a tightening ring of monitoring, house arrest, .

Vietnamese dragon fruit await buyers as China clamps down on border trade

Vietnamese farmers and exporters could end up in major loss as Chinese buyers have stopped purchasing Vietnamese dragon fruit.According to industry sources, some 300,000 tonnes of dragon fruit will be ready for harvest shortly, but there will be no customers since China has clamped down its cross-border trading.This has led to a decrease in dragon fruit prices in recent weeks.With the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Lang Son having both restricted trade at the border with China due to containers pilling up, many Chinese buyers have stopped purchasing Vietnamese dragon fruit, Phan Van Tan, deputy director of Binh Thuan's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, told a forum Thursday, reported VnExpress.Every year, roughly 1.4 million tonnes of dragon fruit are produced in Vietnam. The three provinces of Binh Thuan, Long An, and Tien Giang account for 80 per cent of the total but this time the farmers and exporters are troubled as they have no buyers.Some exporters have ...

China's yuan firms despite worries over first Omicron cases in some cities

In the spot market, the onshore yuan opened at 6.3740 per dollar and was changing hands at 6.3737 at midday, 33 pips firmer than the previous late session close

China's Tianjin tightens control over travel as Omicron cases surge

The Chinese city of Tianjin has tightened exit controls and now requires residents to obtain approval from employers or community authorities before leaving town

US hopes to thwart the China-Iran alliance by backroom diplomacy

US hopes to thwart the China-Iran alliance by mixing carrots and sticks to draw Tehran into a long-term dialogue on issues of concern to the US and its allies.More dexterous diplomacy towards Tehran should mix carrots and sticks to draw Iran into a long-term dialogue on issues of concern to the United States and its allies, according to National Interest.The policy implication of this view--if one accepts "strategic competition" as the guiding principle on China--is that the Biden administration should "test the opposite premise" of isolating Tehran, "by restoring nuclear diplomacy, lowering regional tensions, and forging new arrangements." Crucially, to accomplish this vision, a "fast timeline" of re-joining the 2015 Iran deal is necessary--but far from sufficient, writes Lyes Mauni Jalali for the National Interest.Earlier, Iran had completely pivoted towards its "Look to the East Policy" after the withdrawal of the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in May 2018 and ...

China reports nation's first case from community spread of Omicron variant

China saw its first omicron cases in the community, igniting a mass testing blitz in the northern city of Tianjin

Airbnb under fire over business dealings in China's Xinjiang province

Tesla also faced criticism this week for its business dealings in the province after opening a vehicle showroom in Urumqi, the province's capital city

6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Menyuan county in China's Qinghai province

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan county in China's Qinghai province on Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC)

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev vows to crush resistance

Orders shoot-to-kill to quell protests

Three killed, 14 trapped in canteen blast in China, says report

The blast occurred at the Sub-District office in Wulong District's Chongqing Municipality, trapping 27 people

China warns hospitals against rejecting patients over Covid-19 curbs

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said she was "pained and deeply ashamed" about people's difficulties in securing hospital services in Xian, Xinhua news agency said