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China pledges 2 billion Covid-19 vaccines globally through year's end

Xi Jinping pledged 2 billion doses of Chinese vaccines would be supplied to the world through this year, an increase that would add to country's efforts as the largest global exporter of vaccines

China's border games

China's strategy of push and shove to solidify its position along the LAC requires bold and decisive action from India

ByteDance furloughs hundreds after China's tutoring crackdown

It's unclear if ByteDance will lay off more employees. Local media had earlier reported the shutting of the services

India will see issue of Indian students' return to China for studies: EAM

India has taken up with Chinese authorities the issue of Indian students not being able to return to China, according to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

Covid: China imposes restrictions as Delta reaches nearly half the country

Public transport and taxi services were curtailed in 144 of worst-hit areas nationwide, while officials curbed train service, subway usage in Beijing, where three new cases were reported Wednesday

Delta variant of Covid-19 challenges China's costly lockdown strategy

Delta is challenging China's costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings that Chinese leaders who were confident they could keep the virus out need a less disruptive approach

Emerging markets hardest hit by China crackdown, coronavirus outbreaks

China's sweeping clampdown of its tech sector at a time when its economy is slowing has helped push a global gauge of emerging-market shares to a 17-year relative low against developed-market peers

China imposes new restrictions as Delta reaches nearly half the country

Public transport and taxi services were curtailed in 144 of the worst-hit areas nationwide.

China seals city as it battles worst coronavirus outbreak in months

In Wuhan, mass testing has shown some of its newly reported cases have a high degree of similarity to cases discovered

India deploys warships in South China Sea as part of 'Act East' policy

The Indian military has been traditionally wary of antagonising China but the mood has hardened following clashes between troops on the disputed land border last year

Tencent boss Pony Ma loses $14 billion in crackdown, more than Jack Ma

While Pony has long had a reputation for staying out of the limelight, that hasn't shielded his company from penalties including antitrust fines and the loss of exclusive music streaming rights

Ant Group's profit falls 37% to $2.1 billion after regulatory setbacks

Billionaire Jack Ma's fintech giant contributed nearly 4.5 billion yuan ($696 million) to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s earnings, a company filing showed Tuesday

China's Tencent shares dive post 'spiritual opium' critique of online games

Tencent joined rivals NetEase Inc. and XD Inc. in a steep selloff after an outlet run by the Xinhua News Agency published a blistering critique of their industry.

DGTR favours withdrawal of fibre anti-dumping duty from China, Indonesia

"The authority consi­ders it appropriate to recommend withdrawal of anti-dumping duty on imports," the DGTR has said

Targeting tech

Chinese govt's recent steps can backfire

Coronavirus returns to haunt China's Wuhan, begins testing of 11 mn people

Authorities in central China's Wuhan on Tuesday began testing of its over 11 million people following the resurgence of cases, a year after it contained the deadly virus

China's Tencent limits gaming for minors after media outcry

Tencent's pledge to curb gaming for minors came hours after the company's stock plunged as much as 11% following a critique

Olympics: China claims two gold, four silver medals in badminton

The medal table was still dominated by Asian teams, while China stood at the top by snatching two gold medals in the mixed doubles and women's singles

Tokyo 2020: With 6 days still to go, China betters Rio Olympics gold tally

China pocketed five gold medals in weightlifting, cycling track, gymnastics and shooting at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, its biggest haul of gold medals in a single day so far in Tokyo.

Chinese hackers compromised 5 global telecom companies: Researchers

Hacking groups waged a campaign across Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021, exploited security vulnerabilities.