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China's efforts to calm investor jitters help stock markets rebound
China stocks had their best day in two months on Thursday
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Delta variant's spread challenges most stringent Covid containment zones
An outbreak that started at an airport in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing is testing that country's zero-tolerance measures, which are some of the most sweeping and comprehensive in the world
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Chinese mainland reports 24 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases
The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 24 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, including 20 in Jiangsu, three in Sichuan and one in Beijing, the National Health Commission said
Tencent becomes world's worst stock bet with $170 billion wipeout
The firm is one of the key casualties of an official campaign that targets tech behemoths considered a potential threat to China's data security.
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Wall Street's IPO fee machine under threat after regulatory scrutiny
The heavier deal flow has provided an uptick in fees to the banks
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China govt targets mobile pop-ups in latest crackdown on tech sector
Pop-ups, often used for advertising, are just the latest targets in a series of government crackdowns that have ranged from antitrust to data security
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Indian Air Force deploys first Rafales in East to counter China
With barely four fighter squadrons based in the eastern sector to counter the threat from China, second Rafale squadron will come as a boost to the IAF
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China building second nuclear missile silo field: US scientists say
China is building a second nuclear missile silo field that could house about 110 silos when it is finished, according to a report from the Federation of American Scientists (FAS).
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China stock market rout slows, investor focus locked on Fed decision
Hong Kong's benchmark added 1.5%, but remained near nine-month lows.
Gunmen on motorcycle wound Chinese in Pakistan's port city of Karachi
The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, and senior officer Javed Akbar said police were still investigating.
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Blinken meets Tibetan monk during India visit, sends signal to China
Chinese troops occupied Tibet in 1950 and later annexed it.
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Democracies are 'works in progress', says Blinken on first trip to India
US Secretary of State's trip comes as his government vows to challenge what it describes as China's aggression.
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China stock rout spreads amid fears of foreign investor exodus
Investors in some of China's most vibrant sectors -- from technology to education -- have found themselves in the firing line this month
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Emerging-market stocks erase all their 2021's gains as china slumps
Emerging-market stocks, once the barometer for optimism on global growth, have given up a 12 per cent advance since February
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Olympics: China's Yang Qian, Yang Haoran win mixed team air rifle gold
China's pair of Yang Qian/Yang Haoran on Tuesday won a gold medal in the 10m mixed air rifle event here at the Asaka Shooting Range in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics
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China clinches 6th Olympic gold in women's synchronised 10m platform
Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi stormed to a resounding victory in the women's synchronised 10m platform at Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday, extending China's perfect record in the event since the 2000 Olympics
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Asian stock markets decline to seven-month low amid China jitters
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.97% to its lowest level since December, having slid 2.45% the previous day.
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China's net gold imports via Hong Kong rebound in June, jumps nearly 42%
Net gold imports via Hong Kong to China, the world's top consumer of the metal, stood at 30.887 tonnes in June compared with 21.781 tonnes in May, the data showed.
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Tokyo Olympics: Sharath takes a game off great Ma Long before bowing out
Sharath Kamal took a game off the legendary Ma Long, the reigning Olympic and world champion, before making a third round exit from the table tennis competition at the Tokyo Games here on Tuesday
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China's industrial profit growth slows in June on high raw material prices
Industrial firms' profits rose 20% year-on-year in June to 791.8 billion yuan ($122.27 billion), data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Tuesday, after a 36.4% increase in May.
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