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  • beijing to launch new airport by 2018

    Beijing to launch new airport by 2018

    World | April 11, 2013 8:44 IST

    Beijing, April 11: Construction of a new airport in the Chinese capital will start next year, and the facility is expected to be completed and put to use in 2018, officials said Wednesday.Preliminary work prior

  • franco calls for music without borders in beijing

    Franco calls for music without borders in Beijing

    Hollywood | March 12, 2013 12:56 IST

    Beijing, March 12: Flutist Horacio Franco promoted his idea of timeless music without borders at a performance here that combined the classic works of Vivaldi and Bach with the pop tunes of the Beatles."You do

  • menon in beijing for talks with chinese leaders

    Menon in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders

    World | December 02, 2012 18:56 IST

    Beijing, Dec 2 : In the first high-level Sino-India contact since China's leadership change, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon arrived here on Sunday for wide-ranging talks on bilateral ties, including the vexed border issue.During his

  • tokyo protests chinese ships trespass

    Tokyo protests Chinese ships' trespass

    World | October 03, 2012 18:56 IST

    Tokyo, Oct 3: Tokyo has lodged an official protest with Beijing over Chinese ships entering the territorial waters of disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japanese media reported Wednesday.Four Chinese maritime surveillance ships were

  • anti japan protests in china swell turn violent

    Anti-Japan protests in China swell, turn violent

    World | September 15, 2012 16:26 IST

    Beijing, Sep 15: Angry protesters are staging anti-Japanese demonstrations in cities across China over Japan's control of disputed islands, with a protest in Beijing turning violent before being brought under control by police.Thousands of protesters

  • china s presumed next leader reappears in public

    China's presumed next leader reappears in public

    World | September 15, 2012 16:06 IST

    Beijing,  Sep 15: China's presumed next leader made an appearance Saturday for the first time since dropping from public view earlier this month, a two-week absence that fueled rumors about his health and raised questions

  • china storms kill 20 including 10 in beijing

    China storms kill 20, including 10 in Beijing

    World | July 22, 2012 10:28 IST

    Beijing, Jul 22: The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in six decades killed at least 10 people and left cars and buses submerged, and 10 other storm deaths were reported elsewhere as China braced Sunday

  • india banks on shooters bindra sodhi gagan narang in

    India banks on shooters Bindra, Sodhi, Gagan Narang in Olympics

    Other Sports | July 09, 2012 10:58 IST

    New Delhi, Jul 9: Speculation can often be a futile exercise but Indian shooters' success stories in recent years have ensured that they head into the London Olympics with bright hopes of adding on to

  • tibetans celebrate dalai lama s 77th birthday

    Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama's 77th birthday

    India | July 06, 2012 16:43 IST

    Dharamsala, (Himachal Pradesh), Jul 6: Thousands of Tibetans have waved banners and lit incense in celebration of the Dalai Lama's 77th birthday at his headquarters in northern India.Buddhist monks in ceremonial yellow hats blew traditional

  • dalai lama s envoys holding talks with china resign

    Dalai Lama's envoys holding talks with China resign

    World | June 03, 2012 23:36 IST

    Dharamshala, Jun 3:  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's two special envoys, in talks with Beijing since 2002, have resigned citing the “deteriorating” situation in Tibet and frustration over lack of positive response from Chinese

  • blind chinese activist chen guangcheng leaves for us

    Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng leaves for US

    World | May 19, 2012 18:42 IST

    Beijing, May 19: A blind Chinese activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital Saturday and boarded a plane that took off for the United States, closing a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested US-China

  • beijing was 7 minutes from disaster when 2.5 ton german

    Beijing Was 7 Minutes From Disaster When 2.5 Ton German Satellite Fell On Earth

    World | February 01, 2012 7:53 IST

    London,  Feb 1: Seven minutes saved huge areas of Beijing from destruction last year when a 2.5 ton satellite hurtled towards earth, it has been revealed.The Chinese capital was directly in the flight path of

  • chemical plant blast kills 14 in china

    Chemical Plant Blast Kills 14 In China

    World | November 20, 2011 9:00 IST

    Beijing, Nov 20: Fourteen workers were killed and five injured Saturday in an explosion at a chemical plant in east China, state media reported, citing local authorities.The explosion occurred around 2pm at a melamine production

  • chinese artist ai weiwei freed after 3 months of detention

    Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Freed After 3 Months of Detention

    World | June 23, 2011 21:00 IST

    Beijing, Jun 23:  Outspoken artist and government critic Ai Weiwei talked about giving himself a haircut Thursday but said little else in his first day out of detention, living under a gag order that underscores

  • bodies of 42 passengers killed in china plane crash

    Bodies Of 42 Passengers Killed In China Plane Crash Recovered

    World | August 25, 2010 9:50 IST

    Beijing: Bodies of 42 passengers killed in China's plane crash were recovered from the wreckage of the Chinese passenger plane, that overshot the runway at an airport in northwest China's Heilongjiang Province. Forty nine survivors

  • 16 killed in china gold mine fire

    16 Killed In China Gold Mine Fire

    World | August 07, 2010 16:23 IST

    Beijing: At least 16 workers were killed when a major fire swept through a gold mine in east China's Shandong province, where rescuers managed to pull out over 300 others to safety, officials said on

  • krishna arrives in beijing for comprehensive talks

    Krishna Arrives In Beijing For 'Comprehensive' Talks

    India | April 05, 2010 23:08 IST

    External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrived in Beijing on Monday on a four-day visit to hold "comprehensive" talks with top Chinese leaders on a gamut of issues including issuance of stapled visas by Beijing

  • singh to meet chinese pm on saturday in bangkok

    Singh To Meet Chinese Pm On Saturday In Bangkok

    World | October 23, 2009 10:27 IST

    The serene Thai beach resort at Hua Hin is expected to provide an ideal setting for Saturday's meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao to lower temperatures built over recent

  • chinese nuclear missiles on display in beijing

    Chinese Nuclear Missiles On Display In Beijing

    World | October 02, 2009 6:30 IST

    Nuclear missiles were displayed in the 60th anniversary parade by China in Beijing on October 1. The DF-3 missile has a range of 2,800 km, while the DF-4 missile has a range of 4,750 km.   

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