China increases financial support to IMF
June 19th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 19 (IANS) China will contribute $43 billion to the latest round of global resources worth $430 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the foreign ministry has said.This ... Read more...
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Pakistan honours Chinese general
November 24th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Pakistan conferred a top award on a Chinese general for promoting friendship between the two countries.President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon General Hou ... Read more...
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Men as breast masseurs causes stir in Shanghai
May 20th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, May 20 (IANS) A household services company has stirred up a big debate among residents in China's Shanghai city as it's training men in offering breast massage service to ... Read more...
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Candle light vigil held for killed child worker
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) About a thousand people flocked to India Gate Friday evening to join in a candle light vigil in memory of 10-year-old Moin Khan, who was ... Read more...
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Cigarette butts mean money in Chinese city
October 28th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 28 (IANS) A city in China has begun offering money to its residents who pick up discarded cigarette butts as part of a campaign to keep its streets clean. ... Read more...
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Noted Pakistani musician shuts centre after threat
October 20th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) A well-known sarod player of Pakistan shut his newly-opened music training centre here after his 12-year-old son was threatened. He was told to "stop teaching music".Sarod player Asad ... Read more...
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Beijing asks parents to register second child
August 30th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) Beijing has urged parents to register the birth of their second child before Nov 1 -- if they don't, they will be liable to pay fines, a media ... Read more...
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Jackie Chan defends himself over cancer-causing shampoo endorsements
August 24th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai, Aug 24(ANI): Hollywood star Jackie Chan has broken his silence on the controversy created by the alleged cancer-causing BaWang shampoo that he endorses.According to reports, samples of the shampoo tested ... Read more...
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And Now Kites In Spanish
April 28th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The world and its favorite senorita would now get to hear Hrithik Roshan speak in Spanish. Besides the 2-hour-10-minute Hindi version and the 1-hour-30-minute English versions ... Read more...
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Tearful memorial service for Gurshan held in Melbourne, body to be flown back to India
March 13th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 13(ANI): Three-year-old Indian toddler Gurshan Singh's memorial service was held on Saturday at a funeral chapel in Thomastown, Melbourne.Gurshan's body lay in a white coffin with candles burning at either ... Read more...
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Taiwan man bitten while sexually assaulting homeless man
October 20th, 2009 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Taipei, Oct 20 (DPA) A Taiwan man had to seek medical treatment after his genitals were bitten while forcing a homeless man to perform oral sex, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
The incident occurred ... Read more...
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India should dream of double-digit growth: Rangarajan (Interview)
August 13th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Economic reforms in India now need a major push forward to log a higher and inclusive growth of over 10 percent in a bid ... Read more...
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