Italy meeting of Dalai Lama draws China ire
November 20th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS) China has voiced strong dissatisfaction over Italian Chamber of Deputies speaker Gianfranco Fini's meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, a media report said Friday.
The Dalai ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama’s presence in India irritant to China: Tharoor
November 10th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Reacting to China's "dissatisfaction" over the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Tuesday said the Tibetan religious leader's ... Read more...
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China ’strongly dissatisfied’ with India over Dalai Lama’s visit
November 10th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 11 (IANS) China Tuesday said it was "strongly dissatisfied" with India over Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims as its own.
"The Indian ... Read more...
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Chinese television boss who fixed sex deals jailed for ten years
October 24th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct.24 (ANI): A television producer who struck sex deals with teenage twins and other girls seeking acting roles, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a Beijing court found him ... Read more...
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Master mechanism behind regeneration of body parts discovered
October 20th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Using zebrafish as a model, researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered how the process of regeneration of body parts works.Some animals have the unique ability to ... Read more...
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China appoints new nuclear agency chief
August 14th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 14 (Xinhua) Deputy director of China's National Energy Administration Sun Qin has been appointed as the country's nuclear agency chief.
Sun replaced Kang Rixin, general manager of the China National Nuclear ... Read more...
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China, India to discuss border issue
July 31st, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 31 (Xinhua) The 13th meeting of the Chinese and Indian special representatives to discuss the border issue will be held Aug 7-8 in India, foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda vows revenge for Uighurs’ death in China
July 14th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 14 (IANS) International terror group Al Qaeda's North African wing has threatened to attack Chinese workers in Africa in revenge for deaths of Uighurs during the ethnic clashes in Xinjian ... Read more...
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Rudd Govt. in “worst foreign policy crisis” following China’s Rio Tinto GM arrest
July 11th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 11 (ANI): The Australian Government's open support to the Shanghai-based Australian general manager of iron ore mining company, Hu Stern, who has been arrested on espionage charges in China, ... Read more...
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Certain ‘elements’ trying to damage Sino-Pak ties: FO
July 10th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 10 (ANI): Pakistan has said some 'elements' are trying to damage its relations with China by linking Islamabad with the unrest in the northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi.Addressing a weekly ... Read more...
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One dead, 400,000 displaced in China quake (Second Lead)
July 10th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kunming (China), July 10 (Xinhua) At least one person was killed and over 400,000 people displaced when an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale shook southwest China's Yunnan province Thursday evening, ... Read more...
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China urges US to repatriate Uighur terrorists
June 12th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, June 12 (ANI): China has urged the U.S. to repatriate Uighur "terrorist suspects" soon, after the tiny pacific nation of Palau agreed to temporarily resettle up to 17 detainees from ... Read more...
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China says porn filters are not spywares
June 10th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, June 10 (ANI): Chinese authorities have rejected media reports that claim that the government is installing spyware on all computers in the guise of porn filters.From July onwards, all computers being ... Read more...
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China condemns French honor for Dalai Lama
June 10th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, June 10 (ANI): China has denounced the honorary Paris citizenship handed over to the Dalai Lama, saying it poses "a grave interference in Sino-French relations".Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said ... Read more...
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China slams Clinton’s Tiananmen Square remarks
June 5th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, June 5 (ANI): China has expressed deep discontent and resolute opposition to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's call for Beijing to publish the names of those killed or missing in ... Read more...
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China protests Danish meetings with Dalai Lama
May 30th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 30 (Xinhua) China Saturday protested over Danish government officials' meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying it "severely damaged the country's core interest".
"China is strongly dissatisfied with and protests over the ... Read more...
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China, US reach an agreement to resume military exchanges
April 3rd, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 3 (ANI): China and the United States will resume military exchanges that were suspended last November.Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Thursday that President Hu Jintao and ... Read more...
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China reacts angrily to US military report
March 26th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 26 (Xinhua) China Thursday criticised a report by the US Defense Department on China's military strength.
"We have lodged solemn representations to the US side," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang ... Read more...
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China criticises US Congress resolution on Taiwan
March 26th, 2009 - 2:17 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 26 (Xinhua) China has expressed strong dissatisfaction over a US Congress resolution to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, saying it is an interference in its internal ... Read more...
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Hot chillies can also help mitigate pain
February 25th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) Capsaicin, the active agent in spicy hot chili peppers, often acts as an irritant, but it may also be used to reduce pain.
Feng Qin, associate professor of ... Read more...
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China regrets Mukherjees remark on Arunachal being a part of India
November 11th, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov.11 (ANI): The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed regret over Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjees statement that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India.
"We deeply regret ... Read more...
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China pledges to help Pak overcome its economic woes
October 16th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct.16 (ANI): China on Thursday pledged to help Pakistan overcome its current economic woes, a day after both countries clinched agreements aimed at boosting Beijing''s involvement in the Pakistan economy.
Chinese ... Read more...
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Talks resume on North Korea’s nuclear disarmament
July 10th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, July 10 (DPA) Chief envoys from six nations negotiating the end of North Korea's nuclear programme held talks here Thursday after a nine-month break, host China said. Chinese envoy Wu Dawei ... Read more...
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China warns Australia on Dalai Lama issue
June 12th, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 12 (ANI): China has warned Australia to not allow the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to carry out separatist activities on its territory.We request Australia to pay ... Read more...
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China-US strategic economic dialogue in June
June 5th, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, June 5 (Xinhua) China and the US will hold the fourth Strategic Economic Dialogue in June in Annapolis, Maryland, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced here Thursday. Chinese vice premier ... Read more...
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Indian foreign minister discusses border, strategic ties in China
June 5th, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, June 5 (DPA) India's Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee Thursday met his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechui, for talks on the two nations' long-standing border disputes and their development of a ... Read more...
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US-South Korea military alliance ‘Cold War product’: China
May 27th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beijing, May 27 (DPA) China Tuesday said it believed the military alliance between the US and South Korea was a "Cold War product" as South Korean President Lee Myung Bak visited the ... Read more...
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China lets in Japanese rescue team as quake toll rises to 15,000
May 15th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beijing, May 15 (DPA) China has agreed to Japan sending an emergency rescue team to help with efforts to save tens of thousands of people buried under rubble after a devastating earthquake, ... Read more...
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Russian President Medvedev to visit China
May 8th, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Beijing, May 8 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit China May 23-24, China's foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday. Medvedev was inaugurated as president Wednesday, taking over from ... Read more...
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Visa policy in line with Olympics practice: China
May 6th, 2008 - 9:07 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 6 (Xinhua) China said Tuesday its recent visa policy which has drawn strong criticism from international and business community did not mean the suspension of multiple-entry visas but the arrangements ... Read more...
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Tibet talks only a beginning, onus on Dalai Lama: China
May 6th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beijing, May 6 (DPA) China Tuesday said talks on Tibet with envoys of the Dalai Lama were "only a beginning" and urged the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader to show more "sincerity." "I ... Read more...
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India will ensure proper security for Olympic torch: Narayanan
March 26th, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by admin
By Praful Kumar Singh
New Delhi, Mar 26 (ANI): National Security Adviser MK Narayanan today said that India would ensure proper security for Olympic torch during its relay here.
He further said that ... Read more...
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China airs concern at US missile fuses shipment to Taiwan
March 26th, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, March 26 (Xinhua) China Wednesday voiced deep concern and discontent over mistaken shipment by the US of cone-shaped fuses for intercontinental ballistic missiles to Taiwan. "We have expressed deep concern and ... Read more...
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China criticises French officials’ remarks on Tibet
March 26th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, March 26 (Xinhua) China Wednesday criticized two French officials' remarks on the Tibetan riots, saying the riots were a secessionist, violent incident planned by the Dalai Lama. French Foreign Minister Bernard ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama supports free foreign media coverage of Tibetan unrest
March 26th, 2008 - 5:36 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 26 (ANI): Exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama today said he supported media from all over the world probing the Tibetan unrest.
Talking to reporters here he said, It ... Read more...
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