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Fake News alert: Viral picture claiming Chinese Army saved lives of Indian soldiers is false

The screenshot of an alleged news report stating that the Chinese troops came to the rescue of the Indian soldiers after they suffered injuries in an avalanche is false.

Jun 1, 2020

Explained: Nepal and India dispute over controversial new border map

Nepalese Law minister Shivamaya Tumbahangphe tabled a Constitution amendment bill in Parliament that would alter the Himalayan nation's map bill. Recently, Nepal released new political and administrative map claiming Indian Territories including Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura.

May 31, 2020

India, China actively resolving border dispute; Defence Minister refuses US help

He stated that both countries had made it clear that they wanted to resolve the problem

May 30, 2020

'PM Modi not in good mood over big conflict with China': Donald Trump

Reiterating his offer to mediate on the border dispute between India and China, US President Donald Trump has said that he spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is not in a "good mood" over the "big conflict" between the two countries.

May 29, 2020

China gets cozier with Nepal; Mount Everest summoned for help

A Chinese survey team has reached the Everest and both China and Nepal will jointly announce the peak's height later

May 29, 2020

US delivers major blow to China, moves to recognize Tibet's independence

A US Congressman has introduced a bill that aims to free Tibet from Chinese occupation and recognize it as an independent country.

May 27, 2020

Explained: What led to sudden escalation in India-China border conflict along the LAC?

The Indian and Chinese soldiers have faced off on at least four different locations along the LAC over the course of the last 30 days.

May 27, 2020

China's Xi Jinping urges military to scale up battle preparedness amid coronavirus pandemic

In the backdrop of the continuing standoff between the militaries of India and China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), President Xi Jinping said China would step up its preparedness for armed combat due to coronavirus impact on national security.

May 27, 2020

Taiwan to provide 'necessary assistance' to Hong Kong's people

The Hong Kong protests have won widespread sympathy in Taiwan, and the support for the protesters by Tsai and her administration have worsened.

May 25, 2020

Indian soldiers detained, weapons snatched by Chinese forces last week; Army denies

The Indian Army has, however, said that none of its soldiers were detained by the Chinese forces and that such reports only hurt national interests.

May 24, 2020

US accuses China of blocking flights, demands action

The US government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the US government.

May 23, 2020

Dozens of Chinese companies added to US blacklist in latest Beijing rebuke

Seven companies and two institutions were listed for being "complicit in human rights violations and abuses committed in China's campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, forced labour and high-technology surveillance against Uighurs" and others.

May 23, 2020

China set to impose new Hong Kong security law, Trump warns of strong reaction

China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last year's pro-democracy unrest, a Chinese official said on Thursday, May 21, drawing a warning from President Donald Trump.

May 22, 2020

Amid rising global noises, will India replace China as the biggest manufacturing hub in Asia?

Cashing on the Covid-19 times dampening global economic prospects for this year and next, many radical voices are saying that India is on the way to become the next big manufacturing factory in Asia to replace China soon. This reflects nothing except national hubris and foul cry.

May 20, 2020

Can this 'new drug' stop coronavirus pandemic without vaccine? Claim Chinese scientists

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt which could not only shorten the recovery time for those infected but even offer short-term immunity from the virus, researchers say.

May 19, 2020

Mystery remains as Pentagon contractors' report on 'Wuhan lab' origins of Covid-19 is hoax

Contradicting the reports on Wuhan comes the MACE document that in fact attempts to free Wuhan of the accusation, proving the claims to be false— probably false.

May 18, 2020

'Don't want to talk to Xi Jinping right now': Trump rules out renegotiating trade deal with China

US President Donald Trump signalled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus, saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the world's second-largest economy.

May 15, 2020

India follows China's lead to widen use of coronavirus tracing app

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has touted its app, Aarogya Setu, or "Health Bridge," as a key tool in fighting the deadly coronavirus.

May 14, 2020

China boosts shale power capacity amid plummeting demand for oil, gas globally

The coronavirus outbreak has disrupted economic activities across the globe. The oil and gas demand has plummeted in the recent weeks and storage facilities are filled to the brim. While economies are struggling to find means and measures to tide over the crisis, the Fuling shale gas field in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality sees a breakthrough in shale gas output producing 30 billion cubic meters of shale gas. Will this impact Chinese imports of alternative fuels? Where will the excess produce be stored, used, or routed?

May 12, 2020

Chinese rocket smashes down into Atlantic Ocean after going over New York

The rocket's core stage measured around 100 long and 16 feet wide, with a mass of approximately 20 metric tons.

May 12, 2020