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China successfully launches new Earth observation satellite

China passes amendments outlawing insulting national flag

8:29 pm October 17, 2020

Hong Kong: The Standing Committee of China‘s congress on Saturday passed amendments to a law that will criminalise the intentional insulting of the national flag and emblem, after anti-government protesters in Hong Kong last year desecrated the Chinese flag. According to the newly amended National Flag and National Emblem Law, which will take effect on […]

Thai police crack down on protesters; PM refuses to resign

10:21 pm October 16, 2020

Bangkok: Riot police in Thailand cracked down on thousands of student-led protesters who rallied Friday in the capital in defiance of a strict state of emergency, while the prime minister rejected calls for his resignation. The protesters gathered in torrential monsoon rains to push their demands, including that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha leave office, the […]

US trying to create rift between China, Russia: Chinese official

6:25 pm October 16, 2020

Beijing: China on Friday accused the US of trying to sow discord in its close ties with Russia and asserted that the strategic partnership between the two countries is strong enough to withstand the pressure. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said this responding to a question on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s reported remarks that “ideas that Russia and China will play […]

Xi asks China’s Marine Corps to turn itself into elite force

7:59 pm October 14, 2020

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has visited the headquarters of the Marine Corps, a new force being developed by the Chinese military to back up its navy’s manifold expansion with overseas logistics bases, and asked it to turn into an integrated, capable, flexible and fast-responding elite force. Xi, who is Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) – the overall […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

India and Norway aim to expand trade ties

9:49 pm October 13, 2020

New Delhi: India and Norway on Tuesday carried out a comprehensive review of their fast expanding relationship and resolved to further boost trade and investment ties. The two sides deliberated on a range of key issues at a virtual meeting of the India-Norway Joint Commission which was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and […]