Tariff wars will hamper climate efforts: COP30 CEOAna Toni, CEO of COP30, warns that tariff wars impede the adoption of green technologies and hinder climate change mitigation. She highligh...
23 May, 2025, 10.03 AM IST
Why China's economy is more vulnerable to Trump tariffs this timeDonald Trump's threat of 60% tariffs on Chinese goods presents a significant risk to China's economy, which is currently grappling with a p...
06 Nov, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
China's passport curbs reinstating controls not seen since Mao Zedong's era: ExpertsChina is restricting international travel for teachers, civil servants, and state-owned enterprise executives by confiscating their passpor...
19 Oct, 2024, 01.28 PM IST
China accused of targeting overseas citizens participating in political activismAmnesty International reported that China is targeting its citizens studying abroad for their political activism. Students' family members ...
13 May, 2024, 11.44 AM IST
US introduces new rules for Indians applying for student visasFor those who have recently renewed their passport or acquired a new one due to loss or theft of the old passport, presenting a photocopy o...
24 Nov, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
Why China's reopening isn't inflationary"I don't think China's recovery or the reopening will cause any significant global inflation," said Chi Lo, senior market strategist for As...
16 Feb, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surgeDespite Beijing's lifting of travel curbs, outbound flight bookings from China were at only 15% of pre-pandemic levels in the week after th...
12 Jan, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
China to start issuing new passports as virus curbs easeChina stopped issuing passports at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 as part of the world's strictest anti-virus controls an...
28 Dec, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
Chinese make travel plans as curbs easeZero-Covid measures in place since early 2020 - from shuttered borders to frequent lockdowns - last month fuelled the Chinese mainland's bi...
28 Dec, 2022, 12.25 AM IST
China steps up COVID-19 vaccination, considers differentiated visa policiesThat compared with about 65 million doses administered as of March 14, or an additional 10 million vaccinations in less in a week, as the c...
21 Mar, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
Pakistan bans travel from 12 countries amid spike in coronavirus casesThe Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) notified a fresh list of countries categorised into A, B and C after emergence of South African and Braz...
21 Mar, 2021, 12.25 PM IST
Sebi seeks details of beneficiaries of FPIs from China, HKSebi has asked banks to disclose details of investors based in China and Hong Kong.
15 Apr, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
Crash in aluminium prices rattles markets; what triggered the slump?On April 6, the US imposed sanctions against seven Russian oligarchs and their 12 companies.
24 Apr, 2018, 04.08 PM IST
70 years of independence, but a passport remains out of reach for 95 per centThe average number of days to complete the mandatory police verification has dropped to 29 days pan India in 2016 from 34 days in 2015 and ...
24 Jul, 2017, 10.16 AM IST
Indian billionaire Aloke Lohia senses US bonanza from Donald Trump’s tax agendaThe Bangkok-based maker of plastics used in items such as Coca-Cola Co. bottles generates about 40 percent of revenue from its North Americ...
07 Feb, 2017, 10.21 AM IST
Now, Hong Kong & Macau residents also can’t buy property in IndiaThe Reserve Bank of India extended curbs on real-estate transactions in India by Chinese people to residents of Hong Kong and Macau as well.
13 Mar, 2015, 04.27 AM IST
E-passports to be introduced by next year: OfficialThe new generation electronic passport, which aims to secure the data and curb the menace of fake passports, is likely to be introduced by ...
07 Feb, 2014, 07.41 PM IST