Oil rises from two-month highs on optimism over policy support for growthOil prices continue to rise, reaching their highest levels in over two months due to anticipated government policies aimed at reviving econ...
03 Jan, 2025, 07.40 AM IST
Cold snap helps India's wheat crop but warm weather forecasts pose riskIndia's cold snap could boost wheat harvest, but abnormal rise in temperatures would impact yields and force imports. Poor wheat output in ...
29 Jan, 2024, 03.02 PM IST
2023 was China's hottest recorded year: state mediaChina experienced its hottest average temperature in 2023 since record-keeping began, with a national average temperature of 10.7 degrees C...
02 Jan, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
China expects searing heat, more weather extremes in 2024This year has seen China lurch from some of its hottest temperatures logged since 1850 to a harsh cold snap that froze many parts of the co...
26 Dec, 2023, 10.27 AM IST
China's cold snap reaches Shanghai with chilliest year-end in 40 yearsThe city's lowest temperatures on Thursday will be minus 4 to minus 6 degrees Celsius (21 to 24 degrees Fahrenheit) in Shanghai's suburbs, ...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hits northwest China; toll rises to 127Authorities have mobilised an array of emergency responses after the quake wrecked roads and infrastructure, triggered landslides, and half...
20 Dec, 2023, 12.42 AM IST
North Korea locks down capital over 'respiratory illness'Residents of Pyongyang have been ordered to stay in their homes from Wednesday to Sunday and must submit to multiple temperature checks eac...
25 Jan, 2023, 12.26 PM IST
Oil rebounds as China demand recovery optimism supports pricesOil supply should remain steady for the medium term as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group...
25 Jan, 2023, 08.14 AM IST
Indians view US as biggest threat after China, finds surveySome 43% of the 1,000 respondents perceived China — with whom India has a long-lingering border dispute and has seen tensions flare again s...
18 Jan, 2023, 04.14 PM IST
Chinese rush to stock up antigen kits, medicines as COVID prevention curbs easeOnline medicine platforms, pharmacies and drugmakers have in recent days reported surging sales, with JD Health saying that sales of antige...
06 Dec, 2022, 03.33 PM IST
China exports fall in October, first decline since 2020China's exports shrank in October, the first such decline since mid-2020, customs authorities said Monday, as a domestic slowdown and the t...
07 Nov, 2022, 12.49 PM IST
TikTok’s popularity could shake Silicon Valley's free-trade spiritThe growing popularity with American teens of the Chinese-created video app TikTok may be an early indication that the next Facebook, Insta...
02 May, 2019, 11.45 AM IST
Beijing city issues first air pollution alertBeijing issued its first yellow alert for air pollution this year. The alert puts restrictions on work at construction sites, outdoor barbe...
02 Oct, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
Venture capitalists, private equities bullish on IndiaIndia also topped as the receiver of private equities (PE) funding, beating China for the first time last year.
01 Oct, 2016, 02.15 PM IST
China on 'blue alert' for cold snapIn regions south of the Yangtze River, temperatures could reach as low as 1 degree Celsius, accompanied by gusts of wind hitting 7 to 8 on ...
07 Mar, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
- China 2011 inflation to hit 4 pc: govt researcher
Ever fearful of inflation's historical potential to spark unrest, authorities have ordered a range of steps to boost supplies of key goods ...
14 Dec, 2010, 01.10 PM IST
- Crude scales 15-month high
Crude oil rose to a 15-month high, as the cold snap stoked demand for heating fuel, while a sliding dollar heightened crude’s appeal for he...
12 Jan, 2010, 02.06 AM IST