'Quad is about doing projects for benefit of people in Indo-Pacific': MEA on China's bloc confrontation remarkIndia's Ministry of External Affairs has clarified the Quad's purpose. The four-nation bloc is focused on developmental outcomes in the Ind...
29 May, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
Is Quad the Asian NATO or ocean foam? What Delhi meet revealsQuad foreign ministers met in Delhi focusing on practical cooperation. New initiatives target critical minerals, maritime surveillance, and...
26 May, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
From oncology to obesity, Pfizer bets big on India for its next growth wavePfizer is prioritizing India for future growth. The company plans to launch new medicines here soon after their global release. Pfizer aims...
18 May, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
Pharma exports surpass $31 billion in FY26 despite global headwindsIndian pharmaceutical exports reached over $31 billion in FY26. March saw a significant 23% drop, primarily due to a slowdown in the United...
05 May, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Who is Xu Zewei, alleged Chinese hacker extradited by the FBI from Italy?The FBI has brought alleged China-linked hacker Xu Zewei to the United States. FBI Director Kash Patel stated his recent Italy trip was vit...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
AstraZeneca plans to invest $405 million in Britain, PM Keir Starmer saysPrime Minister Keir Starmer announced AstraZeneca will invest 300 million pounds in UK life sciences. This significant investment secures 1...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
ET Awards: DLF chairman emeritus Kushal Pal Singh calls for long-term urbanisation reforms to drive India’s growthKushal Pal Singh, DLF chairman emeritus, urges India to adopt a bold, long-term urbanisation strategy. He believes radical reforms are vita...
27 Apr, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
US Navy Secretary John Phelan leaves his job, marks latest departure of a top defense leaderUS Navy Secretary John Phelan has suddenly departed his post. Undersecretary Hung Cao, a decorated Navy veteran and former congressional ca...
23 Apr, 2026, 06.09 AM IST
Pharma exports fall to five-year low in March amid West Asia crisisIndia's pharma exports saw a sharp 23.17% fall in March. The West Asia war disrupted shipping routes and air transit hubs. This led to incr...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.58 AM IST
The US keeps offering China its Covid vaccines. China keeps saying noWorried about the rise of new variants and impact on China’s economy, the US has repeatedly offered mRNA vaccines and other assistance to P...
07 Jan, 2023, 12.51 AM IST
China has fully vaccinated 91% of students aged 12-17 against COVID: State mediaAn outbreak in the southeastern province of Fujian this month that has grown to 152 cases includes infections among unvaccinated students i...
15 Sep, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
China authorises CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for children above 3 yearsSinovac has finished the Phase I and II clinical research stage, involving several hundred volunteers in this age group, which has proved t...
06 Jun, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Sinopharm to inject Rs 4.6 billion vaccine assets into unit Tiantan BiologicalSinopharm aims to begin the injection of six vaccine-focused biological products developers including makers of two COVID-19 vaccines into ...
16 Apr, 2021, 11.07 AM IST
China has administered 65 million vaccine doses at homeChina has been slower in its vaccination campaign than many other countries, including the US, while committing roughly 10 times more doses...
15 Mar, 2021, 01.57 PM IST
Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offerJapan will not take part in China's offer - accepted by the International Olympic Committee - to provide vaccines for "participants" in the...
12 Mar, 2021, 08.53 PM IST
Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concernsWith just four of China's many vaccine makers able to produce at least 2.6 billion doses this year, a large part of the world's population ...
02 Mar, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
China's 'vaccine diplomacy': A global charm offensiveThe strategy carries multiple possible benefits: deflecting anger and criticism over China's early handling of the pandemic, raising the pr...
10 Dec, 2020, 10.23 AM IST