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US lifts tariffs on 400 Chinese products, Donald Trump wants 'complete' trade deal
Sat, Sep 21, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration was "making a lot of progress" with China on Friday, as deputy-level trade talks continued for a second day and Washington lifted tariffs on over 400 Chinese products.
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Global Markets: Stocks fall as China cancels U.S. farm visits, yields dip
Sat, Sep 21, 2019
An index of global stock markets surrendered early gains on Friday after Chinese agriculture officials who were to visit U.S. farm states next week cancelled their trip, dampening optimism on U.S.-China trade talks.
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China's giant telescope picks up signals from deep space
Mon, Sep 09, 2019
FRBs are the brightest bursts known in the universe. They are called "fast" because these blips are very short, only several milliseconds in duration. But there is no reasonable explanation for their origin, reports Xinhua news agency.
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US-China trade dispute: Donald Trump prepares to impose 15 pct tariffs on Chinese imports
Sun, Sep 01, 2019
The United States is preparing to impose 15 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports valued at roughly $112 billion, a rate five per cent points higher than President Donald Trump had initially threatened on Aug 1.
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US-China trade war: First round of tariffs due to be introduced on Sunday
Sat, Aug 31, 2019
The US on Sunday is expected to hit billions of dollars worth of Chinese products with 15 per cent duties, in the first of two rounds of new tariffs, a move that will further escalate the ongoing trade war between the two economic giants.
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Indian Army wins 5th ‘International Army Scout Masters Competition’
Fri, Aug 16, 2019
Indian Army took the pole position in the 5th ‘International Army Scout Masters Competition’. The event took place in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer. It was the first time when the Indian Army took part in the competition. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was also present during closing ceremony. Teams from 8 countries, including India, Russia and China participated in the competition. The five stages of the competition were infiltration and ambush, scout specialist course, scout trail obstacle course, small arms firing, floatation and exfiltration.
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How smartphone companies have made the most of 'Make in India'
Sun, Aug 11, 2019
India is today the second-largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world after China and has achieved tremendous success in mobile phone and component manufacturing in the last four years with more than 95 per cent of domestic consumption now being produced in India.
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Gold price soars to life-time high of Rs 38,070 per 10 gram amid global trade tensions
Thu, Aug 08, 2019
Gold price today reached its apex, surpassing the Rs 38,000 per 10 gram mark for the first time ever, amid heightened trade tension between US and China and marked slowdown in global economic activity. The yellow metal has witnessed a sharp surge in demand as a safe haven asset, ever since the US Federal Reserve`s statement that the first rate cut since 2008 was not the beginning of a rate cut cycle. At the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX),
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5th edition of ‘International Army Scout Masters Competition’ kicks off in Jaisalmer
Tue, Aug 06, 2019
The fifth edition of ‘International Army Scout Masters Competition’ was inaugurated in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer on Monday. Teams from 8 countries, including India, Russia and China participated in the competition. Lt Gen DS Ahuja, Chief of Staff of the Indian Army's Southern Command was present during the inaugural ceremony.
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Gold prices touch all-time high of Rs 37,347 over Jammu and Kashmir bifurcation, trade tensions
Mon, Aug 05, 2019
Gold saw a sharp surge in demand as a safe haven asset which pushed the precious metal to an all-time high of Rs 37,347 per 10 grams on Monday amid growing trade tensions between US and China.
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Have to watch carefully & see how we can respond: Navy Chief on China’s defence white paper
Thu, Jul 25, 2019
Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh addressed media personnel in Delhi on Thursday. On asking about China's Defence White Paper reiterating growing emphasis on PLA Navy, Singh said, “Lot of resources have been shifted from other arms to PLA Navy, obviously in-line with their intention to become a global power.
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Google officially closes controversial Dragonfly project
Thu, Jul 18, 2019
Google's controversial Dragonfly project, aimed at launching a search engine customised for China, has been officially shut down. Google's VP of Public Policy Karan Bhatia told the US Senate that the much-criticised project has been terminated.
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'Spider-Man: Far From Home' mints over USD 35 million on day 1
Thu, Jul 04, 2019
Tom Holland-starrer 'Spider-Man', earned over USD 39.2 million on the first day as it hit around 4600 screens in the country. With this amount, the latest Spider-Man flick surpasses the record held by the 2012 film 'The Amazing Spider-Man' which opened with USD 35 million on its first day, reported Variety.
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Telegram says massive cyber attack originated in China
Fri, Jun 14, 2019
Telegram founder Pavel Durov revealed that the massive cyber attack on the encryption-based service was launched by China. In a tweet response, Durov wrote that the IP addresses originated mostly from China. He further added that all state actor-sized DDoS attack coincided in time with protests in Hong Kong. The revelation comes a day after Telegram's network experienced outage after it was flooded with overwhelming traffic.
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Great opportunity to work in industries like medical, IT between Yunnan & India: Deng Xiaoli
Fri, Jun 14, 2019
While speaking to ANI, Division Chief of the Department of Commerce of Yunnan province in China's Kunming Deng Xiaoli said, "Between Yunnan and India, there is a great opportunity to work in industries like medical and IT. So far there have been many Chinese business councils and associations in Yunnan which have already done a lot of investment in India." "We can work together to promote cooperation in terms of bilateral investment, the import and export and also the hardcore communication," she added.
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