36 h. ago ‘We want transparency’: pilots warn against blaming crew in Air India crash

An initial probe into last month’s deadly Air India crash has raised alarm among pilot groups, who warn that preliminary findings hinting at human error are premature and risk unfairly blaming the flight crew before the investigation is complete. A report by India’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), released on Friday, found that fuel supply to the aircraft’s engines was abruptly cut off just after take-off on June 12, moments before the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a college...

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39 h. ago Why China’s fight against cutthroat competition is different this time

China's top leaders have raised concerns about excessive competition in the domestic market in recent weeks, signalling a shift in policy priorities. In a meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping on July 1, the Central Finance and Economic Affairs Commission said Beijing needs to “focus on key and difficult issues, regulate enterprises’ disorderly and low-price competition” and “guide enterprises to improve product quality and promote the orderly exit of outdated production capacity”. The...

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54 h. ago 'Shooting oneself in foot': Ahead of Jaishankar's visit, Beijing says Tibet issue 'thorn' in India

'Shooting oneself in foot': Ahead of Jaishankar's visit, Beijing says Tibet issue 'thorn' in India-China  Times of India

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4 d. ago Beijing Issues Risk Warning on Stablecoin Fundraising Schemes

Beijing Issues Risk Warning on Stablecoin Fundraising Schemes  Regulation Asia

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7 d. ago Beijing Jingneng Completes ABCP Issuance with 1.47% Coupon Rate

Beijing Jingneng Completes ABCP Issuance with 1.47% Coupon Rate  TipRanks

Politics

7 d. ago Alarms ring in Taipei as Beijing activates another Taiwan Strait flight route

Beijing’s sudden activation of another civilian air route near the Taiwan Strait’s unofficial median line has renewed alarm in Taipei, with defence experts and lawmakers warning the move could raise the risk of miscalculation in an already tense air corridor. The mainland’s Civil Aviation Administration activated the last of three branches off the M503 north-south flight path through the strait on Sunday. The M503 and its offshoots were established in 2015 to connect various cities along the...

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8 d. ago Munir denies Indian claim of Chinese assistance in recent conflict, Beijing downplays issue

Munir denies Indian claim of Chinese assistance in recent conflict, Beijing downplays issue  Times of India

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8 d. ago Malaysia’s judicial crisis: Anwar’s party members want him to ‘clear the air’

Senior Malaysian lawmakers are calling for both a royal inquiry and a parliamentary investigation into Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim over alleged irregularities in judicial appointments, warning that such actions risk plunging the country’s judiciary into scandal once again. Last week, Anwar’s administration declined to extend the tenure of widely respected chief justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and Court of Appeal president Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim. This leaves the future leadership of the...

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8 d. ago Beijing SinoHytec Advances on Potential Acquisition and Share Issuance

Beijing SinoHytec Advances on Potential Acquisition and Share Issuance  TipRanks

Politics

1 week ago China tells India to stop using Tibet to interfere in Beijing’s affairs

China has urged India to stop using Tibet issues to interfere in domestic affairs, again spelling out Beijing’s position on the succession of the Dalai Lama. The Chinese foreign ministry made the call on Friday, a day after a senior Indian minister said that only the Dalai Lama and the trust he set up had the authority to identify his successor as the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism. The comment is in opposition to China’s long-held position that the succession should be in line with...

Politics

1 week ago Strengthening political relations between Kabul and Beijing, among issues discussed between Afghan, Chinese officials

Strengthening political relations between Kabul and Beijing, among issues discussed between Afghan, Chinese officials  امید رادیو

Politics

1 week ago 13th World Peace Forum held in Beijing with focus on global security issues

13th World Peace Forum held in Beijing with focus on global security issues  Xinhua

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1 week ago Veteran Chinese diplomat warns Trump’s policies risk ‘shared destruction’

The Trump administration’s national security mindset could push humanity towards more conflicts and even “shared destruction”, the head of the Communist Party’s diplomatic arm has warned. Liu Jianchao, who leads the International Department of the party’s Central Committee, pitched China’s vision of international relations – a rejection of the ethos reflected in American foreign policy language – as a viable path to lasting global peace on Thursday. The veteran Chinese diplomat rejected...

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1 week ago Beijing issues flood alert as heavy rainfall batters North China

Beijing issues flood alert as heavy rainfall batters North China  Global Times

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1 week ago Beijing issues flood alert amid downpours across North China

Beijing issues flood alert amid downpours across North China  Global Times

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2 w. ago China offers tax refund to French cognac makers amid EU brandy probe: source

Beijing has extended an olive branch to French cognac producers by promising a “significant” tax refund if they cooperate with its anti-dumping investigation into European Union brandy sold in China, according to an industry source with knowledge of the matter. Major brands Hennessy, Martell and Rémy Martin have been offered the terms, said the person, who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the issue. To qualify, producers must agree to Beijing’s demands, commit to a minimum selling...

Economics

2 w. ago China sanctions former Philippines senator over 'egregious conduct' on Beijing

China sanctions former Philippines senator over 'egregious conduct' on Beijing-related issues  usmuslims.com

Politics

2 w. ago Beijing sanctions Manila’s South China Sea legal claim architect Francis Tolentino

China has announced sanctions on former Philippine Senate leader Francis Tolentino, a key ally of the Southeast Asian country’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr on South China Sea issues. Beijing accused Tolentino of “egregious conduct on China-related issues” and will bar the former Philippine lawmaker – whose term ended yesterday – from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. “For some time now, individual anti-China politicians in the Philippines...

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2 w. ago Beijing sanctions South China Sea legal claim architect Francis Tolentino

China has sanctioned the former Senate leader of the Philippines Francis Tolentino, a key ally of the Southeast Asian country’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr on South China Sea issues. Beijing accused Tolentino of “egregious conduct on China-related issues” and will bar the former Philippine lawmaker – whose term ended on Monday – from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. “For some time now, individual anti-China politicians in the Philippines...

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2 w. ago Beijing Guoan team bus seized over debt issues, players forced to hire bikes

Beijing Guoan team bus seized over debt issues, players forced to hire bikes  South China Morning Post

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