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Three wushu players from Arunachal bound for World University Games in China handed 'stapled visas', team held back

Three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, who were to take part in the World University Games beginning on Friday in Chengdu, were issued ‘stapled visas’ by the Chinese embassy here, which led to the entire team being held back while the players from other sports left the country.

The Hindu

‘Unacceptable’, says India, after China issues stapled visas to wushu athletes from Arunachal

NEW DELHI: India’s 12-member wushu team’s trip to Chengdu, China, for the World University Games was called off late on Wednesday night after the Chinese embassy in Delhi issued ‘stapled visas’ to three female athletes hailing from Arunachal Pradesh — — Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu. This prompted…

The Times of India

Three wushu players from Arunachal for World University Games in China handed 'stapled visas'

NEW DELHI: Three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, who were to take part in the World University Games beginning on Friday in Chengdu, were issued 'stapled visas' by the Chinese embassy here, which led to the entire team being held back while the players from other sports left the country.

The Times of India

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Universiade, China’s big test before this September’s Asian Games, begins on Friday

Asian champion sprint hurdler, Olympians Manu Bhaker and Srihari Nataraj will be among the stars to watch in the World University Games which begin in Chengdu, China, on Friday

The Hindu

Teslas Banned From Parts Of Chinese City Ahead Of Xi Visit: Report

Authorities in Chengdu instructed police to block Tesla EVs from some areas related to Xi Jinping's visit for the World University Games, Bloomberg reports.

InsideEVs

First giant panda born in France says farewell and heads to China

The first giant panda cub born in France has returned to his ancestral China after an emotional send-off from his French zoo on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

14 dead, 5 missing after mountain collapse in southwest China

CHENGDU: Fourteen people were confirmed dead and five others remained missing following a mountain collapse on Sunday in Leshan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to local publicity department.

Bangkok Post

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Flight attendant hailed a hero for soothing a crying baby that no-one could calm

The youngster's screams had turned the four-and-a-half hour flight from Chengdu to Jilin, China into a nightmare as not even his parents could calm him - but a heroic flight attendant soothed the little one by taking him on a tour of the plane

Daily Mirror

Boy, 12, forced to have surgery after getting thermometer stuck up his penis

The 12-year-old boy, from Chengdu in central China, told doctors he put the thermometer up his penis while masturbating out of "curiosity" and because he "lacked sex education"

Daily Mirror

Chengdu Hotels Shorten Quarantines for New Arrivals

Travelers report being released to home isolation after just two days although local authorities say five-day quarantine policy is still in effect

Caixin Global

‘People want to live’: views from China on the Covid lockdown protests

Four people give their take on the protests against China’s zero-Covid policy

The Guardian - UK

China COVID protests die down, but policy resentment remains

Beijing flooded streets with police and security personnel while tweaking COVID response after rare nationwide protests.

Al Jazeera

First Thing: Shanghai protests over zero-Covid policy spark clashes

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan are also rocked by demonstrations as anger over restrictions builds. Plus: could ‘cloud brightening’ slow Arctic thawing?

The Guardian - UK

Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party

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Chengdu to conduct mass COVID testing for five straight days

The Chinese city of Chengdu will conduct mass COVID-19 testing for its residents from Nov. 23 to Nov. 27, a government notice said late on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sony to Expand Chinese Game Incubator in Microsoft Head-to-Head

Sony Group Corp said on Tuesday it plans to expand a program to identify and incubate Chinese-made games, in a race with Microsoft Corp to tap China's gaming market. The program will invest more than 1 million yuan ($140,080) in each game it enrolls, and will not only fund small…

The Hindu

World Table Tennis Championships | China thumps India in men’s pre-quarterfinals

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Indian women lose in pre-quarterfinals

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World Table Tennis Championship: Indian men beat Kazakhstan, women get better of Egypt to reach last 16

CHENGDU: The Indian men's team, led by seasoned campaigner G Sathiyan, kept its hopes alive for a knock-out stage berth, beating Kazakhstan 3-2 in a closely fought group league tie of the World Table Tennis Championship here on Monday.

The Times of India

Manika Batra loses both matches as India women go down to Germany in World Team Table Tennis Championships

CHENGDU: Sreeja Akula and Diya Chitale registered impressive wins but star paddler Manika Batra lost both her fixtures as Indian women lost 2-3 to Germany in their ITTF World Team Championships opener here on Saturday.

Reuters

China's Chengdu says to gradually return to normal after COVID lockdown

The southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu will resume production and life "in an orderly manner" from Monday following more than two weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns and other strict curbs, local authorities said on Sunday.

Reuters

China's Chengdu to lift citywide COVID lockdown on Thursday

The Chinese city of Chengdu will on Thursday lift a full COVID-19 lockdown in all districts still facing curbs as a recent outbreak comes under control, local authorities said.

The Guardian - US

Desperation grows in hard-hit Chengdu’s indefinite Covid lockdown

China’s city of 21 million has endured heatwaves, power cuts, quarantine and a deadly earthquake, while panic also simmers in a neighbouring province

Bangkok Post

Megacity Chengdu extends Covid lockdown

The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a week-long lockdown in most downtown areas after Covid-19 cases increased, underscoring the government’s commitment to eradicating the virus even as the economic and social costs climb.

The Independent UK

Heavy rain after deadly China quake complicates recovery

Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in southwestern China, where the death toll from Monday's disaster has risen to 82

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