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Ahmedabad Air India plane crash: Several students feared dead as flight crashes into BJ Medical College mess; exact casualties still unknown
Edex Live
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Several MBBS students are feared dead after an Air India flight en route to London crashed into the undergraduate hostel mess of BJ Medical College (BJMC) in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff on today, Thursday afternoon, June 12. The Boeing 787-8...
Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad: Plane hits BJ Medical College hostel, several students hospitalised
Edex Live
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An Air India flight with over 200 passengers bound for London crashed into the undergraduate hostel mess of BJ Medical College (BJMC) shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The crash occurred around...
Air India plane crashed into residential quarters of BJ Medical College doctors, say eyewitnesses
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 12, 2025
The Air India plane bound for London, which lost altitude soon after take- off, crashed into residential quarters of BJ Medical College doctors in Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar area on Thursday, causing severe damage to buildings in the premises,...
Kewpie Malaysia Celebrates 100 Years Of Japanese Mayonnaise With Education And Culinary Collaborations
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- ACCESSWIRE) KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA / ACCESS Newswire / June 12, 2025 / Kewpie Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. ("Kewpie Malaysia"), a household name synonymous with premium mayonnaise and dressings, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Kewpie...
China-Japan Aerial Clash: Beijing Slams ‘Dangerous’ Move By Japanese Aircraft After ‘Unusually Close’ Encounter
The Eurasian Times
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June 12, 2025
The incident followed the sighting of two Chinese aircraft carriers sailing in the Pacific simultaneously for the first time, including in Japan’s economic waters. Japan said this week that the aircraft carriers’ activity — described by China as...
China, Hong Kong stocks fall as initial Sino-US trade optimism wanes
The Economic Times
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June 12, 2025
Stocks in China and Hong Kong traded lower on Thursday, led by declines in the tech sector, as markets struggled to sustain the positive momentum from the Sino-U.S. trade talks that lacked concrete details. China's blue-chip CSI 300 Index closed...
Japan-China relations: Sometimes difficult but always indispensable
China Central Television (CCTV)
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"As neighbors separated by only a narrow body of water, both Japan and China inevitably face challenges that may sometimes look insurmountable. It is crucial, however, for us to manage these outstanding issues effectively and preventing them from...
China Adds Another Name To Its 10-Day Visa-Free Transit List Of 55 Countries India Remains Excluded
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Live Mint) China has now included Indonesia in its 240-hour (10-day) visa-free transit programme. Now, the total number of eligible countries is 55. However, India is still not on this list. According to China's National Immigration...
China Focus: Reform pioneer Shenzhen to open new chapter of innovation, opening up
Xinhua News Agency
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China's State Council Information Office (SCIO) holds a press conference about Opinions on Further Advancing Shenzhen's Comprehensive Pilot Reforms to Deepen Reform and Innovation and Expand Opening-Up in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2025....
China and the US reach principled consensus after in-depth, candid trade talks
LondonlovesBusiness
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June 12, 2025
China and the United States have made new progress in addressing each other’s economic and trade concerns after their two-day in-depth and candid trade talks in London, according to a statement released by the Chinese side on Wednesday. From June...
Japanese teens embrace Estonian language, culture ahead of Song Festival
ERR
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June 12, 2025
Japanese high schoolers Musubi Miyashita and Jiu Miura came to Estonia as exchange students after being captivated by the Song and Dance Festival. In just ten months, the two teens learned to speak Estonian — and will be singing in the Song...
China, Hong Kong stocks fall as initial Sino-U.S. trade optimism wanes
Korea JoungAng Daily
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June 12, 2025
Published: 12 Jun. 2025, 19:00 A screen showing the Shanghai composite index, Shenzhen component index and Hang Seng Index is seen in Jing'an district in Shanghai on April 9. [AFP/YONHAP] Stocks in China and Hong Kong traded lower on Thursday, led...
School visit provides invaluable insight into China’s primary education
Solomon Star
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June 12, 2025
FOUNDED in 1912, the Beijing First Experimental Primary School located in the Chinese capital’s Xicheng District has provided a group of international journalists on a media exchange program, an invaluable insight into China’s holistic approach to...
India-EU Free Trade Agreement Within Reach, 90% Market Access Agreed: Piyush Goyal And S Jaishankar
The Times of India
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India and the European Union (EU) are rapidly closing in on a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announcing from Stockholm that the deal is “within striking distance.” Over half the FTA chapters have...
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India emerged as leading digital economy under PM Modi: Amit Shah
Awaz The Voice
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June 12, 2025
New Delhi Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday highlighted the achievements of the central government's digital initiatives and said that India has emerged as a leading digital economy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 11 years of...
India’s CPI inflation eases to 2.82% in May from 3.16% in April
Business Upturn
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June 12, 2025
India’s annual retail inflation rate, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), fell to 2.82% in May 2025, down from 3.16% in April, marking the lowest inflation print since February 2019. The decline was driven by a steep fall in food inflation,...
Japan, China Trade Barbs over Fighter Jet Maneuvers
Asharq Al-Awsat
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June 12, 2025
Beijing condemned on Thursday what it called "dangerous behavior" by a Japanese military plane over the Pacific after Tokyo said Chinese fighter jets flew unusually close to its aircraft at the weekend. The Japanese government had complained to...
Japan says Chinese jets made dangerously close approach
The Economic Times
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June 12, 2025
Tokyo said Thursday it had expressed "serious concerns" to Beijing after Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to a Japanese military patrol plane in the Pacific last weekend. The incident followed the sighting of two Chinese aircraft...
China, EU should deepen practical cooperation to tackle global challenges: Former Spanish PM Zapatero
People's Daily Online
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Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, former prime minister of Spain, sits down for an exclusive interview with People's Daily Online in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 11, 2025. (People's Daily Online/Zhang Qianbo) Jose Luis Rodriguez...
Japan continues to rank among lowest for gender equality
The Asahi Shimbun
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BERLIN—Japan again ranked 118th out of 148 countries in terms of gender equality—the lowest among Group of Seven nations—according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025. The report, released June 12, ranks countries...