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Indian low-cost airline IndiGo reaches a deal with European aerospace manufacturer Airbus to order 500 A320 aircraft, which will be delivered from 2030 to 2035, making it the largest single purchase agreement in commercial aviation.
2023-06-19

Twenty-nine people are killed in a fire at a hospital in Beijing, China.
2023-04-18

China denies airspace to Boeing and Airbus aircraft that have been reregistered in Russia as a result of sanctions triggered by its invasion. The reregistration is in violation of international law.
2022-05-28

Kioxia, the Japanese computer memory manufacturer spun off from Toshiba, postpones its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, citing the volatility of the semiconductor industry caused by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States. Its initial public offering, which would have launched on October 6, was projected to be Japan's largest for this year.
2020-09-28

Russia postpones a transfer of missile engines to China. There is concern the technology could be passed on to a third country, such as North Korea. China is not a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime, a voluntary, informal partnership between 34 countries to prevent proliferation of missile delivery systems that could carry weapons of mass destruction.
2016-04-8

Export restrictions placed by the commerce department of the United States against China's state-owned ZTE for alleged violations of U.S.-imposed export controls on Iran takes effect.
2016-03-8

China's government-owned Comac launches the Comac C919 as part of its efforts to challenge Boeing and Airbus.
2015-11-2

A newly manufactured tug boat capsizes during a test run in the Yangtze River in east China's Jiangsu Province leaving at least 20 people missing.
2015-01-15

Four climbers from Canada, China, Germany and South Korea die whilst returning from the summit of Mount Everest; a Nepalese guide is missing.
2012-05-21

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) asks China to pressure Israel to have its nuclear sites inspected during the forthcoming international nuclear conference, saying "world silence on the issue of the Israeli nuclear capabilities is creating tension in the region, especially with the relentless international focus on Iran and North Korea".
2010-04-11