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China has been stonewalling India's application to NSG, which regulates the international nuclear commerce, on the ground that India is not a signatory to the NPT. (Photo: File/Representational)

China downplays India’s entry into Wassenaar Arrangement

India's entry into the export control regime was believed to enhance its credentials in the field of non-proliferation.

13 Dec 2017 4:54 PM

‘We have handled the issue of cross-border incursions by the Indian border troops into China's Donglang (Dokalam) area through diplomatic measures,’ Wang Yihas said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Handling of Doklam shows importance of India-China ties: Wang Yihas

‘China and India have far greater shared strategic interests than differences,’ Wang Yihas said.

11 Dec 2017 11:47 AM

The Chinese embassy in Islamabad said on its website on Friday it had information about a ‘series of terror attacks’ planned against Chinese organizations and personnel, without giving details. (Photo: AP/ Representational)

China warns its citizens in Pakistan of possible Taliban attacks

The port and road-building projects in Balochistan province have come under frequent insurgent attacks.

08 Dec 2017 7:03 PM

Chinese border troops 'took a professional and responsible attitude' and carried out identification verification of the device, the deputy director said. (Photo: AP/Representational)

China says Indian drone 'invaded' its airspace, crashed

Deputy director of army’s western theatre combat bureau did not give details about when or where the incident happened.

07 Dec 2017 8:43 AM

The UN Security Council has hit the isolated and impoverished North with a package of sanctions over its increasingly powerful missile and nuclear tests, which have rattled Washington and its regional allies South Korea and Japan. (Photo: File/Representational)

UN envoy bound for North Korea as tensions soar

Feltman arrived in China Monday as Beijing is one of the few transit points to North Korea in the world.

05 Dec 2017 3:00 PM

The first phase of the Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman coast was inaugurated Sunday by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: AFP)

China launches of Chabahar port, hopes for regional peace, stability

The port in Iran's Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich nation's southern coast is easily accessible from India's western coast.

04 Dec 2017 8:52 PM

Geng Shuang told a media briefing here Monday that Qatar's participation showed that the CPEC is open for third country participation. (Photo: AP)

China invites more countries to take part in CPEC projects

The first unit of the 1320-MW coal-fired power plant at Port Qasim in Pakistan, under the CPEC project, was inaugurated on November 29.

04 Dec 2017 7:44 PM

India and China resolved a 73-day tense standoff at Doklam area after the PLA stopped building a strategic road close to India's narrow Chicken Neck area connecting to North-Eastern states. (Photo: File)

'Doklam is ours', China refuses to move troops during winter

The continued presence of Chinese troops near Doklam prompted India to maintain its troops there as well.

01 Dec 2017 10:50 AM

The Paper, a Chinese news website, noted that Yao was considered the 'kingpin' of a gang of 225 grave-robbing suspects rounded up by authorities in 2015. (Photo: AFP/ Representative)

China: ‘Master’ tomb raider gets death penalty for robbing relics from burial sites

Yao Yuzhong made a 30-year career out of robbing historical burial sites.

30 Nov 2017 6:41 PM

Local authorities said two people died, two were seriously injured and an unidentified number were being treated for lesser injuries. (Photo: AFP)

Factory blast rocks Chinese port city, 2 dead, more than 30 injured

Ningbo is one of the country's major international container shipping ports.

26 Nov 2017 4:01 PM

Chinese media quoted some parents as saying their children were forced to strip as punishment and were found with unexplained apparent needle marks on their bodies. (Photo: AP)

Woman arrested in China day care probe for abusing children

RYB Education suspended staff at another branch in Beijing after a video of a teacher kicking children was widely shared online.

26 Nov 2017 2:41 PM

Distraught and angry parents also reported that children were given unidentified pills at the RYB Education New World kindergarten, run by a company that started trading on the New York stock exchange in September. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

China probes daycares after parents complain of needle marks, pills given to children

CCTV showed images of apparent needle marks on some children.

24 Nov 2017 2:57 PM

Amnesty International issued a report last week accusing leading technology and electric car companies of failing to ensure that minerals used for batteries are not dug up by children. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Chinese firm probes if children work in African mines after Amnesty report

Children as young as seven were found scavenging for rocks containing cobalt by researchers in mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo.

23 Nov 2017 3:25 PM

Gun violence is rare in China, where the government tightly restricts ownership of firearms. There are no official statistics on gun-related deaths. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

3 people were shot dead, 6 others injured in rare shooting incident: China

Officers were deployed after receiving reports that people were hit by apparent gun fire during a fight on Tuesday night in Chaozhou city.

22 Nov 2017 2:02 PM

China and Pakistan held their '8th Round of Strategic Dialogue' at Islamabad co-chaired by Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister and Pakistan Foreign Secretary. (Photo: File)

Pakistan priority in neighbourhood diplomacy: China

Officials said that China is reported to have committed to invest USD 50 billion in the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project.

21 Nov 2017 5:56 PM

China is willing to establish a common community of destiny for Pakistan after meeting between the top generals of the two countries. (Photo: AP/File)

Pak reaches out to China for help to build army as internal unrest aggravates

The development came after a meeting between the top generals of the two countries where China has explained willingness to help Pakistan.

21 Nov 2017 4:55 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind inspecting the guard of honour on his arrival at Raj Bhavan helipad in Itanagar on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

China upset as President Ram Nath Kovind visits Arunachal Pradesh

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang says China had never recognised Arunachal Pradesh.

20 Nov 2017 6:03 PM

Visitors take photos near models of Chinese ballistic missiles and aircraft carrier at an exhibition highlighting China's achievements, in Beijing. (Photo: AP File)

New long range missile likely to be inducted into China’s PLA next year: report

The Dongfeng-41 is a three-stage solid-fuel missile with a range of at least 12,000 kms.

20 Nov 2017 1:55 PM

President Xi Jinping has made China's ‘cyber sovereignty’ a top priority in his sweeping campaign to bolster security. (Photo: AP)

Report leaks on China’s new website: ‘Clean internet space’ or cyber vigilantism?

Beijing has been ramping up measures to secure the internet and maintain strict censorship.

19 Nov 2017 1:43 PM

A strong intensity earthquake measuring 6.9 on Richter Scale hit Tibet's Nyingchi prefecture, located close to Arunachal Pradesh border, in the early hours of Saturday. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Strong 6.9 magnitude quake jolts Tibet border near Arunachal Pradesh

First earthquake was followed by another 5-magnitude quake at 8:31 am (Beijing time) around the same place in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

18 Nov 2017 9:54 AM

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