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Typhoon Lekima has affected at least six and a half million people in the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong and Fujian, since making landfall last week. (Photo: Representational Image/File)

Typhoon Lekima affects more than 6 million people in China

The typhoon has left 32 people dead in its wake while 265,500 hectares of crops have been affected.

12 Aug 2019 8:54 AM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Beijing on Sunday on a key three-day visit to hold talks with the Chinese leadership on a host of issues including finalisation of arrangements for President Xi Jinping’s visit to India later this year for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

Foreign minister S Jaishankar arrives in Beijing for key talks with Chinese leaders

His visit was finalised much before India’s move to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

11 Aug 2019 4:06 PM

China warned Britain to stop 'meddling' in Hong Kong, after a top British official called the international financial hub's leader to voice concern about protests that have rocked the city for two months. (Photo: File)

China demands Britain to stop 'meddling' in Hong Kong

A total of 420 people have been arrested since rallies began on June 9, according to Hong Kong police in early August.

11 Aug 2019 10:50 AM

Zhao Zhihong, 47, known as the "smiling killer", was sentenced to death in Inner Mongolia in 2015 for crimes committed in the northern region between 1996 and 2005. (Photo: File)

Man who killed 6 people, raped two girls, 10 women executed in China

He strangled most of his victims with his hands but killed one with telephone wire and slashed another.

30 Jul 2019 5:30 PM

The death toll in a landslide which buried a village in southwest China rose to 29, according to state media, with 22 still missing days after the disaster struck. (Photo: AP)

China landslide death toll rises to 29 with 22 still missing

Two children and a mother with a baby were among those dead.

28 Jul 2019 11:20 AM

China's new Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said that with two strong leaders at the helm in both the countries, the ties are set to reach new heights. (Photo: Twitter/ VikramMisri)

In apparent reference to PoK, China's new envoy appeals to India: report

Officials say talks are on for Xi Jinping's visit to India which is expected to take place in October this year.

20 Jul 2019 3:20 PM

China said on Friday it would impose sanctions on US firms involved in a deal to sell USD 2.2 billion worth of tanks, missiles and related equipment to Taiwan, saying it harmed China’s sovereignty and national security. (Photo: File)

‘Don’t play with fire’: China warns US over Taiwan arms deal

China’s latest statement came as Taiwan President was in New York en route to four Caribbean allies, a trip that has also incensed China.

13 Jul 2019 12:09 PM

As part of preparations, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spoke by phone Monday with the top Chinese negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He. (Photo: File)

China hoping Trump-Xi meeting will help bridge differences

Trump has already imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports and China has retaliated with tariffs on US goods.

25 Jun 2019 4:53 PM

PM Modi, Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at the recently held Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit at Kirgiz capital Bishkek. (Photo: Twitter/ @PIB_India)

Xi, PM Modi, Putin to discuss protectionism amid US tariffs: China

They will also discuss plans for the successful holding this year's BRICS Summit in Brazil, Zhang said.

24 Jun 2019 4:39 PM

‘The Chinese side hopes the US side can treat Chinese firms in a fair manner. I agree to have the two countries' trade teams maintain contact on how to solve the dispute,’ Chinese premier Xi said. (Photo: AP)

President Xi to attend G20 summit, set to meet Trump to end trade war

‘We will be having an extended meeting next week at G-20 in Japan. Our respective teams will begin talks prior to our meeting,’ Trump said.

23 Jun 2019 1:13 PM

Ever since India applied for the membership of the NSG in May 2016, China has been insisting that only those countries which have signed the NPT should be allowed to enter the organisation which is a 48-member grouping that regulates the global nuclear commerce. (Photo: AP)

China rules out India's NSG entry without talks on NPT

India and Pakistan are not signatories of the NPT. After India's application, Pakistan too applied for the NSG membership in 2016.

21 Jun 2019 9:37 PM

State television showed pictures of Xi and Putin holding up champagne glasses to toast Xi's birthday at the hotel he is staying at in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, where they are both attending a regional summit. (Photo: AFP)

Putin celebrates close friend China prez Xi’s 66th birthday, gifts ice cream

The Russian president described the gift as a sign of deepening trust and respect between the two powers.

16 Jun 2019 10:13 AM

This year's summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will be held in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on June 13-14 where Modi and Xi are scheduled to meet and discuss bilateral and international issues. (Photo: File)

Xi, Modi may discuss US' trade protectionism in Bishkek: China

After the Wuhan summit, both the countries stepped up efforts to improve relations in different spheres including military-to-military ties.

10 Jun 2019 10:50 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit this week at Bishkek where he would also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

President Xi to meet PM Modi on sidelines of SCO summit

The SCO summit is due to be held on June 13-14 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

09 Jun 2019 1:33 PM

Washington and Beijing resumed their bruising trade battle last month when the latest round of talks ended without a deal, with American negotiators accusing their Chinese counterparts of reneging on previous commitments. (Photo: File)

China says trade war 'has not made America great again'

The world's top two economies have so far exchanged tit-for-tat tariffs on two-way trade worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

02 Jun 2019 9:46 AM

Ficci President Sandip Somany said the NDA government in its second term should make agricultural exports more competitive by adopting a consistent policy.

India should cut interest rates to help exporters amid US-China trade war: Ficci

US-China trade war offers a big opportunity for Indian exports to make a dent in US & Chinese markets, said Ficci chief.

25 May 2019 5:40 PM

Authorities have for years been attempting to transition the world's number two economy from being reliant on state investment and exports to a more stable one driven by China's huge army of consumers.

China's economy shows further weakness as retail sales struggle

Latest figures on Wednesday show retail sales expanded 7.2 percent last month, well off the 8.4 percent tipped by economists

15 May 2019 12:26 PM

“At work, we emphasize the spirit of ‘996’. In life, we should follow ‘669,’“ Jack Ma said. (Photo: File | AP)

Have sex daily: Alibaba’s Jack Ma to employees

The 54-year-old Ma was speaking at a mass wedding organised by his company.

14 May 2019 3:44 PM

Analysts polled by Reuters expect China to report gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.3 per cent in the January-March quarter from a year earlier, the slowest pace since the first quarter of 1992, the earliest quarterly data on record.

China first-quarter GDP growth seen cooling to 6.3 per cent: Report

In March, Beijing announced billions of dollars in additional tax cuts and infrastructure spending on top of measures last year.

15 Apr 2019 1:18 PM

Following this, the US has directly moved a resolution in the UN Security Council on Thursday to blacklist Azhar which China said amounted to undermining the 1267 committee. (Photo: File)

Not sheltering terror, says China accused of ‘shameful hypocrisy’ by US on Azhar ban

Pompeo had said it in apparent reference to China’s move to block India’s proposal at UN to designate JeM chief Azhar as a global terrorist.

30 Mar 2019 11:19 AM