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Worker inspects a restored part of the Great Wall in Xiangshuihu in Huairou District. (Photo: AFP)

Mules, tools and old bricks: Rebuilding Great Wall of China

It attracts around 10 mn tourists per year -- but the swell of visitors, combined with age and weathering, has left swathes of it in ruins.

28 Jun 2019 10:26 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 semi-autonomous city has been shaken by huge demonstrations this month as throngs have demanded the withdrawal of a bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland. (Photo: AP)

'Won't allow discussion on Hong Kong at G-20 summit,' says China

Xi and Trump have agreed to hold bilateral talks focusing on the US-China trade war during the summit.

24 Jun 2019 11:30 AM

‘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

Photos released by the Tianjin court showed Meng, who disappeared last year, sitting between two police officers in the courtroom, wearing a light brown jacket. (Photo: File)

China's former Interpol chief pleads guilty to bribery, shows repentance

The dramatic case shook the international police organisation and put a spotlight on China's opaque judicial system.

20 Jun 2019 1:44 PM

Speaking to Xi on Tuesday, Trump further said that the world hopes to see the United States and China reach an agreement. (Photo: File)

Xi Jinping, Donald Trump hold talks amidst trade dispute

The talks were held at the request of US President Donald Trump, according to Chinese state media agency Xinhua.

19 Jun 2019 8:40 AM

'The United States should change its practice of extreme pressure,' Wang said. (Photo: File)

Don't open 'pandora's box' in Middle East: China warns US on rising tension with Iran

Foreign minister Wang Yi urged Tehran to not abandon the nuclear agreement 'so easily'.

18 Jun 2019 3:22 PM

The ministry has sent a work team to the affected areas to provide guidance in rescue and disaster relief. (Representational Image)

At least 12 killed, over 100 injured as string of quakes strike China

The first 6.0 magnitude quake shook Yibin City at 10:55 pm on Monday and second tremor of magnitude 5.3 hit the area on Tuesday morning.

18 Jun 2019 10:35 AM

The United States and other western countries objected to a visit by the UN counterterrorism chief to Xinjiang, where UN experts say some one million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims are held in detention centres. (Photo: File)

Reached 'broad consensus' over counter-terror works with UN: China

This came after a controversial visit by a senior UN official to the restive far western Chinese region of Xinjiang this week.

16 Jun 2019 2:44 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

Opposition to the extradition bill has united an unusually wide cross section of Hong Kong. (Photo: AFP)

Hong Kong govt to 'pause' divisive extradition bill: Reports

Tensions are running high with protest organisers planning another mass rally on Sunday.

15 Jun 2019 11:53 AM

People Liberation Army has long been blamed for the suppression of the largest ethnic community of the province. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese govt has destroyed graveyard of Uighur community: Historian

‘Chinese government has now destroyed central Uyghur graveyard in Khotan. It was also the site of several sacred shrines,’ Rian Thum said.

13 Jun 2019 2:12 PM

Visitors were given a hammer to smash a life-sized likeness of the US president, who has angered many Chinese by launching a tariff war with China. (Photo: AFP)

China's tech fair where you can hit Trump's bobblehead, gets shut down

The three-day trade show opened on Tuesday under the shadow of the escalating trade war.

13 Jun 2019 1:11 PM

The former Chinese Ambassador is said to have played a significant role in dousing tensions between India and China during Dokalam standoff and was widely appreciated for his expertise in India and its foreign policy. (Photo: Twitter | @VikramMisri)

Sun Weidong appointed China's next Ambassador to India

Vikram Misri, the Ambassador of India to the People's Republic of China, congratulated Sun on his appointment on Wednesday.

12 Jun 2019 4:36 PM

On Monday, Trump said he was ready to impose another round of punitive tariffs on Chinese imports if he cannot make progress in trade talks with Xi in Osaka. (Photo: File)

‘Will respond firmly if US escalates trade tensions,’ says Chinese foreign ministry

Trump has repeatedly said he is getting ready to meet Xi Jinping at the Osaka summit at the end of June, but China has not confirmed it.

11 Jun 2019 2:43 PM

Earlier, Zhang made history on August 7, 2016, when he performed his first flight around the world in a propeller-driven aircraft. He landed safely on September 24 after completing the trip in 49 days. (Photo: illinoisalumni.org)

Chinese man completes second world flight trip in 68 days

‘I was flying at an altitude of 15,000 feet, and temperature there was minus 50 Celsius,’ he said, about his flight over Arctic Circle.

10 Jun 2019 1:06 PM

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

An investigation is underway, the report said. (Representational image)

Nine killed, 10 injured in coal mine accident in China

The workers were trapped in a shaft after the tremor jolted the coal mine under the management of Jilin Longjiabao Mining Co.

10 Jun 2019 8:59 AM

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