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It began with crowds of peaceful marchers stretching out for miles families with flag waving toddlers, grandparents in wheelchairs, expats and business types, musicians banging drums, artists, activists and more. (Photo: File)World
United by fear of China, Hong Kongers staged record march

Crowds listed to speeches and chanted slogans outside the city's legislature where the march ended.

10 Jun 2019 10:27 AM IST

Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition lawWorld
Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law

This bill will not just affect Hong Kong's reputation as an international finance centre, but also our judicial system,'...

9 Jun 2019 3:22 PM IST

Averting a trade war, China and the US on Sunday struck a deal under which Beijing will \significantly increase\ its purchases of American goods and services.World
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...

2 Jun 2019 9:46 AM IST

The Indian delegation was led by Naveen Srivastava, Joint Secretary (East Asia), Ministry of External Affairs, while the Chinese side was led by Hong Liang, Director General of the Department of Boundary and Oceanic Affairs, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Photo: File)World
India, China hold talks on border affairs in Beijing

The two sides reviewed the situation in the border areas during the talks.

30 July 2019 1:47 PM IST

Hundreds of thousands of protesters carrying umbrellas poured across the heart of Hong Kong island defying torrential rain and a police order not to march from a park where they had gathered earlier for a rally. (Photo: AFP/ video screengrab)World
Watch: Largest rally in weeks, 1.7 million protesters throng Hong Kong...

The unprecedented political crisis was sparked by opposition to a plan to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland.

19 Aug 2019 8:17 AM IST

The protests have a common refrain: Hong Kongs government, led by a non-democratically elected chief executive, is not addressing the peoples concerns. (Photo: AP)World
Defiant Hong Kong protesters vow huge rally despite Beijing threats

On Tuesday, protesters blocked passengers from boarding flights at city's airport and assaulted 2 men they accused of...

18 Aug 2019 11:07 AM IST

Jaishankar at the ASEAN-India ministerial meet in Bangkok. (Photo:ANI)India
Jaishankar to visit Beijing this month to prepare for Modi-Xi talks

Meanwhile, Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Bangkok on Thursday.

2 Aug 2019 5:22 PM IST

Trump hit China with punitive tariffs on another USD 300 billion in goods. (Photo: AFP)World
US, China trade negotiators to resume trade talks in Washington in...

The talks, which were originally supposed to take place this month, come after new two-way tariffs were imposed on...

5 Sept 2019 1:16 PM IST

In this March 16, 2020, image made from video, a boy takes hand sanitizer from a ZhenRobotics robot as it patrols a plaza in Shanghai. (Photo | AP)Technology
Chinese firm's robots in demand amid coronavirus outbreak

The robots deliver groceries and patrol malls looking for shoppers who fail to wear masks

20 March 2020 9:29 PM IST

Taiwans President Tsai Ing-wen speaking at the Taipei Guest House as part of her inauguration for her second term as in office, in Taipei. (AFP)World
Taiwan president rejects Beijing rule, asserts independence

China views Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to seize it by force if necessary

20 May 2020 2:02 PM IST

Pro-democracy protesters wearing face mask raise a Hong Kong colonial flag during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong.(AP)World
Hong Kong democracy rallies to make a comeback as pandemic eases

Pro-democracy unions and social media posts have called for people to gather and shout slogans in their neighbourhoods...

1 May 2020 12:33 PM IST

Residents wearing masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus past by lanterns and neon lights promoting a restaurant in Beijing. (AP)World
China, South Korea report new cases in double digits

A recent report said testing found only a few cases without a link to Beijing market and the steps taken mean the risk...

27 Jun 2020 10:35 AM IST

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