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China and Pakistan are currently building the nearly 3,000-km-long economic corridor linking Pakistans Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea with Xinjiang to improve connectivity between the two countries. (Photo: AP)

CPEC is not about aid': US warns Pak of risks from China...

China's main promises in Pakistan include the development of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea into a world-class port.

22 Nov 2019 10:15 AM IST

Bei Bei will travel on a specially equipped direct flight from Washington to Chengdu inside a steel and plexiglass crate, accompanied by his keeper. (Skip Brown/Smithsonians National Zoo)

Bye Bye, Bei Bei: Last Panda cub in US leaves for China

The four year-old cub, whose name means 'precious, treasure' in Mandarin, was destined to head to China under Beijing's...

20 Nov 2019 11:09 AM IST

China on Saturday deployed its troops in Hong Kong for the first time since the unprecedented pro-democracy protests began in the former British colony more than five months ago over a proposed extradition law, with soldiers in plain clothes clearing the roadblocks. (Photo: AP)

China army in Hong Kong for first time since pro-democracy protests...

It was also the first time in over a year that the PLA local garrison has been involved in the public community work.

17 Nov 2019 10:49 AM IST

China on Thursday successfully completed a lander test in northern Hebei province ahead of an unmanned exploration mission to Mars next year. (Photo: AP)

China completes lander test for first mars mission in 2020

China has developed the powerful Long March 5 rocket to transport the probe to Mars in 2020.

14 Nov 2019 3:43 PM IST

$Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping and said there has been a \new direction and new energy\ in bilateral ties after their second informal summit in Chennai as the two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen India-China relations, including on the trade front. (Photo: Twitter/ Narendra Modi)$ World

'Glad to meet you again': PM Modi to Xi Jinping in Brazil

The two leaders held talks on a wide range of bilateral issues.

14 Nov 2019 9:01 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinpings effigy was burnt on Monday during a protest against Bejing for encroaching upon a chunk of Nepals land. (Photo: ANI)

Nepal protesters burn Xi Jinping's effigy in protest against Chinese...

The protestors hit the streets of Saptari, Bardiya, Kapilvastu district on Monday and chanted slogans against China.

12 Nov 2019 11:45 AM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama listening to a question during a press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

US wants United Nations to take up Dalai Lama succession issue

The Dalai Lama once travelled incessantly, drawing huge Western audiences with his good-humoured lectures on compassion...

9 Nov 2019 10:48 AM IST

AstraZeneca to distribute Sun Pharma cancer medicines in China

Shares of Sun Pharma rose as much as 5.4 per cent to a nine-week high after the announcement.

6 Nov 2019 12:49 PM IST

Plans to finalise an Asia-wide trade deal at a summit in Bangkok this weekend were uncertain after new demands raised by India in the negotiations to create the worlds largest trading bloc. (Photo: Twitter/ MEA)

'Asian trade deal RCEP on track,' says Thailand amid concerns raised...

A major sticking point has been demands from India, which is worried about a potential flood of Chinese imports.

4 Nov 2019 10:16 AM IST

US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited trade deal with China in Iowa. (Photo: File)

Will US-China trade war end? Hinting at 'soon-to-be signed' deal,...

As per the initial decision taken by Trump and Xi last November, the two countries were scheduled to arrive at a deal in...

2 Nov 2019 3:56 PM IST

20 satellites make up the Global Positioning System, or GPS, enabling precise positions to be measured at any time.

China to complete Beidou competitor to GPS with new launches

China's own 'Beidou Navigation Satellite System' will be completed by the first half of next year with more satellites...

29 Dec 2019 6:30 PM IST

The exhibition features a facial recognition system that visitors can opt out of, to draw attention to the inability to opt out in public (Photo: Representational/AP)

Exhibition in China reflects on loss of anonymity to recognition...

It offers a rare public space for reflection on increasingly pervasive surveillance by tech companies and the...

25 Dec 2019 4:35 PM IST