Beijing

Donald Trump keeps it friendly with Xi Jinping at G20 on North Korea threat

Trump campaigned in last year's presidential election on cracking down on China for its trade practices, but he softened his rhetoric after taking office, saying he wanted to work with China on the nuclear issue.

Jul 09, 2017, 10:40 AM IST

Egyptian police said to detain Chinese Uighurs in wide sweep

Egyptian police have detained scores of Uighur students, including 20 from Cairo's Al-Azhar University who were stopped in the city of Alexandria on their way out of the country late on Wednesday and told they would be deported to China, said Abduweli Ayup, a Uighur activist in Turkey.

Jul 07, 2017, 13:48 PM IST

Heavy floods kill several in China's Hunan province

At least 44 people have been killed or are reported missing in Ningxiang County since June 22.

Jul 07, 2017, 11:46 AM IST

China plans to launch cargo service to Pakistan through China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

The new line will start from Lanzhou, capital of northwestern China's Gansu Province, travelling through Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the Gwadar Port of Pakistan, Xu Chunhua, director of Lanzhou International Trade and Logistic Park, was quoted as saying by state-run Xinhua news agency.

Jul 06, 2017, 15:21 PM IST

China urges calm after US says ready to use force against North Korea

China fully implements United Nations sanctions on North Korea.

Jul 06, 2017, 14:08 PM IST

Hong Kong student leaders say they won't contest Occupy protest charge

The Hong Kong protests that Wong and others helped drive represented one of the biggest populist challenges in decades to the leaders of China's Communist Party since the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement in Beijing.

Jul 06, 2017, 14:00 PM IST

China shuts Nathu La pass for pilgrims, says willing to discuss possibility of alternative arrangements

The China on Wednesday said it was willing to discuss the possibility of alternative arrangements through other routes for Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims who had planned the journey via Nathula Pass, suggesting that the mountain pass in Sikkim was not open anymore for the pilgrimage.

Jul 05, 2017, 23:51 PM IST

Donald Trump denounces China trade with North Korea, casts doubt on cooperation

United States President Donald Trump denounced China`s trade with North Korea on Wednesday and cast doubt on whether Beijing is working with Washington to counter the North Korean nuclear threat.

Jul 05, 2017, 20:17 PM IST

Sikkim stand-off: China says India 'trampled' on Panchsheel

China on Wednesday said India "trampled" on the Panchsheel pact by entering Chinese territory, asking New Delhi to pull back troops to avoid a "worsening of the situation" on their border.

Jul 05, 2017, 14:36 PM IST

China's floods roil hydropower, corn supplies

More than 750,000 hectares (1.85 million acres) of crops have been damaged and direct economic losses totalled more than 25.3 billion yuan ($3.72 billion).

Jul 05, 2017, 09:26 AM IST

China rules out any compromise with India on Sikkim border stand-off, calls situation 'grave'

Amid the continuing military standoff in the Sikkim section, China on Tuesday ruled out any compromise with India and put the onus on New Delhi to resolve the situation to what it described as 'grave'.

Jul 04, 2017, 20:40 PM IST

42 killed in China rains

Flooding has destroyed homes, uprooted trees, and damaged vehicles, roads and crops, while thousands of people have been evacuated.

Jul 04, 2017, 12:01 PM IST

Eight dead, 35 injured in gas pipeline explosion in China

The explosion occurred at around 10 am local time in Shazi town in Qinglong County. 

Jul 03, 2017, 09:21 AM IST

US warship challenges Beijing's claim yet again, sails close to South China Sea island

The USS Stethem destroyer passed less than 12 nautical miles (22 kilometers) from tiny Triton Island in the Paracel Islands archipelago, which is also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam, the official told AFP.

Jul 02, 2017, 23:29 PM IST

China's Xi Jinping sees "challenges" in Hong Kong autonomy as protests gather steam

Chinese President Xi Jinping`s visit comes amid heightened tension between China and the former British colony.

Jun 30, 2017, 16:46 PM IST

Beijing parents protest at being denied primary school choice

At least 30 police, many with video cameras, filmed the parents as they chanted slogans about allowing their children to go to their local school.

Jun 30, 2017, 15:43 PM IST

China bans 'time-bomb' toothpick crossbows

So-called toothpick crossbows were designed to shoot just that -- toothpicks -- and in recent weeks became the must-have "toy" for young children in Chinese schools.

Jun 30, 2017, 11:36 AM IST

Australia accused of spying on China: Chinese media

An investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Fairfax Media found the country's political elite had been warned two years ago about taking donations from two billionaires with links to the Chinese Communist Party.

Jun 29, 2017, 15:51 PM IST

China's Xi Jinping tells Hong Kong he seeks ''far-reaching future'' for its autonomy

Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, under a "one country, two systems" formula which guarantees wide-ranging freedoms and judicial independence unseen in mainland China. 

 

Jun 29, 2017, 14:00 PM IST

Bhutan protests to China over border road dispute

Bhutan's ambassador to New Delhi, Vetsop Namgyel, said his government had called on China's People's Liberation Army to stop building the road in the district of Sikkim at a point where the Bhutan, Indian and Chinese borders meet.

Jun 29, 2017, 12:34 PM IST