China's President Xi Jinping in landmark visit to Hong Kong
The three-day visit is Xi's first since becoming leader in 2013 and comes at a time when there are growing fears that Beijing is threatening semi-autonomous Hong Kong's freedoms.
Jun 29, 2017, 10:02 AM IST
Sino-India border standoff: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat to visit Sikkim on Thursday
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will start his two-day northeast visit from Sikkim on Thursday.
Jun 28, 2017, 23:11 PM IST
Sikkim standoff: China tells India 'correct your errors'
China says that the Sikkim part of the India-China boundary is settled and therefore India has no right to object over the road construction.
Jun 28, 2017, 15:29 PM IST
US envoy: China should allow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo treatment abroad
China should allow 61-year-old Liu to seek treatment elsewhere "if it would be of help," Ambassador Terry Branstad told reporters at his first public appearance since arriving in Beijing this week.
Jun 28, 2017, 13:26 PM IST
Taiwan offers cancer treatment to China dissident Liu Xiaobo
China has cut off all official communication with Taipei and has upped military drills while Taiwan is developing home-grown defence systems in response to what it sees as a growing threat.
Jun 28, 2017, 12:52 PM IST
China commissions biggest new generation naval destroyer
The Navy's new destroyer, a domestically designed and produced vessel, was launched at the Jiangnan Shipyard (Group), Shanghai.
Jun 28, 2017, 12:23 PM IST
US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders
The State Department downgraded China in its annual "Trafficking in Persons Report," saying Beijing is doing little to combat the phenomenon or protect its victims.
Jun 28, 2017, 08:50 AM IST
China asks Pakistan and Afghanistan to meet halfway to improve ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during talks with Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz yesterday discussed a range of bilateral issues as well as the situation in Afghanistan.
Jun 25, 2017, 15:07 PM IST
Hopes fading in China for 118 still missing day after landslide
At risk from more landslides in the area, a massive rescue effort involving more than 3,000 rescue workers was underway, Xinhua reported.
Jun 25, 2017, 08:53 AM IST
South Koreans march to protest United States missile defence system
Around 4,000 people participated in the demonstration, the largest since South Korea and the United States agreed to deploy the system, known as Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD).
Jun 24, 2017, 16:13 PM IST
China's party paper trumpets United Nations rights resolution as combating West's monopoly
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday adopted a China-led resolution on "The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights, the first time it had adopted a resolution on development issues, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Jun 24, 2017, 15:48 PM IST
At least five bodies found after huge China landslide: Official
Wu Xiaobin, captain of the local fire department, confirmed the first deaths to state broadcaster CCTV hours after the avalanche of rock hit the village of Xinmo in Sichuan province.
Jun 24, 2017, 15:35 PM IST
Over 140 people feared buried in China landslide
Some 40 homes in the village of Xinmo were swallowed by the cascading debris after the side of a mountain collapsed, blocking a two kilometre (one mile) stretch of river, according to a statement from the Maoxian government news office.
China hopes India, US won't disturb South China Sea peace
Modi will meet Trump for the first time on June 26 and a range of issues are likely to come up, including H1B visas and terrorism.
Jun 23, 2017, 15:36 PM IST
US will need India to counter China: US think tank
Describing India as a "key piece in the jigsaw" for the US, the Atlantic Council urged the Trump administration to prioritise its ties with New Delhi.
Jun 23, 2017, 14:48 PM IST
Beijing shopkeepers protest evictions
Over 100 shopkeepers at a popular Beijing market held a rare street protest on Friday against what they call unreasonable eviction as the Chinese capital seeks to curb population growth.
Jun 23, 2017, 11:29 AM IST
Chinese draft law regulates use of national anthem
According to the draft, those who maliciously modify the lyrics or play or sing it in a distorted or disrespectful way can be detained for up to 15 days by public security departments.
Jun 22, 2017, 13:46 PM IST
China invites Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner to visit Beijing
The invitation from China underscores the influential roles that Kushner and Ivanka Trump hold in Trump's administration, including in matters of foreign policy.
Jun 21, 2017, 20:46 PM IST
Vietnam's ambition may stir confrontation: Chinese scholar
A Chinese scholar has warned Vietnam not be incited by the US and Japan against Beijing.
Jun 19, 2017, 15:43 PM IST
Brics Foreign Ministers meet, India raises terrorism issue
India on Monday said Brics needs to cooperate on counter-terrorism as the Foreign Ministers meet of the five-member bloc began here.
Jun 19, 2017, 13:24 PM IST
