China: News
16 Aug 2018
iPhone XiPhone X look-alike Moto P30 is now official
As yet another iPhone look-alike Android smartphone, Lenovo-owned Motorola has launched the Moto P30 in China.
16 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpChina to send negotiator to US for trade-talks this month
China will send a top negotiator to the United States in late August to resume trade talks, Chinese Commerce Ministry said today, the first public meeting on the subject in weeks as the trade conflict intensifies.
14 Aug 2018
IndiaIs China printing Indian currency? China hasn't denied it yet
China has yet to deny a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) which claimed that China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPMC) was printing currency notes for India and several other countries.
12 Aug 2018
IndiaEncourage Bhutan to deploy more soldiers around North-Doklam: Parliamentary panel
India should encourage Bhutan to ensure an increase in the deployment of soldiers around Northern Doklam in the Sikkim sector to check China's military activities in the sensitive region, a parliamentary panel suggested.
11 Aug 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Three Chinese workers injured in attempted suicide attack
Three Chinese nationals and two security personnel were injured in an attempted suicide attack in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province today, the police said.
08 Aug 2018
West BengalChinese film festival in Kolkata; seven Chinese-films to be screened
The Chinese Consulate in Kolkata, in cooperation with Nandan (the culture hub of West Bengal), is set to organize a three-day film festival in the city.
06 Aug 2018
BollywoodSalman Khan's 'Sultan' to release in China on August 31
Salman Khan-Anushka Sharma-starrer 'Sultan' is all set to release in China on August 31, two years after its release in India.
06 Aug 2018
United States of AmericaChina successfully tests first hypersonic aircraft capable of carrying nuclear-weapons
China today announced that it has successfully tested its first cutting-edge hypersonic aircraft which could carry nuclear warheads and penetrate any current generation anti-missile defense systems.
06 Aug 2018
IndiaApple's first ever dual-SIM iPhone may not launch in India
We now know that the first ever iPhone, to support dual-SIM cards, will launch this year in fall.
04 Aug 2018
Indian Army#DefenseDiaries: China building cutting-edge rockets for deployment on Indian border?
According to state media, China is building cutting-edge rockets for artillery that can be used in high altitude locations to destroy enemies from hundreds of kilometres away.
04 Aug 2018
WorldChina: 20 killed, 8 missing as heavy rains trigger flood
Twenty people were killed and eight others went missing as torrential rains triggered floods in northwest China.
02 Aug 2018
GoogleGoogle developing censored search for China; whatever happened to ethics?
In a bid to enter China again, Google is reportedly planning to launch a censored version of its search engine that will blacklist websites and search results about democracy, human rights, religion, and peaceful protests, among other things.
26 Jul 2018
BeijingBlast near US, Indian embassies in China, no casualties
A blast ripped through the area outside the US embassy in Beijing this morning. The Indian embassy is located nearby.
25 Jul 2018
IndiaChina's defense expenditure 3 times more than India last year
China's expenditure on the military was three times more than India's last year, but the share of its defense spending in GDP was less than India's, Union Minister Subhash Bhamre said today.
24 Jul 2018
Dalai LamaChina: Tibetan students banned from taking part in religious activities
Children in traditionally Buddhist Tibet have been banned from taking part in religious activities over the summer holidays in China.
22 Jul 2018
OdishaOdisha Police launches drive to bust pangolin smuggling racket
With the help of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), a special unit of the Odisha Police has launched a drive to bust an international syndicate that peddles "endangered" pangolin, one of the world's most illegally traded mammals, Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) RP Sharma said.
22 Jul 2018
Russia NewsChina is waging 'quiet kind of cold-war' against US: CIA
China is waging a "quiet kind of cold war" against the United States, using all its resources to try to replace America as the leading power in the world, Michael Collins, Deputy Assistant Director of CIA's East Asia mission center, said at Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on Friday.
20 Jul 2018
Fashion TipsBurberry burnt $37mn worth of unsold merchandise: Here's why
High-end luxury fashion brand Burberry reportedly burnt $37mn worth of its unsold merchandise over the past year to ensure that its products didn't fall into the hands of counterfeiters.
19 Jul 2018
Nokia MobilesNokia X5 with dual rear cameras, notch-based display launched
Keeping up with the notched display trend, HMD Global has launched the Nokia X5 in China.
19 Jul 2018
Sexual Assault#HappeningForFirstTime: Chinese student sues University, professor, over alleged sexual assault
In a first, a Chinese graduate sued Nanchang University in Eastern Jiangxi province for failing to protect her from a professor, named Zhou Bin, who allegedly sexually harassed her for about seven months in 2016.
17 Jul 2018
Nokia MobilesNokia X5 with notch-based display could launch in China, tomorrow
As its second smartphone to sport a notched display after Nokia X6, HMD Global is expected to launch Nokia X5 in China tomorrow, according to reports.
16 Jul 2018
United States of AmericaChina's economic growth down to 6.7% in second quarter
China's economic growth slowed slightly in the second-quarter as the world's number two economy faced a snowballing trade fight with the US.
15 Jul 2018
H-1B VisaRejected H-1B visas, wealthy Indians have found a 'golden' ticket
With increasing restrictions on H-1B visas, Indians' dreams of working in the US and eventually getting permanent residency have taken a blow.
13 Jul 2018
IndiaDelhi saw a whopping 15,000 pollution-related deaths in 2016
If you thought the capital's pollution problem is no big deal, think again. As many as 15,000 people died in 2016 alone due to diseases associated with fine particulate matter (PM), researchers have found.
13 Jul 2018
ExplosionChina: Explosion at chemical plant kills 19, injures 12
An explosion at a chemical plant in China has killed 19 and injured 12, authorities said today, the latest industrial accident in a country where lax regulations often lead to tragedy.
11 Jul 2018
United States of AmericaTrade war: US announces 10% duty on additional $200bn Chinese-goods
The US today announced beginning the process of imposing tariffs of 10% on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports, intensifying the trade war between world's two largest economies.
11 Jul 2018
United States of AmericaTit-for-tat tariffs will destroy Sino-US trade, impact global economy: China
China today said tit-for-tat tariffs will "destroy" trade between the world's top two economies, after Washington fired the next shot in a ballooning trade war, readying fresh levies on $200 billion in Chinese goods.
09 Jul 2018
Pakistan NewsChina launches two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan
China today successfully launched two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan, marking the first international commercial launch for the Long March-2C rocket in about 19 years.
08 Jul 2018
OPPOOPPO A5 with 4,320mAh battery and 4GB RAM launched
As yet another mid-range offering, OPPO has launched the OPPO A5 smartphone in China.
06 Jul 2018
TaiwanIndia justifies Air India changing Taiwan to "Chinese Taipei"
A day after Air India, on Beijing's demand, made a change on its website to refer to Taiwan as "Chinese Taipei", the Indian government has justified its action.
05 Jul 2018
ChicagoBeijing: Indian professor appointed as European president of Chinese business-institute
Dipak Jain, a prominent Indian professor in the US, has been appointed as the new European president of Shanghai-based China Europe International Business School (CEIBS).
05 Jul 2018
TaiwanTaiwan' is now 'Chinese Taipei' on Air India website
National carrier Air India changed the name of Taiwan to Chinese Taipei on its website, following instructions from the government.
05 Jul 2018
IndiaAir India follows other airlines to call Taiwan 'Chinese Taipei'
Prodded by Beijing, and following on the footsteps of several major airlines, Air India has now modified its website to show Taiwan as "Taipei, Taoyuan International Airport, TPE, Chinese Taipei".
05 Jul 2018
SmartphonesHonor 10 GT variant with 8GB RAM launched in China
As a performance variant of the flagship Honor 10 smartphone, the Huawei-owned brand has launched Honor 10 GT in China.
02 Jul 2018
TechCrunchReportedly, China has developed a Star Wars-like laser rifle
If a report by the South China Morning Post is to be believed, we may be pretty close to seeing a mass deployment of Star Wars-like laser rifles.
01 Jul 2018
EducationChina stepping up ideological education to legitimize Xi's regime
A recent New York Times report on mandatory ideological education in Chinese universities reveals fault lines between China's emergent, worldly youth, and the country's long history of Maoist ideology.
01 Jul 2018
IndiaIndia's most potent missile Agni-V to be inducted soon
India is in the process of inducting the first batch of its intercontinental ballistic missile system, Agni-V, which will bring targets across China within its range, and is expected to significantly bolster India's military prowess.
30 Jun 2018
Russia NewsWill talk about Syria, Ukraine and elections with Putin: Trump
US President Donald Trump said he planned to discuss the situation in Syria and Ukraine, as well as Russia's alleged meddling in the US Presidential elections with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin when he meets him in the Finnish capital Helsinki on July 16.
30 Jun 2018
QualcommOPPO O-Free wireless headphones with live translation launched
OPPO has launched its truly wireless headphones, the OPPO O-Free, in China.
29 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiChina's PLA conducts military-drills, the first in Tibet since Doklam
Two days ago, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) carried out drills to test their logistics, armament support capabilities and military-civilian integration, the first such exercise in Tibet since the Doklam standoff.
