China: News
12 Aug 2017
IndiaIndian military steps up presence and alertness along China border
The Indian military has "marginally" stepped up its troop strength along the Line of Actual Control bordering China from Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh
12 Aug 2017
Space NewsChina now sends unhackable messages from space to Earth
Only a month after breaking records by teleporting a photon into space, China has now set a new record by sending "hack-proof" messages from space.
10 Aug 2017
Jaguar Land RoverTata Motors quarterly results, loss masked by one-off gain
Tata Motors reported that its total income had fallen by 10% to Rs. 599.72billion in the April-June period.
09 Aug 2017
Dalai LamaDalai Lama invokes "Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai" over Doklam standoff
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama knows how difficult it is to deal with China.
09 Aug 2017
TibetReport: Indian Air Force warplanes have major advantage over China's
Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets will have significant advantages if they are required to operate against Chinese aircraft over Tibet in the event of hostilities.
08 Aug 2017
WorldChinese restaurant offers discounts based on bra sizes!
In a bizarre move, a Chinese restaurant has announced a cringe-worthy promotion: discounts depending on bra size.
07 Aug 2017
BeijingSouth China Sea: Beijing diplomatically scores over ASEAN
In a new development, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to China's terms for negotiations and refrained from insisting the legal bindingness of the South China Sea (SCS) Code of Conduct.
06 Aug 2017
IndiaIs China gearing up for a war in Doklam?
Raising alarm bells for India, an article in the Chinese state-run daily Global Times has indicated that China may be planning a "small-scale military operation, to expel Indian troops lingering on its territory".
05 Aug 2017
IndiaIndia maintains diplomatic silence as China continues belligerent rhetoric
While China continues its belligerent rhetoric over the Sikkim Standoff, India continues to hold its tongue.
04 Aug 2017
IndiaINS Kalvari boosts India's submarine fleet amid growing Chinese challenge
The Indian Navy is preparing to commission INS Kalvari, a diesel-electric submarine which is among the world's stealthiest, after several years of delay.
03 Aug 2017
South KoreaSamsung launches dual-screen Leader 8 flip smartphone in China
Looks like South Korean electronics giant Samsung is trying to bring the flip phone era back.
03 Aug 2017
India#SikkimStandoff: India rejects China's claims of troop withdrawal at Doklam
Indian government sources have rejected China's claims of a decrease in the number of Indian troops engaged in the standoff at Doklam, near Sikkim.
03 Aug 2017
North KoreaTrump gives up, signs Russia sanctions bill, mulls China sanctions
President Trump has signed the legislation imposing sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea for violating international norms.
02 Aug 2017
Pakistan NewsGen. Bajwa: Pakistan "indebted" to China over support on Kashmir
Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said Pakistan is "indebted" to all-weather ally China for its "unflinching support" over the Kashmir issue, the Nuclear Suppliers Group's expansion and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
02 Aug 2017
Sikkim#SikkimStandoff: China indicates talks with Doval didn't succeed
Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country would never "swallow the bitter fruit" that could harm its sovereignty and defeat "all invasions."
01 Aug 2017
IndiaTransgression into Uttarakhand: Is China testing India's nerves?
As Chinese and Indian troops have been engaged in a stand-off at the Sikkim border at the eastern front of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Chinese troops were reportedly sighted in the Indian side of LAC in Barahoti in Uttarakhand.
31 Jul 2017
Communist Party Of ChinaChina shows of military might in huge army parade
Chinese President Xi Jinping oversaw a parade marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
31 Jul 2017
BeijingApple bans VPN apps from its China App Store
Giving in to the pressure created by the Beijing Internet regulators, the tech giant and one of the strongest voices of online freedom, Apple has removed all virtual private network (VPN) services from its Chinese App Store.
28 Jul 2017
IndiaCan Ajit Doval work his magic to resolve Sikkim standoff?
As tensions are boiling between India and China over the military standoff in Doklam, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi, on the sidelines of a BRICS security summit in Beijing.
27 Jul 2017
IndiaWhat would the US do if India-China war breaks out?
As the possibility of India-China conflict is looming large over the subcontinent, against the backdrop of the Sikkim standoff, two American experts have stated that the US will not be a silent witness in such a scenario and might even pressurize Beijing.
25 Jul 2017
South KoreaClash in the skies: Chinese jets intercept US fighter aircraft
In an instance of power clash in the skies over the East China sea, two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American surveillance aircraft.
24 Jul 2017
IndiaIndia catching up to China in financial assistance diplomacy
India is catching up to China when it comes to extending line of credit (LoC) to other countries.
24 Jul 2017
Vietnam#SouthChinaSea: Vietnam ends drilling in gas field over China threats
Strong threats from China have led Vietnam to reportedly end a gas-drilling expedition in a disputed area of the South China Sea.
22 Jul 2017
India#SikkimStandoff: China's hope for US support dims over trade disagreement
The annual US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue in Washington ended in a deadlock after American negotiators demanded an end to the burgeoning trade deficit created by Chinese exporters.
22 Jul 2017
IndiaCBI: Faulty Chinese spares used in army's new Dhanush artillery
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against Delhi-based company Sidh Sales Syndicate (SSS) for supplying cheap bearings sourced from China for the Dhanush indigenized Bofors guns used by the army.
20 Jul 2017
India#SikkimStandoff: Ex-Chinese diplomat says Indian troops must withdraw or die
Liu Youfa, a former Chinese diplomat, said the Indian troops deployed at the disputed Donglang area (also called Doklam) could withdraw, be captured or killed.
20 Jul 2017
IndiaSamsung vs Xiaomi: Samsung stops supply to 200 retailers
It's Samsung vs Xiaomi in India's cell phone market. The stakes are high for Samsung after it was forced out of China, the world's biggest market.
19 Jul 2017
Communist Party Of ChinaLeave religion, or face punishment: Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CPC), infamous for its religious intolerance, recently issued a strict directive to its members to 'give up religion and become firm Marxists or face punishment.
19 Jul 2017
IndiaJaishankar: India taking a diplomatic "deep breath" over #SikkimStandoff
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has called on political parties to not make provocative statements about the ongoing Sikkim standoff with China.
19 Jul 2017
DronesChina starts mass production of US' MQ-9 reaper rival drone
China has started producing the CH-5 Rainbow heavy military drone commercially, which is considered a rival of America's unmanned combat aerial vehicle MQ-9 Reaper.
18 Jul 2017
IndiaPLA exercises in Tibet: Is China preparing for war?
China's state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People's Liberation Army conducted a military drill near the Arunachal border, focusing on quick troop movement and targeting enemy aircraft.
16 Jul 2017
IndiaNo room for negotiations, India must withdraw: Chinese media
Continuing its tirade against India amid the ongoing Sikkim standoff, state-owned Xinhua news agency asserted that there was no room for negotiations with India and that the only solution was for Indian troops to withdraw from Doklam.
14 Jul 2017
IndiaStay out of the Kashmir issue: India tells China
Asserting that cross-border terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir was at the heart of Indo-Pak bilateral tensions, India snubbed China's offer to mediate the Kashmir issue.
13 Jul 2017
Space NewsFirst object teleported into space; Chinese scientists break records
Teleportation seemed a science fiction a few decades ago.
13 Jul 2017
IndiaReport: India modernizing nuclear weapons to counter China
A new report by two top American nuclear experts says that India has estimated to have produced enough plutonium to build 150-200 warheads but has likely produced only 120-130.
12 Jul 2017
IndiaChina sends troops to overseas base, should India be concerned?
Chinese state media have reported that ships carrying Chinese troops have departed for Djibouti to set up the country's first overseas military base.
11 Jul 2017
IndiaWhy Bhutan won't ditch India and compromise with China?
It is unlikely that Bhutan will enter into a compromise with China and settle its border problems by ditching India.
