China

Death toll rises to 16 in southwest China coal, gas outburst

At the time of the mishap 23 workers were working underground in the Guanglong Coal Mine.

Dec 18, 2019

China to buy $50 billion US farm products in return for tariff concessions

Two people familiar with the negotiations had said earlier on Thursday that US negotiators were offering to cut existing tariffs on Chinese goods by as much as 50 per cent.

Dec 13, 2019

Trump's December 15 China tariffs threaten a long list of Christmas favourites

The way the tariffs are written, the Trump administration has to act, or else they automatically go into effect.

Dec 11, 2019

Chinese Governor displays past Xinjiang terror attack clips, says US Uighur bill violates international law

Xinjiang Governor Shohrat Zakir accused US of threatening the region's social stability and said the bill was a smear campaign aimed to sow discord among ethnic groups in China.

Dec 9, 2019

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Market outlook: Macro-data, growth pangs to drive equity indices' trajectory

The rupee's movement against the American dollar and the progress of the US-China trade deal, as well as crude oil price fluctuations, will impact investors' risk-taking appetite.

Dec 8, 2019

Kenichiro Yoshida, President and CEO, Sony Corporation (left), and Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft

Who will blink first? India-US in staring match over taxing Internet downloads

India may ignore US warnings of trade sanctions and impose import duties on 'electronic transmissions' like software, movie and music downloads and streaming before the year-end; New Delhi and Pretoria threaten to end 20 years of WTO ban on taxing international downloads

Dec 7, 2019

Chinese media calls US Uighur bill 'stab in the back', warns of harsh retaliation

An editorial published in People's Daily called the legislation passed by the US House of Representative with 407 to 1 vote on Tuesday "harbours evil intent and is extremely sinister."

Dec 5, 2019

TikTok, ByteDance accused of gathering, sending data to China

TikTok, known for its quirky short format videos, has been accused by a college student that its China-based parent company, ByteDance, "knowingly violated" the right to privacy.

Dec 4, 2019

Indian intelligence warned of possible attacks

Infiltration attempts in J&K on rise post Article 370, terror incidents decline: Home Ministry

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said in Lok Sabha that there have been 88 incidents of terrorist violence after the abrogation of Article 370.

Dec 3, 2019

China's facial recognition rollout reaches into mobile phones, shops and homes

The MIIT did not say which companies will provide the telecoms providers with these services but China is home to some of the world's leaders in facial recognition software

Dec 3, 2019

US-China trade deal 'stalled because of Hong Kong legislation': Report

The deal was stalled also because time was needed to allow Chinese President Xi Jinping's domestic politics to calm.

Dec 2, 2019

China wants US tariffs rolled back in phase one trade deal: Report

US President Donald Trump said earlier this week that Washington was in the "final throes" of a deal aimed at defusing a 16-month trade war with China.

Dec 1, 2019

Tapeworms in Chinese worker's brain after eating undercooked meat

The man, in his 40s, was suspected to have got the parasites after eating undercooked pork and mutton.

Nov 30, 2019

Taiwan ruling party says China 'enemy of democracy' after meddling allegations

Among several allegations levelled, the would-be defector said he had helped guide positive media attention toward certain pro-Beijing politicians, including President Tsai's main opponent, Han Kuo-yu.

Nov 25, 2019

Canada's use of Huawei 5G would hamper its access to US intelligence: US official

The United States, Australia and New Zealand have bans in place on Huawei's 5G products, while Britain is taking a less firm line.

Nov 24, 2019

Record numbers vote in Hong Kong amid angry calls for democracy

Brutal attacks on election candidates in recent weeks have thrust the lowest tier of government in the Chinese-ruled city into the world spotlight.

Nov 24, 2019

Hospital and clean water: How China lured Sri Lanka with mega-projects under BRI

China has also completed two water facilities in a parched part of the island, while a third, the biggest, is nearing completion and will supply clean drinking water to villages in the Puttalam area.

Nov 20, 2019

China sails 1st indigenous aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait

The Ministry confirmed that 002 sailed from north to south with its frigates.

Nov 19, 2019

Chinese aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait, triggers tensions ahead of elections

China's Navy spokesman Cheng Dewei said the carrier, which is Beijing's second such carrier, crossed the sensitive territory for "scientific research tests and routine training."

Nov 18, 2019

Delhi remains most polluted city in the world; odd-even to be extended?

Within Asia, air pollution is concentrated in South Asia as six of the top 10 most polluted cities fall in the Indian sub-continent.

Nov 15, 2019

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