China

China shuts down over 4,000 pornographic, gambling websites in clean-up campaign

China keeps the internet under tight control and has been cracking down on a range of illegal online activities including pornography, gambling, religious proselytising and even "spreading rumours".

Sep 23, 2018

Alibaba's Jack Ma calls US-China trade frictions a mess, warns of two-decade-long impact

Ma said trade tensions would likely impact Chinese and foreign companies immediately and negatively.

Sep 18, 2018

US offers fresh trade talks with China

The two economic superpowers have already imposed tariffs of 25 per cent on more than $50 billion of each other's exports this year.

Sep 13, 2018

US-China trade war: Trump threatens to impose tarrifs on all Chinese imports

Those potential tariffs would come on top of tariffs Trump has said he's poised to slap on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods — everything from handbags to bicycle tires.

Sep 8, 2018

Asia to witness 78% rise in meat consumption by 2050, reveals report

India's greenhouse gas emissions will decrease marginally by 2030 before increasing 21 per cent by 2050 due to the changing mix of consumption -- with a lower proportion of bovine meats that have high associated emissions.

Sep 4, 2018

Rupee up by 23 paise; strengthens to 70.77 against US dollar

Official data released after market hours on Friday showed India's economy grew at a two-year high of 8.2 per cent in the April-June quarter of 2018-19 on the strong performance of manufacturing and agriculture sectors. This has increased its lead over China to remain the world's fastest-growing major economy.

Sep 3, 2018

Xiaomi says it has moved Indian users' data to local servers

All new Indian users' data since July 1 is already being stored in local servers and all existing user data on mi.com/in/ would be migrated to servers in the country by mid-September 2018, Xiaomi said.

Aug 31, 2018

China cautions India about flood-like situation as Brahmaputra swells; Arunachal Pradesh on alert

Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering stated that people in East and Upper Siang districts were alerted about the situation.

Aug 31, 2018

Asian Games 2018: The top 5 standout performers so far

A look at five truly special performances in the 2018 Asian Games.

Aug 30, 2018

China will not be allowed to use Hambantota port for military purposes, says Japanese Defence Minister

Onedera, whose visit to Colombo comes amid concerns over increasing Chinese influence, is the first defence minister of Japan to visit Sri Lanka.

Aug 23, 2018

Mahathir Mohamad in Beijing: Malaysian PM cancels Chinese-funded projects for now

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday that the Chinese-funded $20 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project and a natural gas pipeline project in Sabah will be cancelled for now, according to media reports.

Aug 21, 2018

South Korea irks Japan's ire over Comfort Woman Statue

The comfort women issue has been a regular cause for contention between Japan and neighbours China and North and South Korea since the war.

Aug 14, 2018

Is China printing Indian currency notes? Article published in Hong Kong daily sparks debate

The article suggests that India and several other countries have allowed China's state-owned firms to print their currency.

Aug 13, 2018

Dalai Lama apologises for Jawaharlal Nehru remark; thanks Karnataka for housing Tibetan refugees

The Tibetan spiritual leader had previously said that Jawaharlal Nehru was 'self-centred' because he didn't want Muhammad Ali Jinnah to become the Prime Minister and that was why India was partitioned.

Aug 11, 2018

China could overtake Australia as biggest donor to Pacific

China and Australia have been competing over the size of donation to the Pacific Region. If China holds good on its promise, it could become the largest benefactor for the region.

Aug 10, 2018

US finalises next China tariff list targeting $16 billion in imports

The latest $16 billion list will hit semiconductors from China, even though many of the basic chips in these products originate from the United States, Taiwan or South Korea.

Aug 8, 2018

US-China trade war continues; Chinese Daily calls Trump's claims 'wishful thinking'

China proposed retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods ranging from liquefied natural gas (LNG) to some aircraft on Friday.

Aug 7, 2018

PM Modi hailed as 'most influential statesman of modern India'; But is Modi-fication really working?

A Chinese daily says how people perceive Modi's policies will decide the course of the 2019 general elections and the direction the country will take.

Aug 4, 2018

China silences Xi critic; police kidnaps professor during interview with American station

A critic of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Sun Wenguang, was kidnapped during an interview with Voice of America. He is now missing after police forced their way into his home on Saturday night.

Aug 4, 2018

Tibet part of China's 'sacred territory': Chinese premier

During a visit to the mountain nation, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged religious figures to promote national unity and ethnic harmony.

Jul 29, 2018