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Gas explosion kills 9, injures 10 in east China

The explosion Sunday morning gutted the restaurant and damaged neighboring shops in coastal Jiangsu province's Wuxi city.

13 Oct 2019 7:18 PM

The city's subway system — which carries four million people daily — was shut down entirely on Friday night and throughout Saturday, bringing much of the metropolis to a halt. Major supermarket chains and malls announced they were closing, leading to long lines and panic buying as residents stocked up on essentials. (Photo: AP | File)

Subway stations, malls shut as Hong Kong braces protests against mask ban

Opponents and protesters saw it as the start of a slippery slope tipping the international finance hub into authoritarianism.

06 Oct 2019 12:32 PM

This tradition was all set to continue this year too until on Tuesday when the authorities of the venue, Jintai Art Museum informed the Indian embassy that the Beijing government had denied permission to hold the events. (Photo: File)

Chinese govt cancels Gandhi Jayanti celebrations at public park at last moment

No reasons were provided for the abrupt revoking of the permission.

02 Oct 2019 8:01 PM

Beijing said Thursday US and Chinese trade negotiators will resume talks in Washington in early October after new punitive tariffs raised fears of a breakdown in the protracted negotiations. (Photo: File)

US, China trade negotiators to resume trade talks in Washington in October

The talks, which were originally supposed to take place this month, come after new two-way tariffs were imposed on September 1.

05 Sep 2019 1:16 PM

Hundreds of thousands of protesters carrying umbrellas poured across the heart of Hong Kong island defying torrential rain and a police order not to march from a park where they had gathered earlier for a rally. (Photo: AFP/ video screengrab)

Watch: Largest rally in weeks, 1.7 million protesters throng Hong Kong streets

The unprecedented political crisis was sparked by opposition to a plan to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland.

19 Aug 2019 8:17 AM

Hong Kong democracy activists are hoping to get out a huge crowd later Sunday in a bid to show the city's leaders that their protest movement remains defiant despite increasingly stark warnings from Beijing. (Photo: File)

Defiant Hong Kong protesters vow huge rally despite Beijing threats

On Tuesday, protesters blocked passengers from boarding flights at city's airport and assaulted 2 men they accused of being Chinese spies.

18 Aug 2019 11:07 AM

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit Beijing this month to prepare grounds for the second round of informal talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan in India later this year. (Photo: File)

Jaishankar to visit Beijing this month to prepare for Modi-Xi talks

Meanwhile, Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Bangkok on Thursday.

02 Aug 2019 5:22 PM

The Indian delegation was led by Naveen Srivastava, Joint Secretary (East Asia), Ministry of External Affairs, while the Chinese side was led by Hong Liang, Director General of the Department of Boundary and Oceanic Affairs, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Photo: File)

India, China hold talks on border affairs in Beijing

The two sides reviewed the situation in the border areas during the talks.

30 Jul 2019 1:47 PM

Workers clawed back the rubble overnight as a grim-faced Cambodian premier Hun Sen visited the scene of the collapse in Sihanoukville, a beach town undergoing a Chinese investment bonanza. (Photo: AFP)

Death toll rises to 25 in Cambodia building collapse

Other survivors said they woke to loud bang and managed to escape as building folded in, leaving dozens of workers stranded on upper floors.

24 Jun 2019 11:28 AM

So far, no fresh protests have been announced, but small groups of die-hard activists remain in the streets around the city's legislature, setting up supply stations with water, food and first-aid kits in anticipation of future mobilisation. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong's 'leaderless' protesters mull next move

‘Bottom line is that people are trying to figure things out as they go," said one of the protesters camped outside Hong Kong's legislature.

19 Jun 2019 2:12 PM

Protests that sparked off on Sunday after a proposed amendment to the extradition law that involves extraditions to any jurisdiction with which it does not already have a treaty, including mainland China for the first time. (Photo: AFP)

Protests grow fierce in Hong Kong over extradition law, attempt to storm Parliament

Police used tear gas, pepper spray and batons to disperse crowds of black-clad demonstrators, most of them young people and students.

12 Jun 2019 2:54 PM

Earlier, Zhang made history on August 7, 2016, when he performed his first flight around the world in a propeller-driven aircraft. He landed safely on September 24 after completing the trip in 49 days. (Photo: illinoisalumni.org)

Chinese man completes second world flight trip in 68 days

‘I was flying at an altitude of 15,000 feet, and temperature there was minus 50 Celsius,’ he said, about his flight over Arctic Circle.

10 Jun 2019 1:06 PM

It began with crowds of peaceful marchers stretching out for miles – families with flag waving toddlers, grandparents in wheelchairs, expats and business types, musicians banging drums, artists, activists and more. (Photo: File)

United by fear of China, Hong Kongers staged record march

Crowds listed to speeches and chanted slogans outside the city's legislature where the march ended.

10 Jun 2019 10:27 AM

Pushing through the legislation could spark more protests or even a return to the unrest of 2014, but backtracking might embolden opponents and anger Beijing. Several senior Communist Party leaders in China have voiced support for the bill. (Photo: AP)

Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law

‘This bill will not just affect Hong Kong's reputation as an international finance centre, but also our judicial system,’ a student said.

09 Jun 2019 3:22 PM

Washington and Beijing resumed their bruising trade battle last month when the latest round of talks ended without a deal, with American negotiators accusing their Chinese counterparts of reneging on previous commitments. (Photo: File)

China says trade war 'has not made America great again'

The world's top two economies have so far exchanged tit-for-tat tariffs on two-way trade worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

02 Jun 2019 9:46 AM

'Despite their busy schedules, the two leaders spent their time together and it really touched me,' Zhaohui said. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi and Chinese Prez met 17 times in 5 years, share good chemistry: Zhaohui

Luo Zhaohui, Chinese Ambassador to India will return to Beijing after he was promoted to level of vice-minister. (Photo: ANI)

22 May 2019 12:51 PM

Taiwan to engage with India amid China protests

Taiwan which is approximately 180 km off China doesn’t get recognition from Beijing as a separate country.

09 May 2019 2:31 PM

Police detained the driver, a man in his 40s, and described him as a 'vengeful repeat offender' who had daggers in his car and intended to 'cause serious damage'. (Representational Image)

Six dead as car hits crowd in China, police shoot driver: report

The injured were taken to hospital following the early morning incident in Zaoyang City in Hubei Province, state broadcaster CCTV said.

22 Mar 2019 8:53 AM

A propaganda app that puts China’s powerful president Xi Jinping in anyone’s pockets has become a hit in the country – with a helpful nudge from Communist Party officials. (Photo: File)

China gets an app for Xi Jinping’s ‘inspirational quotes’

The app’s name -- “Xuexi Qiangguo” or “Study to Make China strong” – is a pun as the Chinese word for studying.

21 Feb 2019 1:40 PM

‘To tell its story better to the world’, Xi’s China ramps up India propaganda effort

The message is loud and clear. China will do anything and everything possible to take on foreigners, to take China forward.

21 Jan 2019 12:38 AM

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