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The cancelled regulation had banned girl students from wearing pants or skirts shorter than 50 centimetres. (Photo: Representational)

Chinese varsity apologises, lifts ban on wearing miniskirts in library

Calling miniskirts 'sexual harassment' sparked immediate online controversy among students at the capital city and on Chinese social media.

21 May 2018 1:54 PM

Powered by four turboprop engines, the AG600 can carry 50 people during maritime search-and-rescue missions, and can scoop up 12 metric tons of water within 20 seconds for fire fighting trips, according to state media. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

China to deliver world's largest amphibious aircraft by 2022: report

In December, state media said that the aircraft had received 17 orders so far from Chinese government departments and Chinese companies.

14 May 2018 12:29 PM

China's newly-built aircraft carrier Liaoning is transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in Dalian. (Photo: AP)

China’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier leaves for sea trials

The completely home-grown aircraft carrier has departed for sea trials on Sunday morning.

13 May 2018 12:12 PM

Sun, 54, was abruptly removed in July from his post as party chief of Chongqing, one of China’s most important cities. (Photo: AFP)

Communist Party of China leader Sun Zhengcai jailed for life on graft charges

Sun admitted in April to an intermediate court in the city of Tianjin that he had taken bribes of more than 170 million yuan.

08 May 2018 2:04 PM

The BRI, a multi-billion-dollar initiative launched by President Xi Jinping when he came to power in 2013, has become a major irritant in bilateral ties. (Photo: PTI)

China defends Belt and Road Initiative but confident about cooperating with India

Addressing a seminar on 'Wuhan Summit: Sino-India Relations and its Way Forward', Luo said BRI would benefit all countries, including India.

05 May 2018 11:44 AM

Modi met Xi last week in an unprecedented two-day 'heart-to-heart' summit in the central Chinese city of Wuhan to 'solidify' the India-China relationship after the Doklam standoff in 2017. (Photo: Twitter | @PMOIndia)

Xi-Modi meet broke new ground for bilateral ties: Chinese foreign ministry

They reached important consensus, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in her first comments on the summit held on April 27 and 28.

02 May 2018 7:32 PM

The hotline was under discussion for long but reportedly bogged down over procedures like at what level it should be established in the headquarters. (Photo: File)

India, China militaries to set up hotline after Modi-Xi summit: reports

The hotline is meant to be a confidence-building measure as it would enable the countries to intensify communication to avert tensions.

02 May 2018 9:00 AM

The crew alerted police and he was detained for 15 days for the unauthorised removal of aviation facilities. (Photo: File | Representational)

Air passenger in China feels stuffy, opens emergency latch for fresh air

The man was waiting to leave flight at Mianyang airport in southwestern province of Sichuan when he decided he could do with some fresh air.

01 May 2018 7:18 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be the first Chinese foreign minister to visit the North since 2007, a lapse that highlights the rough patch that relations between the Cold War-era allies has gone through in recent years. (Photo: AFP)

China's foreign minister to visit North Korea this week

The Chinese foreign ministry said Wang Yi will visit N Korea on Wednesday and Thursday at the invitation of his North Korean counterpart.

30 Apr 2018 2:54 PM

In February, a knife-wielding man with a personal grudge killed a woman and injured 12 others in a busy Beijing shopping mall — a rare act of violence in the heavily policed capital. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Man with knife kills 7 children in China, wounds 19

The incident took place at around 6:10 pm local time, the department said, without providing further details.

27 Apr 2018 7:17 PM

The two studies reached their conclusions by looking at data from seismic monitoring stations. (Photo: AP)

North Korea nuclear test site part-collapsed, unusable: Chinese experts

Two studies involving Chinese experts have found that the first quake caused the collapse of rock inside the mountain.

26 Apr 2018 2:31 PM

Xi Jinping has ushered in new legislation aimed at securing China from threats both within and outside its borders since taking over as president in 2013, as well as presiding over a sweeping crackdown on dissent and free speech. (Photo: File)

China considers law to punish those who glorify 'wars of invasion'

China unveiled the law to protect heroes and martyrs in Dec, and it is likely to be passed by the largely rubber-stamp parliament on Friday.

25 Apr 2018 6:32 PM

Job ads posted by Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd, Baidu Inc and Tencent Holdings Ltd were among those that deterred female applicants or objectified women, said Human Rights Watch in a report released on Monday. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Chinese tech firms, govt offices face fire over 'men only' job advertisements

Human Rights Watch, which analysed 36,000 Chinese ads posted since 2013, also slammed ads for govt roles, labourers, kindergarten teachers.

24 Apr 2018 5:07 PM

The Belt and Road is Chinese President Xi Jinping's landmark scheme to build infrastructure to connect China to the rest of Asia and beyond, a giant reworking of its old Silk Road. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Ahead of Modi's ice-breaking visit, China fails to get Indian support for Belt and Road project

India has not signed up to the initiative as parts of one key project, the USD 57 billion CPEC, run through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

24 Apr 2018 4:46 PM

Deadly fires are common in China, where safety regulations are widely flouted and enforcement is often lax. (Photo: Representational)

At least 18 charred to death in China karaoke lounge fire; police suspect arson

The blaze took place after midnight in a three-storey building in Qingyuan City, Guangdong province, and was put out shortly.

24 Apr 2018 9:42 AM

A general view of the south fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Tens of thousands of Chinese tourists are believed to visit North Korea every year, with many crossing via train through the Chinese border city of Dandong. (Photo: AFP | representational)

‘Heavy casualties’ as North Korean bus with Chinese tourists falls from bridge

Chinese tourism to the North has continued even though Beijing has enforced a slew of UN over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme.

23 Apr 2018 1:30 PM

Rescuers patrol to look for missing people after two boats capsized in Guilin in southern China.(Photo: AFP)

17 killed as 2 dragon boats capsize in southern China

The boats were practising Saturday for a race in the Taohua River in the city of Guilin when the accident happened.

22 Apr 2018 3:29 PM

The Australian Broadcasting Corp cited one official saying the exchanges with the Chinese navy were polite but 'robust'. (Photo: Representational Image)

China says had 'encounter' with Australian navy in South China Sea

Australian Defence Dept confirmed about three ships but declined to comment on 'operational details related to transiting South China Sea'.

20 Apr 2018 5:58 PM

'We hope the international community could support the efforts made by Pakistan in counter-terrorism and forge effective cooperation with it in that regard,' Hua said. (Photo: Representational)

China defends Pakistan against Modi's 'terror export factory' remark

'Terrorism is enemy faced by all. The international community should work together to fight against it,' foreign ministry spokesperson said.

20 Apr 2018 4:17 PM

'Let me say China and Nepal have agreed on a long-term vision of a multi-dimensional cross Himalaya connectivity network,' Wang told a joint press briefing along with Gyawali after their talks. (Photo: File)

China's new proposal to reach India: Economic corridor via Nepal under BRI

China's proposal came after visiting Nepalese Foreign Minister, who held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

18 Apr 2018 8:07 PM

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