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The protests have a common refrain: Hong Kongs government, led by a non-democratically elected chief executive, is not addressing the peoples concerns. (Photo: AP)

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...

18 Aug 2019 11:07 AM IST

Jaishankar at the ASEAN-India ministerial meet in Bangkok. (Photo:ANI)

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

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

2 Aug 2019 5:22 PM IST

Trump hit China with punitive tariffs on another USD 300 billion in goods. (Photo: AFP)

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

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

5 Sept 2019 1:16 PM IST

In this March 16, 2020, image made from video, a boy takes hand sanitizer from a ZhenRobotics robot as it patrols a plaza in Shanghai. (Photo | AP)

Chinese firm's robots in demand amid coronavirus outbreak

The robots deliver groceries and patrol malls looking for shoppers who fail to wear masks

20 March 2020 9:29 PM IST

Taiwans President Tsai Ing-wen speaking at the Taipei Guest House as part of her inauguration for her second term as in office, in Taipei. (AFP)

Taiwan president rejects Beijing rule, asserts independence

China views Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to seize it by force if necessary

20 May 2020 2:02 PM IST

Pro-democracy protesters wearing face mask raise a Hong Kong colonial flag during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong.(AP)

Hong Kong democracy rallies to make a comeback as pandemic eases

Pro-democracy unions and social media posts have called for people to gather and shout slogans in their neighbourhoods...

1 May 2020 12:33 PM IST

Residents wearing masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus past by lanterns and neon lights promoting a restaurant in Beijing. (AP)

China, South Korea report new cases in double digits

A recent report said testing found only a few cases without a link to Beijing market and the steps taken mean the risk...

27 Jun 2020 10:35 AM IST

Butchers selling meat stand at their stall as they wait for customers at a market in Beijing on June 20, 2020. (AFP)

China's latest virus outbreak likely came from Europe: UN

To date, Chinese officials have identified 158 cases in Beijing in the past week

20 Jun 2020 2:43 PM IST

Workers wearing protective clothing wait to check the temperature of passengers entering the airport in Beijing. (AFP)

Mainland China reports 32 new coronavirus cases, 25 of them in Beijing

Authorities have restricted the movement of people in the capital and stepped up other measures to prevent the virus...

19 Jun 2020 9:43 AM IST

Pro-Hong Kong demonstrators display flags during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. (AP)

China passes draft of controversial Hong Kong security law

The law is expected to bring about the most profound change to the former British colony's way of life since it returned...

18 Jun 2020 4:48 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

Pride events kick off in Shanghai

Social distancing restrictions, imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have largely been lifted in Shanghai in recent...

14 Jun 2020 3:48 PM IST

The WHO and international bodies have now, belatedly, started an investigation into the origins of the virus, but its credibility has already hit rock bottom in the eyes of most people in the affected nations. (Representational image: AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Why China needs to pay reparations to the...

No one is quite sure what lies in store for the world's second most populous country six months from now

4 Jun 2021 1:55 AM IST