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A protester reacts as she tackled by riot police during a massive demonstration outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Hong Kong police have used tear gas and high-pressure hoses against thousands of protesters opposing a highly controversial extradition bill outside government headquarters. (Photo: AP)World
Pressure mounts on Hong Kong leader over extradition plan

Opposition to the extradition bill has united an unusually wide cross section of Hong Kong against the proposal and...

14 Jun 2019 6:53 PM IST

Under the hood, is Huaweis own Kirin 980 chipset.Technology
5G Huawei Mate 20 X launch just around the corner

The Mate 20 X (5G) is a refreshed, 5G version of the standard Mate 20X.

14 Jun 2019 4:25 PM IST

Cannabis, one of the most widely used psychoactive drugs in the world today, was initially used in ancient East Asia as an oil seed crop and in making hemp textiles and rope. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)Life
Evidence suggests China used cannabis in 500 BC

High times in ancient China revealed in funerary cannabis discovery.

14 Jun 2019 1:41 PM IST

Police fired rubber bullets and beanbag rounds at the crowds, weapons that have not been widely used in recent history. Human rights groups criticised the tough tactics, while police said they were necessary against crowds of people who broke through barriers outside government headquarters and the legislature on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)World
Hong Kong police use tougher tactics against protesters

The violence left 79 people injured, Hong Kong's Hospital Authority said. Police said 22 officers were among the...

13 Jun 2019 5:58 PM IST

Shadowy \reeducation centres\ that have swept up the regions Uighur Muslim minority over fears of Islamic militancy crossing the border from Pakistan. (Photo: AFP)World
Chinese govt has destroyed graveyard of Uighur community: Historian

Chinese government has now destroyed central Uyghur graveyard in Khotan. It was also the site of several sacred...

13 Jun 2019 2:12 PM IST

The former Chinese Ambassador is said to have played a significant role in dousing tensions between India and China during Dokalam standoff and was widely appreciated for his expertise in India and its foreign policy. (Photo: Twitter | @VikramMisri)World
Sun Weidong appointed China's next Ambassador to India

Vikram Misri, the Ambassador of India to the People's Republic of China, congratulated Sun on his appointment on...

12 Jun 2019 4:36 PM IST

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)World
Protests grow fierce in Hong Kong over extradition law, attempt to...

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

12 Jun 2019 2:54 PM IST

Many of the photos are stamped with dates, times, locations and descriptions, and, according to officials, represent proof that Pyongyang is violating punishing economic sanctions right off Chinas coast. (Photo: AP)World
US gift to China questions enforcement of North Korea sanctions

What looked like a coffee table book was actually 32 pages of photographs and satellite images of North Korean ships.

12 Jun 2019 11:04 AM IST

Responding to a question regarding a probable India-Pakistan meeting, or even a bilateral between India and Iran, the Secretary (West), Gitesh Sarma, said that there is limited time available due to which requests for other bilaterals will be processed as we go along. (Photo: ANI)India
India to hold bilaterals with Russia, China; No talks scheduled with...

The MEA also revealed that India would be holding a meeting with host nation Kyrgyzstan on June 14.

10 Jun 2019 6:42 PM IST

Huawei would spend $2 billion as part of efforts to address security issues raised in a British government report earlier this year. (Photo: AP)Technology
White House seeks delay on Huawei ban for contractors

The ban is one part of a multifaceted US push against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.

10 Jun 2019 10:51 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)World
Xi, Modi may discuss US' trade protectionism in Bishkek: China

After the Wuhan summit, both the countries stepped up efforts to improve relations in different spheres including...

10 Jun 2019 10:50 AM IST

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)World
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 IST

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