According to China’s state-run news agency, at least 33 people are missing after rains from Typhoon Megi triggered landslides in two villages in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on Wednesday. Twenty seven of the victims are from Sucun village where homes were swept away, the other six were from Baofeng village.[Read More…]
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Rafale deal with France cleared; to be signed on Friday
Defence ministry has announced that the decks have been cleared for direct acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France on Friday. The overall cost of the 36 twin-engine Rafales, along with their weapon packages is pegged at around Rs 59,000 crore. The deal will be a booster dose for India’s air combat power.[Read More…]
Taiwan braves ‘strongest storm of the year’; China prepares for onslaught
Hundreds have been evacuated from Southern Taiwan and China with a red alert being issued in the region as it braves the ‘strongest storm of the year’. Super typhoon Meranti, which has reached speeds of up to 230 miles per hour (370 kph), has forced schools, businesses to close and[Read More…]
China cautions Taiwan against letting Dalai Lama visit
The Chinese government has warned Taiwan against allowing exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama to visit. The Dalai Lama was invited by Freddy Lim, Taiwan’s prominent heavy metal singer and an outspoken China critic. Lim was elected to the Taiwanese parliament in January, this year and had met the spiritual[Read More…]
North Korea’s nuclear testing condemned in international quarters
North Korea said it successfully tested its fifth and potentially most powerful nuclear missile on Friday morning. State media said the warhead could be mounted on ballistic rockets and would enable North Korea to produce ‘a variety of smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear warheads of higher strike power.’ The blast,[Read More…]
India’s entry into NSG will promote non-proliferation: Japan
Japan has reaffirmed its support for India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group membership. In the first official comment after China’s opposition sealed India’s fate at NSG group, Japan said that India’s presence in NSG will help promote non-proliferation. According to a TOI report, as China refuses to let go of its opposition to[Read More…]
Hike raises $175 million in funding, to take on WhatsApp in India
Instant messaging application Hike raised $175 million (₹1,200 crore) from China’s Tencent and Taiwanese firm Foxconn, marking one of the biggest transactions in the Indian startup industry this year. Its existing investors, Tiger Global, Bharti Enterprises and SoftBank Group, also participated in the round of funding. This takes the valuation of[Read More…]
‘Apple of China’ Xiaomi loses the market to its rivals in China
Xiaomi which has the image of ‘Apple of China’ for the kind of stylish phones it delivers is losing the Chinese market to its rivals. According to new data from research firm IDC, Xiaomi’s sale dropped in China by 38% in the second quarter of 2016. Xiaomi which was launched[Read More…]
Watch: Woman runs a man over and ‘dances’ with the body!
In a shocking and equally bizarre turn of events, a woman in China can be seen dancing around a dead body. The footage obtained shows the female driver dancing around the body after allegedly running over her victim deliberately. The incident occurred in Jining City in east China’s Shandong province[Read More…]
Chinese media explains why India performs poorly at Olympics
After two days of ruckus over Shobha De’s insensitive tweet about Indian athletes as how sending athletes to Olympics is west of money, we all are no done with slamming Shobha De. Shall we now look at ourselves critically and try to access why we perform poorly at Olympics? Well,[Read More…]
5 things the Uber-Didi Chuxing deal tells us
Ride-hailing app Uber has decided to merge its China business with market leader Didi Chuxing. Uber global will receive 5.89 percent in the combined company that would be valued at $35 billion. Chairman of Didi Cheng Wei, will join the board of Uber while Travis Kalanick, Uber Chief Executive, will[Read More…]
Congress in support of Sushma Swaraj over Kashmir issue
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday levelled directly at Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for instigating the recent violence in Jammu and Kashmir. She clearly stated that “All of Kashmir belongs to India” and asked Pakistan to withdraw from the parts of Kashmir it has illegally occupied. After Sushma[Read More…]
Rise & Decline of China’s Soft Power
Hu Jintao highlighted soft power in his political report to the 17th Party Congress of October 2007, stressing the urgency of building China’s cultural soft power sufficiently to meet domestic needs and increase international competitiveness. Hu Jintao, Former President of PRC Power in ordinary usage is understood as an ability,[Read More…]
No end in sight to South China Sea dispute, even after Hague Tribunal’s verdict
The Permanent Court of Arbitration on Tuesday declared that China has no legal basis to claim ‘historic rights’ over the South China Sea. China has denounced the verdict and said that the global community has no means of enforcing the judgment. Despite China’s stand that the tribunal which has given the[Read More…]