New Delhi: India on Thursday began a preparatory meet for the first phase of main Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) joint 2019 exercise with all eight member countries here to chalk out plan and modalities, said a Home Ministry statement. The representatives of the SCO member countries — India, Kazakhstan, China,[Read More…]
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Afghanistan: Will India-China give new meaning to life in war-torn nation?
Despite threats of violence from the Taliban, a large number of people queued up before the polling booths to cast their votes for 250 parliamentary seats in Afghanistan recently. With this, myths so readily put forth by Western commentators that Afghans don’t want democracy have been once again debunked. This has[Read More…]
Century for Rani Mukerji! Hichki joins Rs 100 crore club in China
Rani Mukerji made a tremendous comeback to acting after motherhood with her super-hit and acclaimed film Hichki. The film, that features her as a determined teacher who changes lives of innocent students from economically backward strata for the better while dealing with her own nervous system disorder Tourette Syndrome, is[Read More…]
Aamir Khan is the beacon that shines in China: Amitabh Bachchan
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has praised superstar Aamir Khan and says that he is the beacon that shines in China and the world from the films in India. Amitabh said that the Chinese Ambassador visited the sets of the quiz based show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” to praise Bollywood actors, who[Read More…]
World’s longest sea-crossing bridge opens between Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong: A $20-billion bridge connecting Hong Kong and Macau to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai is set to finally open this week, marking the completion of the longest sea-crossing bridge ever built, nine years after construction began. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend a ceremony in[Read More…]
Chinese-made world’s largest amphibious aircraft completes successful flight
Beijing: China’s home-grown amphibious aircraft AG600, claimed by Beijing as the world’s largest, carried out its first take-off and landing on waters on Saturday. Developed and built by the state-owned aircraft giant Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the seaplane took off from the Zhanghe Reservoir in Jingmen, Hubei’s province, at 8.51[Read More…]
China’s GDP grows 6.7% in first 3 quarters
Beijing: China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.7 per cent year on year in the first three quarters of 2018 to about 65.09 trillion yuan ($9 trillion), data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Friday. The growth was in line with market expectations and higher than the[Read More…]
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Marsel van Oosten captures endangered blue face monkey
A Dutch photographer Marsel van Oosten was crowned with the Photographer of the year 2018 for clicking a portrait of two endangered blue face monkeys in a remote Chinese forest. Marsel spent several days in China’s Qinling Mountains observing a troop of 50 monkeys. The winning ‘Golden Couple’ image showcases[Read More…]
Microsoft unveils blush coloured ‘Surface Laptop 2’ in China
Beijing: Microsoft on Monday unveiled a blush coloured “Surface Laptop 2” only for the Chinese market. The company launched the device with a black-finish in New York globally on October 2. “Excited to be in Beijing today to share our newest products in China. Especially ‘Surface Laptop 2’ in blush[Read More…]
Trump accuses China of attempting to meddle in US elections
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump accused China on Wednesday of attempting to meddle in the Nov. 6 congressional elections in the United States in retaliation for the tariffs his administration has imposed on Chinese goods. “Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to interfere in our[Read More…]
Maldivian election: Will India cut China to size in Maldives after Yameen is gone?
In the aftermath of the imposition of emergency, President Yameen sent special envoys to China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to brief them about the situation in the Maldives, but conveniently bypassed India.
China’s leading e-vehicle maker Sunra wants to set up plant in India
China’s leading electric vehicle company, Sunra, sees India soon emerging as the world’s biggest market for electric bikes and plans to set up a factory in the country. The firm, which exports e-bikes and its spares to some 70 countries, including India, says it is upbeat about investing in the[Read More…]
The erasure of historic time and human soul – The silent sorrow of the Uighurs
The Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, home to 1.5 per cent of the Chinese population and making up 21 per cent of its prisoners, is an important region for the country.
NSG in mind, India’s heightened EU-centric diplomacy may give China run for its money
In diplomacy, visits and interactions matter. However, what has surprised foreign watchers and political pundits alike is sudden rush in President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu’s back to back visits to Southern and Eastern Europe. While President Kovind concluded his trips to Europe in two rounds–first to[Read More…]
Is China’s loan diplomacy taking South Asia in its deadly grip?
Is the Pakistan government under Imran Khan going to review China-Pakistan Economic Corridor because it “unfairly benefits” China? Media reports suggest that Prime Minister Imran Khan has set up a nine-member committee to look into all CPEC-related agreements. That Pakistan may not go the Sri Lankan way is a concern[Read More…]
Why India bets for S-400 missile system than THAAD
China made no official comment nor did Russia pass any remarks on inaugural two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US. It is viewed that China and Russia did so keeping in mind their individual relations with India which has improved in the recent days with all three countries enjoying similar[Read More…]
Why are neighbour countries making distance with India?
Right from the beginning, Narendra Modi has always been very confident about his policies for foreign countries. During his swearing-in ceremony, he tried to convey a message that he is determined to take away the path of foreign policy from his predecessor Manmohan Singh. He had called all the South[Read More…]
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to step down from Alibaba
Jack Ma, Alibaba’s co-founder and executive chairman, has said that he plans to step down from the Chinese e-commerce giant on Monday to pursue philanthropy in education, a changing of the guard for the $420 billion internet company. In an exclusive New York Times interview, the Chinese billionaire said on Friday that his retirement was not the end of an era[Read More…]
Why has Aamir Khan become such a big star in China?
Perhaps my experiences can help you understand why Aamir Khan is so well-known in China. The first Aamir Khan movie I watched was 3 Idiots. I think it is the first film for the Chinese audience as well. From then on, I started watching more of his films. As regional powers and[Read More…]
Lynching bad for India’s reputation: Tourism Minister Alphons in China
Incidents of lynching have hurt India’s image, Tourism Minister KJ Alphons, who is in China to draw in more tourists, has admitted. The minister, however, said that the ban on beef has not affected tourism in the country and sought to debunk a survey showing India as the most unsafe[Read More…]
China welcomes Pakistan, India participation in anti-terror drill
Beijing: China has welcomed the joint participation of Pakistan and India in the ongoing anti-terrorism exercise under the SCO framework. Both the countries are important countries in South Asia. The stability of India-Pakistan relations is of great significance to regional peace and stability and even world peace and development, said[Read More…]
Govt denies report claiming ‘Indian currency printed in China’
After a raw of questions being raised over printing of Indian currency in China, the Central government denied all the accusations stating that “Indian currency notes are being and will be printed only in Indian government and RBI currency presses.” The Ministry of Finance rubbished the reports claiming that a[Read More…]
RBI denies China’s claim of printing money; Congress questions Government
Chinese media is reported saying that China has won the contract to print Indian currency. Not just Indian, many other countries gave handed-over the contract to China for the printing of their currency notes, said China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPMC) President Liu Guisheng. According to the South China[Read More…]
Blast reported near US embassy in China
An explosion is reported to have occurred outside the US embassy in China here, the media said. The US embassy complex is in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. Witnesses have posted images on Twitter of smoke surrounding the building. Another bystander said there had been injuries, the Herald Sun reported. The explosion[Read More…]
Twitter implements new method for combating cryptocurrency scammers
To combat cryptocurrency scammers dropping deceptive links, Twitter will now automatically lock the unverified accounts that change their display name to Elon Musk. The measure is designed to combat the innumerable bots on Twitter that are imitating Musk’s (very active) Twitter profile to scam unknowing users in replies to his[Read More…]