All stories by K J M VARMA
China silent over presence of its troops in PoK
Rediff.com14 Mar 2016China on Monday dodged a direct response to reports of presence of the People's Liberation Army's troops at a forward post in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and said it "regretted" that the media keeps "popping up" stories of incursions into the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control.
Asia will be divided if India joins South China sea patrolling: Chinese media
Rediff.com26 Feb 2016Any move by India to join the US navy for jointly patrolling the disputed South China Sea will be against its national interest, would divide Asian countries and further escalate regional tensions, a state-run Chinese daily said on Friday.
China's FDI drops by 5.8% in December
Rediff.com20 Jan 2016China's FDI growth saw ups and downs in the first 11 months of 2015.
China's wealth gap worsens: Survey
Rediff.com15 Jan 2016At the end of 2014, 70.17 million of China's rural residents lived below the country's poverty line.
India's trade deficit with China mounts to $44.87 bn in 2015
Rediff.com13 Jan 2016The total India-China trade in 2015 amounted to $71.64 billion.
NSA Doval cancels China visit to deal with Pathankot attack
Rediff.com4 Jan 2016Indian officials said Doval's visit will be rescheduled as he is preoccupied with the handling of the Pathankot incident.
Chinese publisher withdraws 'vulgar' translation of Tagore's poetry
Rediff.com29 Dec 2015Users on popular Chinese microblog Sina Weibo chastised the translation as 'a blasphemy against a classic'.
Two persons found alive over 60 hrs after China landslide
Rediff.com23 Dec 2015Two persons were pulled out alive after being buried for over 60 hours in a landslide that struck an industrial estate in China's Shenzhen city.
Beijing faces year's worst smog, issues red alert
Rediff.com18 Dec 2015Parts of north China will see the worst smog so far this year the National Meteorological Centre said on Saturday.
Abe's India visit part of plan to contain China, alleges Chinese media
Rediff.com11 Dec 2015As Shinzo Abe begins his crucial visit to India on Friday looking to clinch a slew of deals including bullet trains and amphibious defence planes, the Chinese media on Friday said the Japanese premier is trying to rope in India as part of a strategy to contain arch rival China.
China loses race to win India's first bullet train project
Rediff.com9 Dec 2015China is keen to get Indian bullet train deals as it would provide a major opening for it to win projects abroad.
Red alert as Beijing's air turns to 'hazardous'
Rediff.com8 Dec 2015Under the red alert, which is the highest in the four-tier emergency response system created in 2013, all schools have been ordered to be closed, and outdoor construction halted.
Smog chokes Beijing as Paris climate talks get under way
Rediff.com30 Nov 2015Air quality in the city of 16 million is usually bad in winter.
India, China agree to share intelligence on terrorists
Rediff.com21 Nov 2015Both sides to enhance cooperation in combating international terrorism.
Rajnath Singh calls on Li; discusses Sino-Indian security coop
Rediff.com19 Nov 2015He is due to call on Premier Li Keqiang later on Thursday and hold talks with China's Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun, who is also the State Councillor in the CPC, a rank above the minister.
Alibaba sets new Singles Day record with over $14 bn sales
Rediff.com12 Nov 2015E-commerce has become a success in China as it overtook the US as the world largest online retail market.
In a first, China allows online media to report news
Rediff.com6 Nov 2015China has for the first time permitted official media websites to report news but retained monopoly over the media by omitting popular private social media portals like Sina which has millions of users.
China denies homegrown jet is mere assembly of foreign parts
Rediff.com4 Nov 2015The C919 - a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft seating up to 174 people - is similar in size to the Airbus 320.
Don't let economy slip below 6.5%: Xi tells officials
Rediff.com3 Nov 2015China must maintain medium-high growth for the next five years.
'China can learn from India's manpower training in Africa'
Rediff.com3 Nov 2015India is devoting itself to promoting a strategy of diversifying its energy sources.