K J M VARMA

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Over 400 missing hours after Chinese ship sinks, captain held

Over 400 missing hours after Chinese ship sinks, captain held

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

A cruise ship carrying over 450 people, mostly elderly, capsized because of a cyclone in the murky waters of Asia's longest Yangtze River in China's Hubei province as rescuers on Monday raced against time to find survivors with hundreds missing and at least five dead.

Number of poor in China? A whopping 36 million!

Number of poor in China? A whopping 36 million!

Rediff.com27 May 2015

China continued to have pockets of poverty despite massive development.

Nursing home inferno kills 38 senior citizens in China

Nursing home inferno kills 38 senior citizens in China

Rediff.com27 May 2015

A massive fire engulfed a private nursing home for senior citizens in central China, killing at least 38 residents who were charred beyond recognition and prompting authorities to order nationwide safety checks of public buildings.

China, India, Russia to be top 3 shareholders of AIIB: Expert

China, India, Russia to be top 3 shareholders of AIIB: Expert

Rediff.com21 May 2015

China would be an influential player in the bank

Infosys to open first overseas campus in China

Infosys to open first overseas campus in China

Rediff.com16 May 2015

Infosys to open first overseas campus in China

China wants yoga-like global status for Tai Chi

China wants yoga-like global status for Tai Chi

Rediff.com16 May 2015

Chinese Premier Li wants to get UN recognition for Tai Chi.

Apple unseats Xiaomi in China!

Apple unseats Xiaomi in China!

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Chinese smartphone market, world's largest, shrinks in Q1

Looking forward to visiting China from May 14, says Modi on Weibo

Looking forward to visiting China from May 14, says Modi on Weibo

Rediff.com5 May 2015

The PM on Tuesday officially announced his visit to China from May 14 to 16.

China slaps record fine on McDonald's supplier for pollution

China slaps record fine on McDonald's supplier for pollution

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

The 3.9 million yuan ($630,000) fine is the biggest-ever.

This Chinese journalist gets 7 years in prison for leaking state secrets

This Chinese journalist gets 7 years in prison for leaking state secrets

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

Gao Yu was found her guilty of leaking an internal Communist Party document to a foreign website.

Xiaomi sells 2.11 million phones in 12 hours, sets Guinness record

Xiaomi sells 2.11 million phones in 12 hours, sets Guinness record

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Xiaomi easily broke their record from the same event last year.

Dispute with India over Arunachal an 'undeniable fact': China

Dispute with India over Arunachal an 'undeniable fact': China

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

China has welcomed Modi remarks on border, and has said it has a 'positive attitude'.

Modi to do a MSG style event in Shanghai during China visit

Modi to do a MSG style event in Shanghai during China visit

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do a repeat of his Madison Square Garden act during his next month's visit to China

China's super rich grows record high

China's super rich grows record high

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

The total assets of the superrich soared to 31 trillion yuan.

China plans to build huge space solar power station

China plans to build huge space solar power station

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

The power station would be a super spacecraft on a eosynchronous orbit.

China's manufacturing activity slows down to 11-month low

China's manufacturing activity slows down to 11-month low

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

HSBC's purchasing managers' index was released on Tuesday.

Ahead of Modi's visit, India and China to hold border talks from Monday

Ahead of Modi's visit, India and China to hold border talks from Monday

Rediff.com22 Mar 2015

India and China will hold the 18th round of border talks in Delhi from Monday - the first round of negotiations after PM Modi came to power last year.

China mocks India's democratic system

China mocks India's democratic system

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

China would have become another India "where around 20% of the world's poorest live" if it adopted democracy

Ensuring employment? China faces an arduous task

Ensuring employment? China faces an arduous task

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

The steady decline of economy recently made Chinese youth anxious.

Border dispute with India contained, says China

Border dispute with India contained, says China

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

China on Sunday said the border dispute with India has been "contained" and the Indian elephant and Chinese dragon should "do more" to strengthen the bilateral cooperation to facilitate its settlement.

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