India now a 'major power': Chinese scholar

India has emerged as a 'major power' by achieving outstanding results in economic development and social governance and its transformation as a stronger, assertive country has made it a 'new......

Beijing issues Chinese names of 11 places in Arunachal

China has released a third set of names in Chinese, Tibetan and pinyin characters for Arunachal Pradesh, as part of its efforts to reemphasise its claim over the Indian state. IMAGE: A Buddha......

China defends Covid policy, downplays protests as country logs 40K fresh cases

China on Monday dismissed concerns over its controversial zero-COVID policy in the face of unprecedented demonstrations, which have spread to Beijing even as it reported close to 40,000 coronavirus......

China protests over Covid lockdowns; demand Xi's resignation

The protests against COVID-19 lockdowns have spread to Beijing even as China reported close to 40,000 coronavirus cases on Monday as authorities scrambled to contain the fresh surge in infections.......

Chinese media slams Apple; consumers scoff the press

Chinese Internet users are crying foul over the perceived unfair treatment doled out to Apple Inc by state-run media, which has actively criticised the smartphone maker for the past two weeks over......

Chinese face rising cost of dying

When Lin Yuanjing's husband died of liver cancer in February she was prepared with the wads of cash she knew would be needed to navigate the bureaucracy of death. The first people she paid were the......

Indians among top 10 browsers of China's portal

China's leading news portal is keen to have a Hindi version of its website for Indians, who are currently among its top 10 browsers, but high cost was a barrier, an official said."We know that......

We'll never allow India to beat us: China

China has dismissed global forecasts that a democratic India will overtake the Communist giant on the economic front by 2020, saying those predictions lacked "statistical evidence.""There is a......

Beijing marks 100-day countdown to Games

Beijing on Wednesday marks the 100-day countdown to the Olympics with songs, a mass run and even prayers, hoping to put behind it the tumultuous events of the past month which have taken much gloss......