Why didn't Maldivian Prez Muizzu's Delhi visit in Nov go ahead?

As the row between India and the Maldives rages, it has now emerged that the Maldivian government had proposed in November a visit to New Delhi by its President Mohamed Muizzu even as he maintained......

Send us your tourists, Prez Muizzu urges China amid row with India

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Tuesday appealed to China to "intensify" efforts to send more tourists to his country, amid a spate of cancellation of reservations by Indian tourists after a......

The Most FANTASTIC Pix You Will See!

The World Photography Organisation has revealed the winners for the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. Here are the winning entries: A Colourful Dream by Bibek Kunwar   I took this in a felt......

Can China Win A War With US?

According to the Pentagon report, the PLA is creating options for dissuading, deterring, and defeating external intervention in the Indo-Pacific region. IMAGE: J-20 stealth fighter jets of the......

PHOTOS: Have you seen these amazing toy factories?

Manufacturing toys is a big business. Those associated with the industry keep pace with the rapidly changing society and provide youngsters with appropriate playthings that cater to their......

China launches international payment system to globalise yuan

Today's move came as China launched a host of reforms to halt the slow down of the economy, which is hovering around seven per cent with forecasts that it would dip down further. China on Thursday......

China's high speed bullet train network exceeds 10,000 km

China's fast expanding high-speed bullet train lines have exceeded 10,000 km with the opening of a railway track linking the coastal city of Fuzhou and in-land Nanchang on Thursday. It is the......

Are the forces of globalisation losing steam?

Trade barriers have not risen significantly anywhere and now the values of both imports and exports have fallen, notes Daniel Gros China has just announced that last year, for the first time since......

Beijing 2022 mascot Bing Dwen Dwen is just too popular

IMAGE: Bronze medallist Isabelle Weidemann of Team Canada holds up the Panda mascot. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Die-hard fans, and scalpers, queued overnight for the chance......

Man quits job to watch World Cup

A Beijing soccer fan refused to let the small matter of his house burning down disturb his enjoyment of Tuesday's World Cup match between France and Spain.A fire broke out in a hutong (a narrow......

Players punished for romancing

Sports powerhouse China has expelled four table-tennis players in accordance to an unwritten law in the country, which bans romance while training. The players punished included Bai Yang, 19,......