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......

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......

Taiwan to open economic-cultural centre in Mumbai

India on Thursday said it promotes engagement with Taiwan in several areas including trade and investment and Taipei's decision to open an economic and cultural centre in Mumbai should be seen in......

Tension eases as China concludes 3-day military drills 'encircling' Taiwan

China on Monday said it has successfully completed its three-day large-scale fire and fury military drills "encircling" Taiwan, including the use of an aircraft carrier, aimed at showing its anger......

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......

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......

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......

Right time to invest: India tells Chinese investors

India has told Chinese investors that conditions are right for them to make India, already the largest market for project exports from China, their investment destination. The Indian Consulate in......

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,......