Forge a 'great wall of steel', Xi tells China's border troops

President Xi Jinping has called on China's border troops to forge a "great wall of steel" along the country's frontiers by enhancing their capabilities in border defence and control, the state......

Ahead of Winter Olympics, China sees spurt in Delta cases

China has reported a spike in COVID-19 infections in Zhejiang Province which registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed cases stated to be that of new Delta strain "sub-lineage AY.4", prompting......

China reports over 100 Covid cases amid virus spike

China on Wednesday reported over 100 COVID-19 cases, including nine in Beijing, which has already imposed several curbs restricting the travel of the city residents to other parts of the country......

Beijing turns yellow as city sees worst sandstorm

The Chinese capital Beijing was shrouded in thick brown dust on Monday morning as a result of heavy winds blowing in from Inner Mongolia and other parts of northwestern China. The China......

Suzlon bags Chinese project

Asia's largest integrated wind power company, Suzlon Energy has secured a contract from China-based Guohua Xilinguole New Energy and Source Co Ltd for a wind farm project.Suzlon informed the......

New tool to pinpoint oil reserves developed

Scientists have developed a new tool that can precisely pinpoint where petroleum and gas reserves have accumulated. The tool is a new index that provides a better understanding of how oil......

China planning New Silk Road

China is planning a 'New Silk Road' at a cost of $660 million that will run through Central Asia and continue into Europe, crossing the Pamir Plateau, to facilitate improved transport and trade.The......

Nooyi's growing clout in global business

India-born PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has been mighty busy and mighty vocalin 2009, and it's clear that her clout in the world of business and finance, both in America and abroad, is growing. All her......

Hockey WC: Title holders Australia struggle past Ireland

IMAGE: A tough contest unfurled on the turf between Australia and Ireland. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter Australia's quest for a record hat-trick of titles started with a hard-fought 2-1......

Japan judokas to the fore

Japan's Olympic judo campaign got off to a flying start on Saturday when Tadahiro Nomura became the sport's first triple Olympic champion and compatriot Ryoko Tani also broke new ground by taking......

India at Asian Games: Shooters bag silver; squash players set to swell medal haul

Shooters Vijay Kumar, left, Pemba Tamang, right, and Gurpreet Singh with their medals at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. Photograph: PTI The Indian men's team ended its campaign in the pistol......