Xi Goes Where Only Mao Went Before

On Friday, March 10, 2023, China's National People's Congress unanimously endorsed an unprecedented third five-year term as president for Xi Jinping. Xi, who will turn 70 on June 15, was re-elected......

Should Modi Be Worried About This?

Moscow has been New Delhi's all weather friend for 52 years, so the recent China-Russia engagement must make the MEA mandarins queasy specially as its new found friend, the United States of India,......

Guess Their Ages Folks!

There's much talk in the United States about how the main contenders in November's presidential election are old and have dodgy memories. But as The Wall Street Journal newspaper pointed out on......

Tyrants' Day Out: When Putin Met Kim

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un met at a remote space centre in Russia's Far East region Amur on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Vlad and Kim are expected to......

China to open world's longest high-speed rail line

China is set to open a 2,298-km high-speed railway line, the world's longest, in about two weeks, linking the capital city with the country's trading hub of Guangzhou. According to the Ministry of......

2021: An year of record trade amid frozen India-China ties

India and China achieved a major milestone this year when their bilateral trade crossed the landmark figure of $100 billion but it did not generate any fanfare in both capitals as the two Asian......

1% Chinese own 1/3rd of national wealth

About one per cent of Chinese households own one-third of the nation's wealth, a report has said, raising concerns about income inequality in the world's most populous country led by Communist......

Down 6.8%, China posts worst economic growth since Cultural Revolution

China's GDP took the worst hit since the disastrous Cultural Revolution in 1976, plummeting by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 as the country took unprecedented measures to fight the......

IOC suspends protest probe into Saunders, Mao case continues

IMAGE: Shot Put silver medallist, Raven Saunders of the United States gestures on the podium. Earlier this week, the IOC said it was investigating after shot put silver medallist American Raven......

Move over Mao, the Olympics are coming

China's central bank will drop former leader Mao Zedong's face from six million new 10 yuan ($1.46) notes to mark next month's Olympic Games. - BMX gears up for Olympics debut One side of the new......

Images from the Australian Open 2010, Day 10

China's Li Na battled past sixth-seeded American Venus Williams 2-6, 7-6, 7-5 to advance to the semi-finals of the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Wednesday. The victory......