24 years after tanks rolled down Tiananmen Square

Thousands of Chinese are on Tuesday observing the 24th anniversary of the bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square. We reproduce an updated version of a feature on......

Tiananmen Square: When China's history changed FOREVER

Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of China’s infamous Tiananmen Square massacre, an event that defined a generation of activists and shocked the world. Rediff.com presents some of the......

When Putin Met Xi Jinping

On Thursday, May 16, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a two-day State visit as both countries looked to further deepen the relationship between Moscow and Beijing. This......

President Xi launches cyber warfare wing for Chinese military

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday launched an information support force, a new wing of the People's Liberation Army, which he said will be a strategic branch, a key pillar and a vital power in......

China revises GDP calculation method again

With adoption of the new method the size of China's economy last year was about $130 billion larger than previously estimated. China has revised the method of calculating its GDP for the second......

The power of the Chinese economy

The head of the European monetary authority stepped off the plane at Beijing airport, and was transported by a high-speed train faster than France's TGV, to the centre of Beijing. There he......

China plans to build huge space solar power station

China plans to build a huge solar power station 36,000 kilometres above the ground in an attempt to battle smog, cut greenhouse gases and solve energy crisis, much on the lines of an idea first......

Does China have much to celebrate these days?

'The leadership is confronted with an economy growing at its slowest pace in 20 years,' points out Claude Smadja. IMAGE: Performers travel past Tiananmen Square next to a float showing the late......

Torch cheered through Tiananmen Square

Euphoric crowds chanting "Go Olympics, Go Beijing" cheered the Olympic flame through Tiananmen Square on Wednesday at the end of its troubled global relay. - The Olympic torch: Peace and......

Even Spiderman Ran New York Marathon

Glimpses from the Marathons in New York and Beijing. More than 50,000 runners took part in the TCS 2022 New York City Marathon. The Beijing Marathon was stalled for two years due to the pandemic.......

Olympic torch relay launched in Beijing

Chinese President Hu Jintao hands the Olympic torch to Olympic hurdler and gold medallist Liu Xiang during the welcome ceremony for the Olympic flame for the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay at......