In a first, India comments on human rights situation in China's Xinjiang

For the first time, India on Friday clearly commented on the situation in China's Xinjiang and said rights of people of the autonomous region should be "respected and guaranteed". IMAGE: Uyghur......

India abstains from UN rights panel vote on Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang

India on Thursday abstained from voting on a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council on holding a debate on the human rights situation in China's restive Xinjiang region. IMAGE: A protest......

Xi honours PLA's Galwan commander during visit to Xinjiang

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who made a rare visit this week to the restive Xinjiang region which borders Ladakh, met the troops and officers stationed there and praised their ”outstanding......

India 'aware' of China build-up at border

Noting that it is aware about China's infrastructure build up along the Line of Actual Control, government on Thursday said India is also ramping up its infrastructure in border areas to meet its......

Chinese woman dies of electrocution while using iPhone

A 23-year-old Chinese woman has died after being electrocuted while using iPhone, her family alleged. The incident happened in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has gone viral online,......

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......

China bans media from reporting on 18 subjects

China has banned the country's media from reporting on 18 subjects, including yuan revaluation, corruption and problems in Tibet and Xinjiang, according to a media report."China has prohibited the......

China starts work on Central Asian freeway

China has started construction of a four-lane freeway that will form a key part of a central Asia highway network between Korla and Kuqa, in north west China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The......

First-ever Tibet-based athletes to compete in Winter Games

IMAGE: The report did not specify their ethnicity, but both have Tibetan-sounding names and were born in the Tibet Autonomous Region, where ethnic Tibetans make up over 80% of the population.......

Tibetans protesting Beijing Games march to IOC headquarters

The marchers -- many wrapped in the red, yellow and blue flag of Tibet and dressed in traditional robes -- chanted and played drums, holding a minute of silence for their "martrys" before starting......