Chinese polar bear hotel opens to outrage

A hotel that bills itself as the world's first "polar bear hotel" has opened in China's far northeastern Heilongjiang province, drawing both guests and criticism for its central feature: live polar......

Xi Humiliates Predecessor Hu!

In scenes replicating purges at party conferences in Pyongyang, Xi Jinping appeared to borrow from Kim Jong Un's playbook when he had Hu Jintao, his predecessor as Communist party general secretary......

UP: Six months jail for three 'straying' Chinese

A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district on Wednesday awarded six months imprisonment, together with a fine of Rs 50,000 each, to three Chinese nationals, including a woman, who had......

15 amazing survival stories

Whether it be natural disasters, animal attacks or acts of violence, some survivors have overcome adversity and lived to tell their stories.We bring before you 15 such people.We start off with Toya......

Yang Yuanqing: China's first global capitalist

On a bright September afternoon, a black Mercedes S320 pulls up to a curb in the middle of Beijing's bustling Zhongguancun, the consumer-electronics shopping district. Out steps a man in a......

Billionaire behind 2009's biggest IPO

The much-anticipated public offering of China Zhongwang Holdings, one of Asia's largest extruded-aluminum product makers, is expected to take place on May 8. It will be the world's largest of 2009......

Chinese firm buys IBM's PC business

In a major breakthrough in China's ambition to become a key global player in information technology sector, its largest personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd on Wednesday acquired US-based IBM's......

What Google is doing in China

Kai-Fu Lee was waiting serenely at the upscale sushi and seafood buffet he had selected for our meeting in Redmond, Washington. One thing about Lee: Friends let him choose the restaurant. He keeps......

Sindhu breaks BWF tour title drought; Sen and Treesa-Gayatri triumph

IMAGE: PV Sindhu's victory marks her return to the top of the podium after over two years. Photograph: Doordarshan Sports/X Top seeds P V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen produced commanding performances to......

PIX: Khelif wins women's welterweight gold amid gender dispute

IMAGE: Algeria's Imane Khelif kisses her gold medal after the Olympics women's boxing 66kg victory ceremony at Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, on Friday. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Algeria's......

Satwik-Chirag's comeback bid: Can they reclaim glory?

IMAGE: The former world number one duo had been sidelined from competitive action post the Paris Olympics due to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy's shoulder injury. Photograph: Satwiksairaj......

Dutch hockey double as women beat China in shoot-out

IMAGE: The Netherlands players celebrate victory over China in the Olympics women's hockey final at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, Colombes, on Friday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The Netherlands......

PIX: Khelif powers into women's 66kg final amid gender dispute

IMAGE: Algeria's Imane Khelif is declared the winner by referee Shawn Reese after the Olympics women's 66kg semi-final against Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng at Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, on......