China

Xi Jinping to sign Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK

China's leader Xi Jinping is expected to put the seal later on its contribution to what will be the first UK nuclear power plant to be built in a generation.
21 October 2015, 05:27 AM

China's economic growth falls to 6.9%

China's economy grows 6.9 percent in the third quarter, the weakest rate since the global financial crisis.
19 October 2015, 04:38 AM

China’s wacky street food with a twist

Dhaka’s street food has scenario has changed drastically in recent times with food carts offering versatile items of savory and sweet. In China, the concept of street food has taken a new turn.
18 October 2015, 15:50 PM

Fossil teeth place humans in Asia '20,000 years early'

Fossil finds from China shake up the traditional narrative of humankind's dispersal from Africa.
15 October 2015, 15:45 PM

View from the roof of the world

The Tibet autonomous region is the highest region on Earth with an elevation of 4,900 meters above sea level.
15 October 2015, 06:35 AM

PepsiCo says to market mobile phones, accessories in China

PepsiCo Inc says it is working with a licensing partner to market a line of mobile phones and accessories in China in the next few months.
13 October 2015, 05:59 AM

Chinese hackers arrested after US request

Chinese police arrests hackers after the US government supplied them with a list of cybercrime suspects.
12 October 2015, 12:20 PM

Former China energy chief Jiang Jiemin jailed for corruption

The former chief of China's biggest oil firm, Jiang Jiemin, is sentenced to 16 years in prison for accepting bribes, state media say.
12 October 2015, 11:15 AM

An evening at Nantang Block

A walk around the historical block of Nantang, in Ningbo of China to get a glimpse of the weekend activities of the local people, and to try out some of their traditional delicacies.
11 October 2015, 17:46 PM

1 in 3 young Chinese men to die from smoking: Study

A new study warns that a third of all men currently under the age of 20 in China will eventually die prematurely if they do not give up smoking.
9 October 2015, 15:49 PM

Four-year-old boy in China dies in escalator accident

A four-year-old boy in the Chinese city of Chongqing has died after becoming wedged under an escalator handrail at a subway station.
9 October 2015, 05:42 AM

China's glass walkway closed after cracks found

Chinese tourists are left screaming in terror on the side of a 3,540 ft high cliff after a glass pane on a new transparent walkway suddenly shattered on Monday. Authorities closed the tourist attraction for repair works.
8 October 2015, 04:41 AM

Hong Kong fined by Fifa for fans booing Chinese anthem

The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) has been fined $40,000 Hong Kong dollars ($5,160; £3,400) after its fans booed the Chinese national anthem during a match last month.
6 October 2015, 05:12 AM

Japanese, Chinese, Irish scientists win 2015 Nobel medicine prize for parasite therapies

Irish-born William Campbell, Satoshi Omura of Japan and China's Youyou Tu win the Nobel Medicine Prize for their discoveries of treatments against parasites, the jury says.
5 October 2015, 10:00 AM

Global economy loses steam as Chinese, European factories falter

World economic growth lost momentum in September, with China's factory output shrinking again, euro zone manufacturing growth slowing, and US activity steady.
1 October 2015, 15:40 PM

Bangkok blast: Suspect admits to planting shrine bomb

Lawyer of suspect says he committed the act to repay a 'personal favour'.
1 October 2015, 06:58 AM

Fresh blast hits China’s Guangxi

Chinese authorities are investigating a fresh explosion in Guangxi province, a day after a series of blasts killed seven people.
1 October 2015, 04:47 AM

Can China's economic woes derail world recovery?

In these times of interconnected economies, China's recent economic troubles seem to be the last straw that broke the camel's back. First of all, less growth in China spells trouble for its trading partners. But there is another worrisome development for ROW. China, after years of goading from IMF and US economists, is undertaking a policy shift in an attempt to change its economic growth paradigm.
29 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Google to set up Wi-Fi in 400 Indian railway stations

Google is to provide high-speed public Wi-Fi in 400 Indian railway stations that carry millions of passengers every day.
28 September 2015, 07:27 AM

India launches first space observatory ASTROSAT

India today successfully launched a satellite-launch-vehicle carrying ASTROSAT, its first astronomy observatory to study distant celestial objects.
28 September 2015, 06:49 AM