China

Badminton: India blanked 0-5 by China in Sudirman Cup

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013

Only PV Sindhu could offer a semblance of a fight in her 21-19 16-21 14-21 women's singles loss to Wang Yihan while the four other Indians were outclassed by the Chinese at the Putra Stadium.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in India to hold talks with PM

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013

Nearly 27 years after he made his last trip to India, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Delhi today on his first overseas official visit and will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on all contentious issues, including the bound...

Chinese dragon, Indian elephant should tango together: Xinhua

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013

As Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing for India, China on Sunday said that if the two Asian giants "tango" together, the BRICS grouping would get a boost and efforts to safeguard the rights of developing countries strengthened.

Delhi's Race Course Metro station to be shut for two hours today

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013

Anticipating Tibetan protests during the visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to close Metro station at Race Course Road for two hours on Sunday evening, besides shutting four others on Monday.

Security tightened, Delhi metro stations to be shut for Chinese premier's visit

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 19, 2013

As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits the national capital, the Delhi Police have deployed more personnel and shut down certain routes, including near the Chinese embassy.

China investigates North Korea boat hijack claim: official

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2013

Chinese authorities were on Sunday investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official said.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in India

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 19, 2013

All issues, including the boundary question, would be on the table when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet in Delhi on Sunday evening for talks.

Google Maps lead man kidnapped 23 years ago back to family

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013

A Chinese man kidnapped 23 years ago at the age of five and sold to a family 1,500 km from his home, has been reunited with his family again, all thanks to Google Maps.

China police arrest man after plane bomb threats

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013

Chinese police have arrested a man who allegedly made bomb threats which caused delays or diversions to Shanghai, news reports said on Saturday.

Southern China rains kill 55, leave 14 missing

Associated Press | Saturday May 18, 2013

Chinese authorities say rainstorms that battered southern China this week have killed 55 people and left 14 others missing.

Death toll from new bird flu in China rises to 36: WHO

Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013

Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.

Cannes 2013: A Touch Of Sin, the boldest work to emerge from China in years

Agence France Presse | Friday May 17, 2013

The only Chinese contestant in the running for this year's Palme d'Or, A Touch of Sin (Tian Zhu Ding) reaped enthusiastic applause at a press screening on Thursday.

China ships have entered disputed-islands waters off the Senkaku Islands: Japan

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013

Three Chinese government ships entered the waters of disputed islands on Friday, Japan's coastguard said, more than a year after the then-Tokyo governor set off the row by announcing plans to buy them.

World Bank says China, India to be biggest investors by 2030

Friday May 17, 2013

India and China are expected to be the largest investors among developing countries by 2030, with the two Asian giants accounting for 38 per cent of global gross investment, a World Bank report said today.

China woman sentenced to death for investment scam

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013

A businesswoman in China has been sentenced to death for defrauding her clients of around 70 million dollars in an investment scam, state media reported Friday as authorities crack down on illegal banking.