China beats South Korea, France to continue winning streak at ITTF Mixed Team World Cup
Chengdu, Dec 4 (IANS) China won over South Korea and France successively with an unbeaten record at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup in Chengdu on Thursday. China’s Wang Manyu then seized an 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 win over Lee Eun-hye, and world No.1 Wang Chuqin of China added another two games, […]
Trump links China to tariffs, chip controls, and ‘trillions’ in US gains
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) President Donald Trump cast China as a central factor in his administration’s economic and national security strategy, arguing that tariffs, tightened technology rules, and new domestic manufacturing incentives had put the United States “in the hottest country anywhere in the world.” As he rolled back Biden-era auto-efficiency regulations at an Oval […]
ITTF Mixed Team World Cup: China sweeps Egypt, South Korea rallies past Chinese Taipei
Chengdu (China), Dec 1 (IANS) China beat Egypt 8-0, while South Korea came back to defeat Chinese Taipei 8-6 at the 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup here on Monday. Chinese paddlers felt at ease in their second group match, as Kuai Man and Lin Shidong crushed Egypt’s Badr Mostafa and […]
Former Japanese PM Ishiba criticises Takaichi’s remarks on China
Tokyo, Nov 27 (IANS) Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has criticised current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s erroneous remarks on China’s Taiwan once again, stressing the importance of building stable relations between Japan and China, the Mainichi Shimbun reported. Ishiba on Wednesday (local time) stated in a speech in Tokyo that since the normalisation of […]
US reaches out to India and allies for ‘fulsome group response’ to China’s rare earth controls
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday reiterated Washington’s desire to build a “fulsome group response” to Chinese export controls on rare earths, including proposed talks with Indian officials. “We are going to be speaking with our European allies, with Australia, with Canada, with India and the Asian democracies, and we’re […]
Meeting between PM Modi, Putin and Xi reflected rare display of unity: Report
Tianjin, Sep 2 (IANS) The highly-publicised interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China’s Tianjin showcased a striking display of unity, a report cited on Tuesday. The handshakes, hugs, and a rare display of camaraderie, moments where PM […]
China activates emergency response as Typhoon Kajiki approaches
Beijing, Aug 23 (IANS) China on Saturday activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding and typhoon in Hainan Province as Typhoon Kajiki, the 13th typhoon of this year, is approaching, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has initiated emergency response measures and dispatched a work team […]
China: Investigation team set up after deadly bridge construction accident
Beijing, Aug 23 (IANS) An investigation team has been established by the Qinghai provincial government in China following a fatal bridge construction accident that occurred on Friday, according to the provincial emergency management bureau. Twelve people have been confirmed dead and four remain missing as of 6 pm Friday, after a steel cable snapped during […]
EAM Jaishankar to visit China today for SCO meeting
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will embark on a three-day visit to China starting Sunday to attend the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states being held in Tianjin. While the External Affairs Minister has met his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of multilateral events, this […]
India and China review situation along LAC, early resumption of Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra
Beijing, March 25 (IANS) India and China on Tuesday comprehensively reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas and early resumption of cross-border cooperation – including on trans-border rivers and Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra – during the 33rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border […]
