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Chinese aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait, triggers tensions ahead of elections

China's Navy spokesman Cheng Dewei said the carrier, which is Beijing's second such carrier, crossed the sensitive territory for "scientific research tests and routine training."

Nov 18, 2019

Delhi remains most polluted city in the world; odd-even to be extended?

Within Asia, air pollution is concentrated in South Asia as six of the top 10 most polluted cities fall in the Indian sub-continent.

Nov 15, 2019

Elon Musk wants to merge human brains with computers

Say bye to internet censorship in India, China with this new AI tool

The team ran Geneva on a computer in China with an unmodified Google Chrome browser installed to demonstrate that Geneva worked in the real world against undiscovered censorship strategies.

Nov 15, 2019

China's rights lawyers depressed and unemployed after clampdown on legal professions

The sweep by the Chinese government began on July 9, 2015, after around 300 Chinese human rights lawyers were detained, questioned in what was later called as "709 crackdown".

Nov 14, 2019

Cotton industry slump due to US-China trade war, says Union textile minister Smriti Irani

Smriti Irani addressed the Indian Cotton Conference 2019 which focused on the branding of India as the most potential organic cotton producing country across the globe.

Nov 11, 2019

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China begins developing 6G technology after launching 5G services

The 6G technology research "is still in the initial stage of exploration" so key indicators and application scenarios have yet to be clearly defined.

Nov 8, 2019

Indian export to US increased by $755 million due to trade war with China: Report

Trade diversion effects for India were smaller compared some other countries, "but still substantial".

Nov 6, 2019

Asia trade pact doesn't reflect India's interests, decided not to join: PM Modi

The RCEP is backed by China and also brings in the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

Nov 5, 2019

Talks on Asian trade deal 'conclusive', says Thai minister

The prospects of reaching agreement on the 16-nation RCEP, which is backed by China, were thrown into doubt by last-minute demands from India ahead of meetings in Bangkok.

Nov 4, 2019

China's next space rockets likely to make test flights in 2020, 2021

The release of the flight schedule by China Rocket Co comes two months after the firm's first reusable rocket, the 23-tonne Smart Dragon-1, delivered three satellites into orbit.

Oct 22, 2019

Asia-Pacific 2019 growth to slow to 5.8% on trade tensions: World Bank

Economic growth in the region is forecast to slip to 5.8% in 2019 from 6.3% in 2018.

Oct 10, 2019

Another Pakistan drone spotted in Punjab's Ferozpur, third infiltration this week

The drone was spotted entering India from Pakistan side of the border at 755 pm in the evening by security officials and later by local individuals.

Oct 10, 2019

Beijing calls for India to 'step up dialogue' with Pakistan on Kashmir ahead of informal summit

Speaking ahead of the informal summit between Modi and Xi, Foreign minister Spokesperson Geng Shuang lauded both the country's efforts to cooperate despite "differences and sensitive issues."

Oct 9, 2019

US blacklists 28 Chinese entities amid tense atmosphere; quick trade deal unlikely

The move by the US Commerce Department could deepen divisions between Washington and Beijing at a critical juncture in their 15-month trade war.

Oct 8, 2019

Trump calls for China to investigate Joe Biden amid impeachment inquiry

The Republican president said he believed both China and Ukraine should look into 2020 presidential hopeful Biden and his businessman son Hunter, and described the impeachment probe as "crap".

Oct 4, 2019

India's $130 billion military modernisation will boost two-front war capability

The modernisation programme, which is to be completed in five to seven years, takes into account the need to be ready to meet simultaneous threats from China and Pakistan.

Sep 10, 2019

Is the new Chinese hunter drone capable of taking down small aircraft?

The drone, capable of performing surveillance and reconnaissance, can be operated in both combat and non-combat areas and can simulate land-based rocket launchers and radar.

Sep 6, 2019

On threshold of lunar history: Vikram lander all set for soft-landing on Moon

Vikram lander, which separated from Chandrayaan 2 on Monday, will make a soft-landing on the southern polar region of the Moon on Saturday.

Sep 4, 2019

Trump calls for 'freedom' from Chinese goods; imposes fresh tariffs amid worsening trade war

The extra tariffs by China were levied on 1,717 items of a total of 5,078 products originating from the United States. The rest of the additional tariffs is reported to begin from December 15.

Sep 2, 2019

China debunks carbon emission goals report; says trade war risks climate targets

The Chinese official said since the country relied on fossil fuels, emission positive adjustments and meeting the targets will not be possible due to the economic slowdown amid trade war with the US.

Aug 30, 2019

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