China

Crude awakening: Chinese oil demand rebounds as independent refiners restock

Global benchmark Brent oil prices had fallen more than 30 percent to just above $50 a barrel by the end of 2018.

Jan 28, 2019

US lawmakers reintroduce legislation enforcing fair trade with China

The Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act is the companion legislation to similar legislation introduced by Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio in the Senate.

Jan 23, 2019

India will become world's fastest growing economy in 2019-20: IMF

India's growth could rise from an estimated 7.3% in the current financial year to 7.5% in 2019-20 amid a global slowdown.

Jan 22, 2019

China set to post slowest growth in 28 years in 2018, more stimulus seen

China is expected to report on Monday that economic growth cooled to its slowest in 28 years in 2018 amid weakening domestic demand and bruising U.S. tariffs, adding pressure on Beijing to roll out more support measures to avert a sharper slowdown.

Jan 20, 2019

Trade negotiations with China going well: Trump

"In the meantime, we've taken in billions and billions of dollars in tariffs from China, and from others. Our steel industry has come roaring back, and that makes me very happy," said Trump.

Jan 5, 2019

Chinas Magical City Of Ice

The annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in China is one of the worlds largest ice and snow festivals, filled with illuminating ice towers and monumental snow sculptures.

Jan 2, 2019

Huawei hopes to untangle 5G mess by surrendering source code

Chinese telecom equipment maker prepares for taking part in Indian 5G trials in the first quarter of next year.

Dec 24, 2018

Parliamentary panel recommends overhauling of road infrastructure along Chinese border

The committee argued that the BRO should work to "achieve full connectivity" and the center should "significantly enhance the level of priority it gives to border roads" against the backdrop of last year's standoff with PLA at Doklam.

Dec 20, 2018

Twitter warns 'unusual activity' from hackers in China, Saudi Arabia

The revelation led to Twitter stock dropping nearly 7 per cent on Monday.

Dec 18, 2018

As trade war bites, China advisers recommend lowering 2019 growth target

The meeting will not result in any public announcement of economic targets, which are usually reserved for the opening of the parliamentary session in early March.

Dec 17, 2018

India, China to resume military drills after a year's gap

The exercises will be held after a gap of one year as both the sides were locked in a 73-day standoff in Doklam in the Sikkim sector of the border in 2017.

Dec 9, 2018

Thousands of women from Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam trafficked and sold as brides in China

While many of these women cross over to China and marry the men unwillingly, others are tricked and trafficked into the East Asian nation. Many of these women are reportedly also forced to have children for the men.

Dec 8, 2018

China confident it can clinch US trade pact as President Trump demands 'real deal'

The remarks by the Chinese Commerce Ministry follow a period of relative quiet from Beijing after Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping reached a temporary truce in their trade war at a meeting over dinner in Argentina on Saturday.

Dec 5, 2018

Alibaba's Jack Ma is a Communist Party member, reveals China state paper

Jack Ma, the head of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and China's best-known capitalist, is a Communist Party member, the official Party newspaper said on Monday, debunking a public assumption the billionaire was politically unattached.

Nov 27, 2018

China lauds voters after defeat of Taiwan's ruling party

China on Sunday welcomed the defeat of Taiwan's pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at local elections, saying it showed people wanted peaceful relations with Beijing.

Nov 25, 2018

GDP growth: India at top spot among major economies; China remains second

Rating agencies estimate growth at 7.5 per cent despite several economic headwinds like high fuel prices and currency volatility.

Nov 23, 2018

China plans to build country's first undersea tunnel for high-speed trains

Designed to run at 250 km per hour, the trains will reduce the journey time from 1.5 hours to around half an hour.

Nov 23, 2018

India's refined copper consumption to double by 2026: Birla Copper CEO JC Laddha

The nation's consumption of the metal is expected to rise to 1.433 million tonnes by 2026 from 650,000 tonnes in 2018, Birla Copper CEO J.C. Laddha told delegates at the Asia Copper Conference in Shanghai.

Nov 15, 2018

Why is Communist China purging Marxist students in elite universities?

The student uprising took shape at a Shenzhen-based company called Jasic Technology, a welding machinery manufacturer, where the activists formed a worker support group called Jasic Workers Solidarity.

Nov 14, 2018

China fails to reveal if it offered financial aid to cash-starved Pakistan

A day after Khan's four-day China visit ended, Pakistan's Finance Minister Asad Umar said that Beijing has offered $6 billion loans Islamabad to resolve country's economic crisis.

Nov 8, 2018