China
- India
China’s infrastructure growth near India border “alarming”: Top US General
New Delhi: A top US General on Wednesday said some of the defence infrastructure that is being created by China near its border with India in Ladakh is “alarming”, calling the Chinese…
- World
China secretly building military facility in Cambodia, says report
Washington: China is building a naval facility in Cambodia for military use, the second such overseas outpost and its first in the strategically significant Indo-Pacific region. The military presence will be on…
- World
China successfully launches crewed mission to complete space station construction
Beijing: China on Sunday successfully launched three astronauts on a six-month mission to complete the construction of the country’s space station currently orbiting the earth. The Shenzhou-14 spacecraft carrying astronauts Chen Dong,…
- World
US Defense Secretary set to meet Chinese counterpart next week
Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to meet his Chinese counterpart for the first time during a trip to Singapore for a defence summit next week, CNN reported citing a…
- World
China to launch three-person mission to build space station
Beijing: China will launch three astronauts on a spacecraft on Sunday on a six-month mission to complete the construction of the country’s space station currently orbiting the earth, China Manned Space Agency…
- India
Europe has to grow out of mindset that its problems are world’s problems: Jaishankar
New Delhi: India has a difficult relationship with China but it is perfectly capable of managing it, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday, rejecting the European construct that New Delhi’s…
- Technology
Elon Musk plans 10% staff cut at Tesla, freezes hiring
San Francisco: Elon Musk is reportedly planning to axe 10 per cent of Tesla staff, along with freezing hiring amid stalled Twitter deal, global macroeconomic conditions like chip shortage, rising inflation and…
- World
Dragon boat races, festive atmosphere returns in south China
Guangzhou: Dragon boat races returned in parts of China on Friday for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in late 2019, as restrictions are lifted along with a major…
- World
China: Powerful quake in Sichuan province affects over 13,000
Beijing/Chengdu: The powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake that jolted China‘s Sichuan province on Wednesday has affected over 13,000 people and damaged five hydropower stations besides causing extensive damage to many houses, local rescue officials…
- Technology
China govt-backed hackers exploiting new Microsoft Office bug
New Delhi: China government-backed hackers, previously observed targeting the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamshala, are actively exploiting a bug in Microsoft Office to steal and delete users’ data. According to cyber-security firm…
- Technology
Alibaba best-paying tech company in China despite crackdown
Beijing: Despite China aiming to rein in domestic Internet giants, Alibaba is still the best-paying tech company in the country at an average monthly salary of $5,000, followed by ByteDance and Tencent…
- Business
China’s real estate mess put global economy on crutches
Beijing: The deep recession in China’s real estate companies is becoming a major problem for the country as well as for the world’s economy. The property market was one of the few…
- World
China claims it is still India’s top trade partner as per its data, not US
Beijing: China on Tuesday insisted that it is still India’s biggest trade partner in 2021-22 as per its figures and attributed the “disparity” to different methods of calculating the trade volume by…
- Automobile
China leading the world in EVs, renewable energy: Musk
New Delhi: Elon Musk on Monday said that whatever the world thinks of China, the country is leading the race in electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy. Tesla has one of its…