China

Cleaner air would save two million lives a year: study

Cleaner air worldwide will save two million lives a year and not only in the most polluted countries, a study finds.
17 June 2015, 10:42 AM

China says Nepal quake moved Everest southwest

A devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in April moves Mount Everest three centimetres (just over an inch) to the southwest, but does not change its height, according to Chinese research.
16 June 2015, 12:52 PM

Who needs Chinese investment?

It covers everything from energy to key elements of infrastructure development – roads, highways, port facilities.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

China for ‘political stability’ in Bangladesh

BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moeen Khan says China wants political stability in Bangladesh for the sake of its democratic progress and overall development.
15 June 2015, 14:32 PM

British spies 'moved after Snowden files read'

UK intelligence agents move because Russia and China have access to classified information which reveals how they operate, a senior government source says.
14 June 2015, 04:55 AM

Hackers 'hit US military data'

Hackers with suspected links to China appear to have accessed sensitive data on US intelligence and military personnel, American officials say.
13 June 2015, 04:32 AM

China ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang gets life term

China's ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang has been jailed for life - the most senior politician to face corruption charges under Communist rule.
11 June 2015, 13:11 PM

China beats Japan in Asian university rankings

Chinese institutions outnumber Japanese for the first time in the annual Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings, released Thursday.
11 June 2015, 11:59 AM

3D printer helps separate conjoined twins in China

Chinese surgeons uses 3D printing technology as part of a successful operation to separate conjoined twins.
10 June 2015, 13:40 PM

Doctors remove 420 kidney stones from patient

Doctors in China removes 420 kidney stones from a single patient, it's reported.
10 June 2015, 13:12 PM

Suu Kyi arrives in China for first visit

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, is expected to begin her first visit to China , at a time of tension between the two countries.
10 June 2015, 05:04 AM

Manchester United is 'most valuable football brand'

Manchester United is the world's most valuable football brand, replacing Bayern Munich, according to a report from consultancy Brand Finance.
8 June 2015, 13:29 PM

China sees greenhouse gas progress

China's greenhouse gas emissions could start to decline within 10 years, says a report from the London School of Economics.
8 June 2015, 04:45 AM

Canada beats China in women's WC opener

Striker Christine Sinclair scores an injury-time penalty for hosts Canada as they edge out China in the opening match of the Women's World Cup.
7 June 2015, 06:00 AM

Yangtze ship disaster: 396 confirmed dead

The death toll from the Chinese ferry disaster now stands at 396, the authorities say, as emergency workers search the vessel in the Yangtze River.
6 June 2015, 04:34 AM

China boat relatives stage protest

Relatives of some of the nearly 400 people missing after a cruise ship capsized on China's Yangtze River have staged a protest near the sinking site.
4 June 2015, 04:15 AM

“PK” makes history in China

In a windfall for revenue-starved Bollywood, an unprecedented Rs 100 crores is being amassed across the border in China.
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Godzilla finally gets citizenship in Japan

Most residents of Tokyo's pulsing Shinjuku ward, home to the busiest railway station in the world, are of the Homo sapiens variety.
3 June 2015, 14:39 PM

Bhutan sets Guinness record for most trees planted

A team of 100 volunteers in Bhutan has set a new world record by planting 49,672 trees in one hour.
3 June 2015, 05:57 AM

China ship capsize: Hopes fade of finding Yangtze survivors

The death toll in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years doubles to 14.
3 June 2015, 04:22 AM