China

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

Hundreds missing as China ship sinks with 458 aboard

Hundreds of people are missing after a cruise ship carrying more than 450 people capsizes in Yangtze River in China's southern Hubei province.
2 June 2015, 03:43 AM

Beijing bans smoking in public

Public smoking in China's capital, Beijing, is now banned after the introduction of a new law.
1 June 2015, 04:31 AM

Solar Impulse plane begins Pacific crossing

Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg begins his bid to cross the Pacific, from China to Hawaii, in the zero-fuel Solar Impulse aeroplane.
31 May 2015, 05:03 AM

India's economy grows 7.3 percent

India posted annual growth of 7.3 percent on Friday, overtaking China in the first three months of 2015, but analysts warned further measures were needed to boost the economy.
29 May 2015, 16:10 PM

Lenovo phone features virtual keyboard

Chinese electronics giant Lenovo has unveiled a phone with a built-in laser projector that can be used to display a virtual keyboard or display.
28 May 2015, 13:28 PM

China nursing home fire kills 38

A fire at a nursing home in China's Henan province kills 38 people, state media report.Another six people are injured in the fire, which broke out at the privately run Kangleyuan home in Pingdingshan.
26 May 2015, 04:54 AM

China-Bangladesh: Strengthening partnership

Bangladesh has been able to maintain a balanced relationship with China and India because the country needs both the economic giants of Asia to quicken its pace of economic and social development.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka, Beijing sign 6 instruments

Bangladesh and China today signed six instruments to further boost bilateral ties between the two countries both at public and private sectors.
24 May 2015, 16:02 PM

China readies national carbon market to fight climate change

A successful carbon offset, or "cap-and-trade," market could play a big part in cutting China's emissions -- and help the world tackle global warming.
24 May 2015, 08:43 AM