NEW DELHI – India and China have agreed to pull back their troops from a face-off in the high Himalayas where China, India and Bhutan meet, signalling a thaw in their months-long standoff, India’s government…
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India, China agree to ‘expeditious disengagement’ of Doklam border dispute
China’s official Xinhua news agency said India had withdrawn its personnel and equipment “that had crossed the border back to the Indian side.” “Chinese personnel verified this at the scene,” Xinhua reported. “China will continue…
2nd storm in a week batters southern China
A second tropical storm in days swept into southern China on Sunday, lashing Hong Kong and Macau with heavy rain and strong wind as the region reels from the strongest typhoon in decades that left…
China July industrial profits rise at slowest pace in three months
BEIJING (Reuters) – Earnings growth for China’s industrial firms cooled in July after accelerating for three straight months, reinforcing expectations the economy will slow over coming quarters as higher lending costs and property market curbs…
China promotes army general who fought Vietnam in 1979 border war
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military has promoted an army general who fought Vietnam in a brief border war in 1979, the Defence Ministry said, part of a broad reshuffle expected as part of this autumn’s…
China trying to change status quo, Doklam-like events may recur: Army chief
… Indo-China joint military exercise in October. “However, we are yet to get a response from the Chinese counterpart,” Gen Rawat said. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with…
IOC president says no immediate concerns for Pyeongchang Winter Games
BEIJING — International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Saturday he sees “no reason for any immediate concern” about tensions on the Korean Peninsula affecting next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Bach told…
Beijing hutong clean-up threatens independent art space, forcing it to hide behind a brick wall in the hope of surviving crackdown
A well-known independent art space has sealed itself behind a brick wall in the hope that it can survive Beijing’s crackdown on unauthorised establishments in the quiet hutong that has been its home since 2008.…
No immediate security concerns for PyeongChang Games says IOC president
Bach told The Associated Press in Beijing that the IOC was monitoring developments but was buoyed by the support of governments and national Olympic committees. Security challenges posed by the escalating tensions over North Korea’s…
China’s confident ‘silver fox’ steps into diplomatic limelight
BEIJING (Reuters) – He has been likened to a “silver fox” in China’s state media. Online, his looks and staunch defense of Chinese interests has won him a loyal following. Foreign diplomats say he can…
China removes loudspeakers from hundreds of mosques in Muslim-majority region to stop calls to prayer as anti-religion sentiment rises
Hualong Hui Autonomous County in China’s Qinghai province has removed over one thousand loudspeakers over three days. The removal of the call to prayer has angered muslims in the area who have branded the locals…
Will Steve Bannon’s legacy live on? China trade probe poses key test
“China has decided they have to steal the technology … “The Trump presidency that we fought for, and won, is over,” he said. Fox News’ Amy Leedecke contributed to this report. ( read original story…
New Balance wins record China trademark award
Lawyers believe it to be the highest award to a foreign company in a trademark dispute in China. The country has been tightening its laws to tackle the widespread problem of trademark abuse. A court…
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