CHINA

India expect China to sincerely work to achieve complet disengagement and de-escalation along the LAC: MEA

NEW DELHI: India on Friday said it expects China to "sincerely" work with it towards the objective of achieving "complete disengagement" an...

China factory output flat, retail sales slip in July

The data reported on Friday show that despite a rebound in Chinese exports, overall domestic demand in the world's second-largest economy r...

India believes in peace but also capable of giving befitting response to any attempt of aggression, says Prez in veiled message to China

President Kovind also complimented the Modi government, noting it is very reassuring to note that the Centre while anticipating the tremend...

China stocks end higher as consumer shares lend support

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.5%, to 4,704.63, while the Shanghai Composite Index closed up 1.2% at 3,360.10.

Asian stocks falter after China data disappointment

The S&P 500 ended slightly lower on Thursday after briefly trading above its record closing high level for a second day as doubts about U.S...

Dollar drifts higher as coronavirus, China data sap confidence

Soft Chinese retail and production figures cast a pall over the mood in Asia, dragging on the risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dol...

Gold ticks higher on softer dollar; China data in focus

Spot gold was up 0.4% at $1,960.29 per ounce by 0044 GMT. However, bullion has fallen nearly 4% so far this week and was on track for its f...

China factory output flat, retail sales slip in July as recovery from pandemic remains muted

Massive flooding across much of the south of the country also has hurt both production and consumer demand, though it pushed food prices sh...

India bars China ships from oil trade as ties strain further

State-run oil companies have decided to stop chartering tankers owned or operated by Chinese companies even if the vessels are registered u...

India announces $500 million for Maldives project to counter China influence

On Thursday, India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid that New Delhi will support the...

If enemy country attacks us, we will give a befitting reply: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

In a message to the armed forces on the eve of Independence Day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India believes in winning hearts and n...

View: India needs to build consensus against a new China-Pakistan entente cordiale

For India, though, China is the point where the Indo-Pacific narrative and the terror consensus against Pakistan meet. Making the US see th...

China plans to expand railway network to 200,000 km before 2035

China plans to expand its railway network, the second largest in the world, by one-third in the next decade and a half, as part of a long-t...

Taiwan to boost defence spending 10% in face of China pressure

President Tsai Ing-wen's Cabinet on Thursday proposed T$453.4 billion ($15.42 billion) in military spending for the year starting in Januar...

By this measure, China’s Yuan is best-placed since 2012 rally

The onshore currency’s 50-day moving average has fallen below its 200-day mean, completing the so-called golden cross pattern that some ana...

China extends anti-dumping tariff on Indian fibre optic product

The punitive tariff on single-mode optical fibre takes effect from Aug. 14 and lasts for five years, with tariffs ranging between 7.4% and ...

For China's landlords, rent-to-riches dreams fade in red flag for fragile economy

Analysts say there's little prospect of widespread mortgage defaults for now, and property prices continue to grow, albeit more slowly. But...