China seeks to rein in risks from AI 'digital humans'China is introducing new rules for its booming digital human industry. These AI avatars, which look and sound like real people, are used fo...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
China's state media turns to social media, AI to tell its story - often mock USIn a five-minute AI-generated animation modelled after classic martial arts movies, China's state media frames an allegory for the war in I...
11 Apr, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
Beijing to reopen schools, Shanghai declares victory over COVIDBeijing shut its schools in early May and asked students to move to online learning amid a spike in locally transmitted COVID cases. Senior...
25 Jun, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
Beijing to reopen schools and workplaces as Covid-19 curbs easeAfter some easing in recent days, the Chinese capital -- which reported 19 new infections Sunday -- announced residents would start returni...
05 Jun, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
Pakistan's state-run TV apologises for writing 'Begging' during Imran Khan's live speech in ChinaKhan, who is on an official trip to China to secure an economic package for his cash-strapped country, was addressing a ceremony on Sunday ...
05 Nov, 2018, 05.34 PM IST
88 per cent of Chinese schools connected to internet: ReportThe number of real-name online learning spaces exceeds 63 million, state-run media reported, citing a statement issued by the ministry.
16 Sep, 2017, 05.13 PM IST
China's Peking University to open its branch at Oxford campusThis was the first time a Chinese university had used its own finance to set up and manage a school in a foreign country, according to Hai ...
09 Apr, 2017, 08.21 PM IST
China grounds flights as thick smog continues to chokeThe smog descended over Beijing and 40 other cities on October 17 and continued to get worse despite red alerts imposing odd-even rule for ...
20 Dec, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
Over 400 fake educational institutions cheat students in ChinaOn the list are 23 schools in Beijing where many of the country's top universities are located. Shandong was second, with eight fake colleg...
24 May, 2016, 02.27 PM IST
40 Chinese cities hit by worst smog of the yearBeijing, together with the cities of Baoding, Handan, Langfang and Xingtai in the neighbouring Hebei Province, have issued red alerts, the ...
22 Dec, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
Smog-hit Beijing chokes under 'hazardous' air pollution, red alert onBeijing's air turned from 'very unhealthy' to 'hazardous' as PM 2.5 touched 365 compared to yesterday's 256 level.
08 Dec, 2015, 12.38 PM IST
190 students hurt in China fire drill; 9 critical"During the drill, smoke guns were used to simulate a true fire scene. Many students began to cough and vomit after inhaling the smoke," an...
20 Sep, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
High rate of drinking among Chinese teens: SurveySome 51 per cent of middle school students aged 12 or above have tried alcohol, and 15 per cent have been drunk, according to the survey.
10 Jun, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
China to give Internet facility to all primary, middle schoolsUnder the ministry's 2015 plan of digitalisation of education, each school will have at least one state-of-the-art computer facility.
23 Mar, 2015, 05.12 PM IST
- China Syndrome
For an India that is constantly being compared unfavourably with China, the news of the 100-km long traffic jam was some relief.
26 Aug, 2010, 05.54 AM IST
- Quake rebuilding to cost $147 billion
The repair bill from the massive earthquake that struck central China this year will be almost $150 billion.
14 Aug, 2008, 12.08 PM IST
- Death toll from China quake rises to 107
At least 107 people were killed and 34 injured in southwest China after a big earthquake hit Sichuan province on Monday.
12 May, 2008, 05.01 PM IST