Funny old world: The week's offbeat newsFrom Donald Trump's fans in Bangladesh to a scandal over "hot" priests in Rome. - Fallen angels - In a shock akin to the pope embracing Bud...
22 May, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes Xi summit amid Iran, trade and Taiwan tensionsUS President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for crucial talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The leaders will focus on trade dispu...
13 May, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
Trump vows to push Xi to 'open up' China at superpower summitPresident Donald Trump travels to Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping. He promises persuading China to open up to American business...
13 May, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
As Trump comes calling, China sings the 'Taiwan a priority' tuneAs the crucial meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi looms, China has articulated an emphatic stance on Taiwan. Beijing emphasizes that a...
08 May, 2026, 01.13 AM IST
21 killed, 61 injured in blast at fireworks factory in ChinaA devastating explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province has claimed 26 lives and injured 61 people. The blast occurred at ...
05 May, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
Pakistan: In a first, Baloch fighters launch sea attack, three Coast Guard personnel killed near Iran border, GwadarThree Pakistan Coast Guard personnel were killed in an attack by Baloch fighters on a patrol boat near the Pakistan-Iran border. This marks...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
Iran envoys meet Pakistani PM ahead of US talksAn Iranian government delegation met Pakistan's prime minister on Saturday to discuss the terms of planned "make or break" negotiations to ...
11 Apr, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
US returns Chinese drug fugitive in rare extradition: ReportThe United States has repatriated a Chinese national suspected of drug smuggling and trafficking to China. This marks a significant develop...
03 Apr, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
Baidu robotaxi outage in Wuhan caused by 'system failure', police sayAt least 100 Apollo Go vehicles were affected, a traffic police officer said in a video published by Shanghai-based news outlet The Paper....
01 Apr, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Heavy policing - and icy wind - keeps Beijing protesters at homeSunday night saw hundreds of people, mainly in their 20s and 30s, rally in a rare protest in a well-to-do tree-lined area on a bank of the ...
28 Nov, 2022, 09.55 PM IST
Major brands like Prada cut ties with Chinese actor Li Yifeng after his arrestThe Beijing Police jailed Chinese actor Li Yifeng over allegations of soliciting prostitutes. The brands endorsed by Li Yifeng have also ca...
13 Sep, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
Blast reported outside American embassy in BeijingThe Indian embassy is located close to the site where the explosion took place.
26 Jul, 2018, 12.30 PM IST
Beijing launches cycle registration to fight rampant theftAn official said the move is meant to address a lack of ownership information, a major problem for police in cracking theft cases and retur...
01 Jan, 2016, 05.06 PM IST
China steps up security to counter terror attacksThe campaign, coded "peace action," will last until mid August. Security guards and volunteers in communities are also included in the patr...
30 Jun, 2015, 11.06 AM IST
Beijing's smog police outgunned in China's war on pollutionEnvironmental inspectors in Beijing are scrambling to keep pace with a rising number of cases as the city tries to impose tough new standar...
14 May, 2014, 05.10 PM IST
- China's capital tightens controls on foreign media
The requirement for permission shows how nervous the authoritarian government is about the calls for protests, even though China's economy ...
06 Mar, 2011, 06.24 PM IST
- Beijing cracks down on party drugs ahead of Olympics
Police in China's capital will secretly search bars for drug traffickers and addicts in an attempt to eradicate party drug use ahead of the...
17 Apr, 2008, 11.47 AM IST