How AI could upend the world even more than electricity or the internetAGI - defined as artificial intelligence with human cognitive abilities, as opposed to more narrow artificial intelligence, such as the hea...
Sri Lanka closer to IMF bailout as India said to back debt plan“With very positive developments taking place over the past 12 hours, Sri Lanka is confident of reaching IMF board approval in the first qu...
Russian support for India vis a vis China is rooted in history of Khrushchev and MaoOne of key reasons for the Sino-Soviet split was Chinese Communist Party’s aggressive posture in Eurasian region. In 1959 when Khrushchev a...
China ex-central bankers warn of long currency war with USThe PBOC allowed the yuan to weaken below 7 to the dollar this week, prompting the US to accuse China of currency manipulation.
- Bizarre award explores fun side of science
Hangzhou, April 15 (IANS) When researchers receive arguably the most bizarre science award in China, they often find the trophy more useful...
China unveils brand new cabinet to run revamped govt under XiXi was re-elected last week for a second five-year term, days after the NPC ratified constitutional amendment, removing term limits for Pre...
China’s debt may up risk of financial crisisChina’s total debt will reach 327 percent of gross domestic product by 2022, double the level in 2008.
China to reduce army reserves amid plans to cut 3 lakh troopsSheng's comments on the sidelines of the National People's Congress, China's Parliament, did not refer to the number of troops to be reduce...
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw only Indian woman in self-made billionaires listKiran Mazumdar Shaw started Biocon India in 1978 in the garage of her rented house in Bengaluru with a seed capital of Rs. 10,000.
- Figure skating-Chen lands record five quads at U.S. nationals
FIGURESKATING-US/CHEN:Figure skating-Chen lands record five quads at U.S. nationals
Arun Pudur tops Asia's wealthiest under-40 listGlobal wealth intelligence and prospecting company said Pudur, the owner of Celframe, topped the list with a personal fortune of $ 4 billio...
Brave enough to touch the tiger’s butt?A game featuring a disgraced Chinese official is all the rage in China right now
Depsang Bulge incursion accidental, Chinese military thinktank saysA top Chinese military thinktank suggested that Beijing's action at Depsang Bulge in eastern Ladakh could have been "accidental, not delibe...
- Yuan convertibility plan among this year’s China goals
China signaled it will propose plans this year to allow freer flows of its currency in and out of the nation as part of measures to loosen ...
- Chinese leaders focus on Tibet, Xinjiang ahead of key meet
Top Chinese leaders are brainstorming about initiatives that would help bring stability to Tibet and Xinjiang, the two strategic regions ma...
- Shrinking trade surplus eases yuan pressure
Top Chinese officials said the nation’s trade surplus is shrinking and urged caution in exiting crisis policies, suggesting that the yuan m...
- Ouster of Shanghai 'boss' may derail boom
Are Shanghai’s days as the freewheeling, red-tape slashing golden boy of China’s economic boom coming to an end?