Megaquake advisory in Japan: What does it mean?Japan is on high alert after its first megaquake advisory, issued post a 7.1 magnitude quake off Kyushu. Increasing the likelihood of a mas...
14 Aug, 2024, 11.06 AM IST
Japan is living in the shadow of the megaquake that could kill 320,000, trigger 10m tsunami waves & cause $1.5 tn damageAfter a 7.1 magnitude tremor near Kyushu, Japanese officials alerted the public about an increased likelihood of the Nankai Trough megaquak...
10 Aug, 2024, 07.26 AM IST
China's population dropped for a second straight year as deaths jumped after Covid lockdowns endedChina faces a second consecutive annual population decline, with 2.75 million fewer people in 2023 due to a sharp drop in births and COVID-...
17 Jan, 2024, 09.40 AM IST
China downplays India overtaking it as the most populous country; says it still has over 900 million 'quality' workforceChina's Foreign Ministry has said that its workforce of close to 900 million people will provide a strong impetus for development, as India...
19 Apr, 2023, 11.01 PM IST
China detects more Omicron cases as cities tighten restrictionsChina reported more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, with authorities on high alert over flare-ups ...
10 Jan, 2022, 10.52 AM IST
View: Will have to wait longer to find Covid correlation between skirts and growthThe 'hemline index' suggests that the lengths of skirts are correlated with the economy. In times of crisis, the hemline moves towards the ...
16 Oct, 2021, 11.01 PM IST
ByteDance founder donates $77 million amid China billionaires' charity rushThe donation will set up the "Meifang Foundation" to assist teachers with advanced education and support vocational education. The foundati...
22 Jun, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
TikTok founder Zhang Yiming enters world's richest people-club with over $60 billion net worthDuring its last fundraising round, ByteDance reached a $180 billion valuation.
14 Apr, 2021, 12.05 PM IST
China denies plans to raise income taxDespite the clarification, a document from the State Council, China's cabinet indicating a possible increase in income taxes had already re...
25 Oct, 2016, 12.17 PM IST
Microsoft's sudden upgrade push to Windows 10, irritates Chinese users"The sudden update interrupted him while drafting a business plan, which led to cancellation of a meeting for a deal worth 3 million yuan,"...
27 May, 2016, 12.45 PM IST
China hopes to get better response for new two-child policyThe number of eligible couples applying to have a second child has increased between 80,000 and 90,000 every month, the commission said.
09 Nov, 2015, 01.04 PM IST
- Graphene may be used to build fuel-free spacecraft
Yongsheng Chen from the Nankai University in China and his colleagues have been investigating whether larger arrangements of carbon can ret...
31 May, 2015, 07.19 PM IST
China's FDI in US set to touch record high this year: StudyChina's investments in the US are expected to hit a record high this year surpassing the previous level of about USD 5.7 billion despite va...
30 Jul, 2012, 05.14 PM IST
- Bank of China welcomes convictions in huge embezzlement case
The Bank of China, one of the nation's top lenders, Tuesday welcomed the conviction in the United States of two former managers for record-...
02 Sep, 2008, 01.14 PM IST
- SMEs account for 70 pc of China's foreign trade
Over 40 million of China's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are powering the Communist trading giant's great leap forward in GDP g...
04 Dec, 2006, 10.50 AM IST
- China to show off new diplomatic clout at APEC
China is set to exude all the confidence of a rising great power at this week’s Asia-Pacific summit in Vietnam, wielding its clout on issue...
14 Nov, 2006, 12.47 AM IST
- Chinese bachelors to boost the economy: experts
The new bachelor trend among Chinese middle-class, white-collar workers will trigger a "single economy" phenomenon in the country, experts ...
26 Aug, 2006, 11.07 AM IST