China's top universities expand enrolment to beef up capabilities in AI, strategic areasThe announcements come after Chinese universities launched artificial intelligence courses in February based on AI startup DeepSeek which h...
10 Mar, 2025, 10.24 AM IST
Don't be so picky about a job, China's college graduates are toldA record number of Chinese college graduates are hitting the job market, worsening an already bleak employment outlook for the country's yo...
09 Aug, 2023, 02.30 PM IST
China names Pan Gongsheng to lead central bank, succeeding Yi GangChina's Communist Party has named Pan Gongsheng as the central bank governor, succeeding Yi Gang. Pan is a veteran of China's state-owned b...
25 Jul, 2023, 05.33 PM IST
With lavish treatment of Macron, China's Xi woos France to "counter" U.S.The two leaders visited southern China together on Friday, where Macron was due to drink Chinese tea with Xi in a former residence of his f...
07 Apr, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
Have China and India shifted their stance on the Russia war?There's certainly an eagerness by a world weary of war to see it as the beginning of a shift by the burgeoning global powers. Look close en...
17 Nov, 2022, 04.33 PM IST
- Hold forth the shortend of a police stick
One of Britain's smallest policemen, the 5-feet tall Robin Port, for instance, doesn't think so. In fact, shorter cops might even have an a...
25 Jul, 2022, 01.11 AM IST
Facial recognition and bathtime bookings: How China's universities are reopeningSome universities have strict rules governing how students eat, bathe and travel. Students in Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai told Reuters th...
31 Aug, 2020, 01.53 PM IST
China plans to launch its own digital currencyChina's central bank - the People's Bank of China (PBC) - has stepped up efforts to roll out its Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP)...
10 Dec, 2019, 07.46 PM IST
Xi has few good options after Trump’s ultimatum on G-20 meetingTrump said he could impose tariffs “much higher than 25%” on $300 billion in Chinese goods.
11 Jun, 2019, 09.47 PM IST
Analysis: At IMF meetings, China's globalisation agenda left behind in trade debateNow the lustre on Beijing's trade and investment story has dulled amid rising U.S. tariffs, higher interest rates and capital flight from e...
14 Oct, 2018, 07.31 PM IST
10 research centres in China to study Xi Jinping's ideological thoughtXi, regarded as the most powerful leader, has also been re-elected for the second five-year term as a leader of the party, president and he...
17 Dec, 2017, 10.31 PM IST
Western media magnifying racism in China over racial Ad: ExpertsAfter the release of the advertisement that caused outrage on social media, legal experts have called for more awareness of racial sensitiv...
30 May, 2016, 01.55 PM IST
China's currency Renminbi to become fourth most-used currency: ReportRMB is now the world's second trade-finance currency, fifth payment currency, and sixth foreign-exchange currency, said a report.
20 Jul, 2015, 03.33 PM IST
Islam, Catholicism popular among younger Chinese: SurveyBuddhism and Taoism, however, have the highest number of followers older than 60, with 54. 6 per cent and 53.8 per cent, respectively.
08 Jul, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
China's RMB swiftly developing as major world currency: ReportChina renminbi is on track to become the third-largest international currency behind US dollar & euro within % yrs as the eastern nation ac...
21 Jul, 2014, 11.48 AM IST
Li Keqiang's overseas trip highlights balanced diplomatic strategy: AnalystsChinese Premier Li Keqiang's maiden foreign trip that will take him to India, Pakistan, Germany and Switzerland highlights Beijing's bid fo...
17 May, 2013, 09.11 PM IST
- China cuts reserve ratio, pumps additional liquidity
With its growth slowing down in the face of global downturn, China has decided to lower banks' reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage ...
13 May, 2012, 01.16 AM IST