Young man quits Rs 1 lakh+ job to live in a cave, says finding true love is hard, marriage 'a waste of time'Min Hengcai, a 35-year-old from Sichuan, China, chose cave life. He left his ride-hailing job and city behind. Min found modern life meanin...
12 Jun, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
China is drilling another 10,000-meter hole, this one for gasSichuan, the southeastern province known for spicy food, spectacular mountain views and pandas, is also home to some of China’s largest sha...
21 Jul, 2023, 02.11 PM IST
Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on recordExperts have said the intensity, scope and duration of the heatwave could make it one of the worst recorded in global history. A chart from...
25 Aug, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
China extends power rationing for factories in droughtThe "tense situation" of power supplies in Sichuan province "has further intensified," Tencent News reported Monday. There was no public an...
22 Aug, 2022, 12.36 PM IST
China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop amid droughtThe hottest, driest summer since Chinese records began 61 years ago has wilted crops and left reservoirs at half of their normal water leve...
21 Aug, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
China cuts power to factories, homes as reservoirs fallCompanies in Sichuan province including makers of solar panels, cement and urea closed or reduced production after they were ordered to rat...
17 Aug, 2022, 02.11 PM IST
Xi Jinping orders advancing construction of rail line in Tibet, close to Arunachal PradeshThe Sichuan-Tibet Railway will be the second railway line into Tibet after the Qinghai-Tibet Railway project. It will go through the southe...
08 Nov, 2020, 07.13 PM IST
Giant panda gives birth in ChinaThe mother, Dajiao, gave birth to the male cub, weighing about 179 grams. She was born in August 2006 and has given birth once before. It i...
15 Aug, 2016, 06.57 PM IST
China builds Tibetan Buddhism academy in ChengduThe 116 million yuan project is funded by the Sichuan provincial government and will cover an area of 7.73 hectares.
10 Aug, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
Five killed, 80,000 affected in earthquake in ChinaFifty-four people were injured, including six in critical condition and another five suffering severe injuries, latest updates said.
23 Nov, 2014, 06.57 PM IST
China's developed regions to aid Tibetan areasGansu, Sichuan and Yunnan need support to help them maintain social stability, improve people's livelihood and protect the environment, the...
24 Aug, 2014, 08.28 PM IST
- Southwest China hit by 5.7 quake
A 5.7-magnitude quake shook southwest China on Saturday on the border between the provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan, the US Geological Survey...
30 Aug, 2008, 06.26 PM IST
- China gears to meet power demand
China is gearing itself to meet the power demand during the summer peak season, as its efforts comes under severe pressure put by the mammo...
08 Jun, 2008, 05.49 PM IST
- China earthquake death toll nears 12,000: Govt official
The confirmed death toll from a massive earthquake in southwestern China has risen to nearly 12,000, a government official said on Tuesday.
13 May, 2008, 03.41 PM IST
- Bush: US 'ready to help' China after quake
US President George W. Bush on Monday offered his condolences to China over a devastating earthquake that killed thousands of people and sa...
13 May, 2008, 01.57 AM IST
- Transport, communications in chaos after China quake
Transport and communication networks around China were thrown into chaos Monday after a powerful quake struck the country's southwest, with...
12 May, 2008, 07.53 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