In US-China AI contest, the race is on to deploy killer robotsOne is pricey and slow: For a new force of up to 13 nuclear-powered attack submarines, the Australian taxpayer will fork out an average of ...
09 Sep, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
In U.S.-China AI contest, the race is on to deploy killer robotsThe Australian Navy is investing in two different submarine technologies to counter the rising power of China. One approach involves buildi...
09 Sep, 2023, 09.11 AM IST
Ghost factories could be China’s new growth driverIn China’s industrial output figures, Only one line item out of two dozen, consistently showed double-digit growth in recent months.
19 Jul, 2023, 09.39 AM IST
Brave New World: Nikkei back to levels seen 30 years ago. What does it mean?Regions like North Asia, Europe and China compete over finite supply of fuels like coal & natural gas used to heat household & power factor...
25 Sep, 2021, 11.28 AM IST
When will China rule the world? Maybe neverChina’s reform agenda is already languishing, tariffs and other trade curbs are disrupting access to global markets and advanced technologi...
06 Jul, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
World's ultra-wealthy don't follow market trends, buying a Lamborghini or Ferrari is always on the listThe rebound for exclusive cars was already underway in the final quarter of 2020.
31 May, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
China's economy faces uphill task in its journey towards attaining high income statusChina remains cautiously optimistic about its economic growth prospects despite the global pandemic, claiming that the world’s second-large...
24 Sep, 2020, 09.38 AM IST
China tries to flip the pandemic script, starring a 'reborn' WuhanThe PR blitz plays out daily in comments by Chinese officials and lavish state media coverage of a "reborn" Wuhan that trumpets China's epi...
06 Sep, 2020, 10.36 AM IST
View: Why China model doesn’t suit the Indian geniusOnce the Modi government puts away the Chinese ghost from its political imagination, then it will be able to counter China at the LAC more ...
30 Jun, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
WHO team heads for China as coronavirus toll tops 900The outbreak has caused huge disruptions in China with usually teeming cities becoming virtual ghost towns during the past two weeks as Com...
10 Feb, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
Chinese city turns into ghost town after Samsung shifts operation to India, VietnamHuizhou city has turned a "ghost town" after Samsung closed its last smartphone factory in China.
12 Dec, 2019, 06.14 AM IST
View: What ghost cities tell us about India's economyIn India, deindustrialisation & lack of manufacturing is majorly responsible for the ghost city phenomenon.
26 Oct, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
India laments as UN fails to define terrorismIn December last, China finally blocked India's proposal to list Azhar as a designated terrorist by the UN, triggering a sharp reaction fro...
17 Feb, 2017, 10.55 PM IST
Why including yuan in IMF SDR basket may not be good for the world and Chinese economyThe recent inclusion of the Yuan in IMF's SDR basket may not be entirely good news for that country. Further, an imploding China will lead ...
08 Dec, 2015, 05.34 PM IST
China's economic engine misfires over manufacturing, real estate and equityIt is widely believed that the government in China can at best avert a crisis or an outright crash. However, it will not be able to fuel a ...
23 Apr, 2015, 01.56 PM IST
Desi Bofors to plug gap in Army’s long-range firepowerTwo prototypes of the 155mm\45-calibre guns have been developed, one with 68% indigenous parts and the other with 46%, and have been "satis...
07 Mar, 2013, 04.44 AM IST
- A trip to Yangtze river cruise
On a cruise down the famous river, ET correspondent sees that time is running out for a swathe of Chinese history as the Three Gorges Dam n...
09 Oct, 2008, 01.55 AM IST