Authorities say 40 miners have died in two separate coal mine explosions in southwestern China.

When censors in China squelched politically sensitive online discussions over whether a culprit may have eluded punishment because of Communist Party connections, Chinese looking for justice found another way to keep the issue alive. They took it to Washington.
Separating the thorny boundary issue from the overall bilateral relation between India and China was the hallmark of the emerging relationship between the neighbours, the Communist Party of China (CPC) said today,
Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
With the border dispute in Ladakh seemingly shoved to the background, Indian and Chinese leaders today said they were looking forward to Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to India on May 19 to strengthen strategic ties between the two countries, reports
Sutirtho Patranobis.
China Radio International's Tamil service is all set to launch its FM station in India as part of its 50th anniversary in 2013.

China and India should "examine" the recent border stand off in Depsang Valley in Ladakh and be able to resolve such incidents "much quicker" in the future, external affairs minister Salman Khurshid said today.

China is yet to clarify its position about the reasons and timing behind its military personnel intruding deeply into Indian territory in Ladakh, foreign minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday, reports
Sutirtho Patranobis. India and China today discussed the recent intrusion by Chinese troops at the Depsang Valley during External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid's two-hour-long meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

People's Republic of China founder Mao Zedong's granddaughter has become one of China's richest people, sparking a debate about the rise of princelings in the Communist state.
The death of young woman in a mall triggered a rare mass protest in Beijing on Wednesday with protesters clashing with the police, forcing authorities to shut down shops and block roads.
Foreign minister Salman Khurshid's visit to China will help put "a political end" to the recent border row, a hardline Chinese daily said today.
A day ahead of foreign minister, Salma Khurshid's visit to Beijing, China on Wednesday called for the timely resolution of the prickly border issue that till the beginning of this week had soldiers from both countries staring eyeball-to-eyeball on the cold mountains of Ladakh since the middle of April. Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
A top Chinese anti-corruption official has warned against detaining whistleblowers, reports said Wednesday, amid concern that local bureaucrats are derailing Beijing's efforts to project a graft-busting image.
China on Wednesday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbours after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernisation, branding Washington the "real hacking empire."

India and China have the capability of resolving border disputes keeping in mind broader bilateral relations, the state media reported today, carrying on the Chinese government’s efforts to play down the incident.
Sutirtho Patranobis reports.