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.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began a visit to the eastern financial hub of Shanghai.
China and India have ended the standoff between their troops in the border area of Ladakh, a late night statement from the government said.
Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
China today declined to say that the standoff between its troops and the Indian army in Ladakh had been resolved and instead garbed its comments in ambiguous terms.
Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
China-India standoff in Ladakh ends 
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Beijing on Monday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to follow him later this week.
From its crystalline beginnings as a rivulet seeping from a glacier on the Tibetan Himalayas to its broad, muddy amble through the jungles of Myanmar, the Nu River is one of Asia's wildest waterways, its 1,700-mile course unimpeded as it rolls toward the Andaman Sea. Andrew Jacobs reports.
Residents of the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the expected production of a toxic chemical at a refinery. Saturday's demonstration was the latest example of citizen's showing concern over environmental damage caused by polluting factories. Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid’s upcoming visit to Beijing next week will be marked by detailed exchanges on bilateral issues and on matters of common interest with Chinese leaders, China said on Friday, adding that the visit would strengthen strategic cooperation between the two countries.
China on Thursday reiterated that its border troops did not cross over to Indian territory in Ladakh but added that the issue could be resolved through ongoing negotiations between the two countries.