A Chinese man kidnapped 23 years agoat the age of five and sold to a family 1,500 km from his home, has been reunited with his family again, all thanks to Google Maps.
The way Indian and Chinese media covered the latest border dispute was a study in wide contrast. Perhaps an indicator of the role media is playing in shaping diplomacy between an imperfect but raucous democracy and an economically superior, authoritarian regime.
Sutirtho Patranobis writes.
India and China bilateral tradeIndia says all issues will be "on the table", including a recent border spat and a festering trade imbalance, during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian giant which starts tomorrow.
The India-China border dispute is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon, but Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to India is likely to give impetus to bilateral and trade ties.
Sutirtho Patranobis &
Jayanth Jacob report.
Engaging the dragon |
China’s ring of frictionAhead of Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India on Sunday, Chinese media in Beijing on Saturday said it is difficult for the two nations to restore mutual trust without resolving border dispute though mistrust could gradually be reduced with good faith in each other's strategic intentions.
A man has been detained for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for Shanghai, Chinese officials said today.
Two Chinese airlines received bomb threats today, two days after five flights were hit by hoax bomb calls. All flights at the Jiangbei International Airport in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality were disrupted for over one hour following a bomb threat, officials at the airport said.
China warned the European Union against escalating trade disputes Thursday, urging Brussels to drop plans to probe Chinese telecom products and impose hefty taxes on its solar panels.
A 39-year-old businesswoman has been sentenced to death by a court in China for "illegal fund-raising".
Taking steps to resolve the border dispute and expanding trade relations between the two countries would be under focus when Premier Li Keqiang begins his visit to India coming Sunday, top Chinese officials said today. Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
Days before his visit to India, Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday said China and India were natural partners and linking the markets of the two vast countries will provide impetus to worldwide economic growth.
US officials say an envelope containing an unidentified substance was sent to the U.S. Consulate General in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, disrupting operations at the diplomatic building.
Police violence including torture, arbitrary detention in labour camps and failure to investigate sexual violence by clients are leading to serious crimes against sex workers in Beijing and across China, a report by a human rights watchdog said today. Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to Islamabad will strengthen "all weather ties" between the two countries and push strategic cooperation between them to a comprehensive level, China said today. Sutirtho Patranobis reports.
A school pupil was arrested in China for hiring hitmen who killed his father and sister because of the pressure they put on him to study, reports said Monday, highlighting educational stress in the country.