Tag: China

Beijing tells US to stop pressuring China

China on Sunday urged Washington to stop pressuring Beijing as the US Senate prepares to vote on a controversial bill aimed at punishing the...

12 dead in China construction site accident

At least 12 workers who were building an underground parking lot in northeastern China were killed when a concrete ceiling collapsed onto them, local...

China hit by more self-immolation protests

Two teenagers have set themselves on fire near a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in southwest China amid rumours that dozens of monks were ready to...

Russia, China under fire over UN vetoes

Russia and China, praised by Syria for vetoing a UN resolution against its deadly crackdown on protests, have come under fresh attack by Western...

Top seed Tsonga beats Chinese hope

Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga showed no mercy on Thursday, putting out home hope Zhang Ze 6-3, 6-4 to ease into the quarter-finals of the...

Radwanska ends Chinese challenge in Beijing

Agnieszka Radwanska ended Chinese hopes on the women's side of the China Open on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-4 second-round win over Zheng Jie. The...

Zvonareva sweats to beat Zakopalova in China Open

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki beat Australia's Jarmila Gajdosova 6-2 6-3 but third seed Vera Zvonareva was more sternly tested by Czech Klara Zakopalova, the...

China to keep Pakistan embrace at arm’s length

Pakistan, facing a crisis with the United States, has leaned closely to longtime partner China, offering its “all-weather friendship” with Beijing as an alternative...

China says ‘firmly opposes’ US Senate currency bill

China said Tuesday it "firmly opposed" a US Senate bill aimed at punishing Beijing for its alleged currency manipulation, which is expected to make...

China displeased over Myanmar’s dam project decision

Beijing has urged Myanmar to protect the rights of Chinese companies after the government halted construction of a $3.6 billion China-backed mega dam following...

Europe, China woes fuel earnings worries

Investors are worried U.S. earnings growth may finally fall back to earth as turmoil in Europe and signs of a less robust Chinese economy...

Li Na suffers shock loss at China Open

Li Na suffered a nightmare first round defeat at the China Open on Sunday as she went down 6-4 6-0 to 58th ranked Romanian...

Pakistan weighing China plus Russia approach

No doubt that Pakistan is passing through the most critical juncture of its decades’ long ties with the United States but the tension with...

Sharapova pulls out of China Open

World number two Maria Sharapova pulled out of next week's China Open after injuring her ankle at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament, WTA...

Typhoon Nesat slams into China

Typhoon Nesat slammed into the southern Chinese island of Hainan on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 100,000 people after sweeping past Hong Kong and...

China’s media brands metro crash an ’embarrassment’

Shanghai's metro operator came under fresh fire Thursday, with Chinese media saying a crash that injured more than 280 people was an "embarrassment" to...

Pakistan seeks power plants for industrial zones from China

Chairman of Board of Investment Saleem Mandviwalla has proposed to one of the largest power sector investor in the country, Dong Fang Electric Company...