Tag: China
China vows to crush stability threats in Tibet
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping vowed to crush any threats to stability in Tibet, taking a swipe at the Dalai Lama in a speech...
Pakistan swimmers off to China
The Pakistan swimming team left for China on Monday to participate in the 14th FINA World Swimming Championship. The team received the NOC by...
China gold rush as sweep bid gathers pace in World Swimming
China doubled their gold medal haul at the world championships' diving events Monday as their bid for a historic clean sweep quickly gathered pace....
China plans ‘Transformers’ theme park
Huge crowds flocked to see eight-metre high replicas of robots Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Megatron which appeared in Changchun, Jilin province on Saturday. Their...
China two-for-two at World C’ships
China blew away the competition with an emphatic display of diving Sunday to make it two world championships gold medals out of two as...
China slams US ‘interference’ after Obama meets Dalai Lama
China accused the United States on Sunday of “grossly” interfering in its internal affairs and seriously damaging relations after President Barack Obama met exiled...
Vatican excommunicates China bishop, criticises Beijing
A Chinese bishop ordained without papal approval has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, bringing relations between the Vatican...
China eye worlds as Olympic test
Chinese swimming chiefs said Thursday the upcoming world championships were a crucial test ahead of next year's Olympics as they look to cement their...
China to see bumpy patch, but no crisis on local debt
However you slice and dice it, a sizeable chunk of China’s local government debt will likely go bad over the next few years. But...
China to stand by Pakistan as US won’t give ‘blank cheque’
As new US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday said the US would not give a ‘’blank cheque’’ to Pakistan until it went full...
Etihad expands services in China with two new routes
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has announced it would commence services to Chengdu and Shanghai, both subject to government...
China pledges support for Pakistan
China pledged its support for close ally Pakistan on Tuesday, after the United States announced it would suspend $800 million worth of security aid...
Luo Zilin crowned Miss Universe China
Out of 32 Chinese beauties, the winner of Miss Universe China 2011 was chosen. Luo Zilin was crowned Miss Universe China 2011 at the...
China raps US over military drills in disputed seas
China's military sharply criticised the US on Monday for holding military drills in contested waters of the South China Sea, a dispute Beijing has...
Top US military officer heads to China for visit
The top US military officer begins a four-day trip to China on Sunday in another sign of warming military ties between the two countries...
China warns US after politicians meet Dalai Lama
China warned the United States not to interfere in its internal affairs after senior US politicians met in Washington exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the...
China may cut spending on strategic industries
China may rein in plans to invest heavily in seven new strategic industries, including high speed rail and wind power, scaling back cutting-edge projects...
