Tag: China

Work on China leadership change ‘smooth’: paper

China's top communist party newspaper said Sunday that preparations for a key meeting to set the country's next leadership were smooth, despite a festering...

China vows to oppose military provocation

China on Thursday said it would resolutely oppose any military provocation in its territorial waters, remarks which appeared to be directed at the United...

China, Argentina hail 40 years of diplomatic ties

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday hailed 40 years of strong diplomatic ties between their two countries. At a ceremony...

Japan, Russia agree to support huge gas project

Japan and Russia have agreed to throw their support behind a private-sector project to build a liquefied natural gas plant in Russia's Far East,...

China quake kills at least four, injures 100

An earthquake hit a mountainous area of southwest China on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring more than 100, state media reported. The...

Oil hits 18-month low near $90 on weak data, high supply

A technical breakdown in crude futures prices on both sides of the Atlantic spurred further selling, with no bottom yet in sight, analysts said....

China to finance 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum project

CDWP approves revised PC-I of Rs 274.88 billion for the project Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Shakil Durrani on Tuesday said that...

India to launch AWACS project to counter China, Pak

With Pakistan stealing a swift march in the "eyes in the sky" arena and China already way ahead, India is now going to launch...

China to conduct automatic space docking: state media

China's space mission will conduct an automatic docking Monday, as the three astronauts on board prepare to perform the nation's first manual version of...

China, Denmark sign deals worth billions as Hu ends visit

Chinese President Hu Jintao signed deals worth billions of euros with Denmark Saturday and got words of encouragement on his country’s bid to expand...

China sends its first woman astronaut into space

China on Saturday launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its first female astronaut into orbit and bidding to achieve the country’s...

China to send its first woman into space on Saturday

China has said it will send its first female astronaut into space on Saturday, when the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft blasts off from the Gobi desert...

China confirms forced abortion case after uproar

Chinese authorities confirmed Thursday that a woman was forced to abort seven months into her pregnancy, several days after her plight came to light...

China prepares to host Asian Beach Games

As London prepares to welcome the world's top athletes at the Olympics, a little-known Chinese seaside town is gearing up to host the champions...

China asked to invest in Pakistan power projects

The business leaders of South Asia at a seminar demanded greater inflow of Chinese investment in the region. They also demanded creation of development fund...

China to back Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project

President Asif Ali Zardari and Petroleum Minister Dr Asim Hussain remained successful in convincing the Chinese leadership during their recent visit to China to...

China pledges ‘selfless help’ for Afghanistan

China's president pledged "selfless help" to Afghanistan on Friday and the leaders of the two nations agreed to upgrade their ties, as NATO-led forces...