Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has once again refuted China's claims that he wants independence for Tibet and clarified that he is only seeking greater autonomy.
 
"I am not demanding independence for Tibet. I am only seeking genuine autonomy as enshrined in the constitution of ...

China has given $200 million as soft loan to Nepal for the development of the proposed infrastructure projects, including a 61 MW hydropower project.
 
Nepal's Finance Minister Surendra Pandey said that the Upper Trishuli power project which is proposed to be developed in the Nuwakot ...

China's second highest-ranking military officer offered assurances that Beijing's military build-up was entirely for peaceful purposes, at the start of a visit to the US.
 
Speaking at a Washington-based think-tank ahead of a private meeting with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, General Xu ...

The Chinese economy has registered a YOY growth of 8.9% during the Q3 of 2009-10 fiscal with 7.7% YOY in the initial nine months.
 
The growth rates for the Q1 and Q2 had stood at 6.1% and 7.9% respectively.
 
The National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Li Xiaochao has cited that the ...

China has rolled out a plan for the relocation of an enormous population so that it can implement its south-north water diversion project. But there are experts who claim that this project can hamper flow of Brahmaputra in Assam. Indian government has also raised concerns regarding the ...

Even though Beijing has been denying that it is not constructing any dam on the side of Brahmaputra on its side, evidences clearly state that China has already started the construction work, which is known under the name of Yarlungzangbo or Yarlong Tsangpo for the Tibetans.
 
Reports state ...

Russian Deputy Prime Minister mentioned on Tuesday that Russia has signed business deals worth $3.5 billion with China.
 
The bilateral business forum coincided with a visit to China by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
 
Russian deputy premier Alexander Zhukov mentioned that ...

The premiers of China, Russia and four Central Asian nations on Wednesday held a summit under the security-focussed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, host nation China said.
 
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and their counterparts from Kazakhstan, ...

According to the reports of Xinhua, the President of China, Hu Jintao and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousuf Raza Gilani met on Tuesday in the capital city of China, Beijing.
 
The Chinese President has appreciated the efforts taken by the Prime Minister of Pakistan for maintaining the ...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is in China on a three-day itinerary. The visit is aimed at giving a boost to the political and economic ties of the two nations.
 
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi received the Russian PM at the Capital International Airport, Beijing. ...

Prime Minister of Nepal, Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, has urged China for extending the Beijing-Lhasa railway line till Kathmandu.
 
“The economic ties between Nepal and China could be taken to a new height if the railway line that has reached up to Lhasa from mainland China could be ...

China will be mining combustible ice by drilling holes in the frozen tundra for an alternative energy source.
 
Methane gas hydrate, commonly known as "combustible ice" has been found in enormous quantities in the south Chinese Sea bed. Combustible ice is a kind of natural gas ...

China marked the sixtieth year of its communist rule in Beijing, this Wednesday with a large anniversary parade.
 
The parade witnessed a show of Chinese military might as the country showcased its military hardware, including its long-range nuclear capable ICBMs and other weapon systems. ...

China, on Tuesday, has called for the development of conditions which will enable for implementing and maintaining stable military-to-military relations with the US.
 
Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of general staff of the People's Liberation Army, mentioned that, "We hope the US cautiously ...

President of China, Hu Jintao, has asked all the countries to get rid of all the nuclear armouries. He has adopted a stand which US President Barack Obama has also called for.
 
Hu, who will be a participant at the nuclear disarmament session of the UN Security Council to be presided over by ...

US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao have assured to join hands to ensure that the relation between the two nations is reinforced.
 
The two Presidents, who met during the UN climate change summit at Waldorf Astoria hotel, mentioned that they need to work together to ...

According to Chinese officials, the government will be allocating more funds to enhance the outsourcing industry of China.
 
The statement that was posted on Central Bank’s website of China has disclosed that banks have been requested for coming up with new policies and credit ...

The license for the production of world’s first ever swine flu vaccine has been granted to a Sinovac, a domestic pharmaceutical company of China.
 
The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has granted the license for Sinovac to produce the vaccine which has been titled as ...

The fears of fast approaching Typhoon Morakot has forced more than 473,300 residents of Zhejiang to relocate. Around 35,440 ships have been called back from the sea, the provincial flood-control headquarters said Sunday.
According to the weather forecast by the provincial meteorological station, ...

A $7.5 billion railway agreement has been signed between Venezuela and China on Thursday. This agreement includes the building of a 468-km railway in the Venezuela with Chinese support.
 
According to the Public Works Minister Diosdado Cabell, the railway will run from the town of Tinaco, in ...

A memorandum on climate change and clean energy has been signed by US and China on Tuesday that sets out a path for improving cooperation between the world's two leading polluters.
 
But there were few details on what the "memorandum of understanding" entails. Government officials ...

China's culture ministry has issued an order to all websites prohibiting them to run, publish or offer links to online games featuring mafia-like gangs, and threatened "severe punishment" for those who violate the ban.
 
“Such games violated regulations on Internet ...

Top US and Chinese officials have launched a "Strategic and Economic Dialogue" on Monday for addressing the key issues ranging from their response to the global financial crisis, climate change and nuclear proliferation to threat from extremists.
 
President Barack Obama, Secretary ...

According to the US President, Barack Obama, the relations between the United States and China will be critical for the success of a whole host of global issues.
 
"The relationship between the United States and China will shape the 21st century," Obama said in Washington, urging ...

The Tibetan Autonomous Region in southwest China saw a record high temperature of 30.4°Celsius since the meteorological department began recording data in 1951.
 
Lhasa, the main city of the region, with an altitude of 3,650 meters above the sea level, recorded a temperature of ...

"China has long been the world's fastest-growing major economy," Ban said in a speech in Beijing. "It is also a leading emitter of greenhouse gases, and it is one of the country’s most vulnerable to the impact of climate change."
 
His warning was issued at the ...

According to a Chinese diplomat, China is a victim of terrorism similar to Bangladesh and India. The diplomat also added that China wants to join the UN-led campaign against terror.
 
Chinese special ambassador, Zhou Gang, met the Bangladeshi leadership on Thursday to brief them of the ...

Plans for the promotion of ethnic cultures have been disclosed by Chinese officials on Thursday. According to them this is vital for paving the way for equitable development in the country.
 
This decision has been taken by the State Council for ensuring greater protection for different ...

A total solar eclipse was observed at many places in China Wednesday morning. At 9.15 a.m., many places in the upper reaches of China's longest river, the Yangtze, were engulfed in total darkness.
 
The moon's shadow blocked the sun, leaving only the solar corona visible in China's ...

Chinese archaeologists who have sketched the layout of Xanado have now unearthed the city. This was built by Mongol emperor Kublai Khan and has been mentioned by the Italian traveller Marco Polo.
"The most exciting findings are the layout of the moat in front of the Mingde Gate to the royal ...