Russian coastguards have seized a Chinese fishing boat off the country's east coast after reportedly opening fire on the vessel, Chinese state media said on Wednesday.

The Global Times daily said the

A teenage Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in southwest China on Tuesday, the exiled Tibetan government said, the latest in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.

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The US dollar advanced against the euro in Asian trade on Monday as markets reacted calmly to China's growth slowdown and took heart from the earnings prospects of US banks, analysts said.

The euro f

Chinese visa denial to an Arunachal Pradesh youth delegate has created a friction between the Ministry of External Affairs and the Sports Ministry.

Maintaining that MEA was not kept in loop, official

India has initiated a probe into alleged dumping of a chemical, mainly used in photography and medical applications, by China following complaints by domestic players.

Japan recalled its ambassador to China for consultations on Sunday amid a simmering row between the Asian powers over disputed territory in the East China Sea, reports said.

China's economy grew 7.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2012 from a year earlier, its slowest pace in three years, confirming expectations of a downward trajectory that leaves full-year growth on c

Days of heated diplomacy at Southeast Asian talks ended in failure on Friday as deep splits over China prevented the ASEAN grouping from issuing its customary joint statement for the first time.

Uniforms for US Olympic athletes are American red, white and blue - but made in China. That has members of Congress fuming.

Republicans and Democrats railed Thursday about the US Olympic Committee's

Economic growth across emerging markets eased in the second quarter of 2012, dragged down by lacklustre manufacturing sector activity, especially in China and Brazil, an HSBC survey showed on Wednesda