China
China's first property taxes kick in
Shanghai: China's long-awaited first property taxes took effect on Friday in Shanghai and the mega-city of Chongqing in the southwest, as the country tries to reform its booming real estate market.
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Karmapa cash haul: Chinese link emerges
New Delhi: Investigators probing the huge cash haul from a transit home of the 17th Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje are suspecting that the religious leader is in regular touch with Chinese authorities t
China to build 10 more mega n-reactors
Beijing: China will construct 10 more mega nuclear reactors with a whopping investment of USD 121.5 billion, in addition to 25 currently being built, to step up its atomic power generation to meet it
China announces new rules to end forced demolitions
China has announced stringent new rules to put an end to forced demolitions in cities without due process and fair compensation, amid an increasing number of deadly property disputes occurring due to the country's fast urbanisation process.
11 rescued from mountain blizzard in China
Eleven migrant workers returning home from the neighbouring Myanmar were trapped for 60 hours in a mountain blizzard before being rescued in a major operation involving 100 rescuers in Southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Unlike Manmohan, China's 'dictator' Hu gets a cold US reception
Washington: After the pomp and glitter of a state dinner at the White House, Chinese leader Hu Jintao headed for a chilly reception in the US Congress - quite unlike Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Sin
After summit pomp, China's Hu prepares to face US lawmakers
Washington: Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday will try to persuade often hostile U.S. lawmakers that his country is a threat-free engine of growth, after a White House summit sought to narrow ri
Arunachal, Aksai Chin in Chinese map
Beijing, Jan. 18: China on Tuesday officially launched its state-run mapping website that rivals Google Earth, showing Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin in Jammu and Kashmir —two key areas of dispute w
Hu's US trip all about money
Washington: Chinese President Hu Jintao began a four-day state visit to the US clearly focused on business, much like his host President Barack Obama's trip to India in November.
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Arunachal policy stays, says China
Beijing, Jan. 17: China on Monday said its policy that Arunachal Pradesh is a “disputed area” remains “unchanged”, days after it issued stapled visas to two Indian sportsmen from the state which it cl
