New Delhi: India and China held a two-day foreign secretary-level talks in which it was decided to resume Kailash-Mansarovar yatra in the summer. The relevant mechanism will discuss the modalities for doing so as per existing agreements, the foreign ministry said in a statement. There was also an in-principle agreement for resumption of direct flights … Read more
Beijing: India and China should meet each other halfway and commit themselves to mutual understanding rather than mutual suspicion, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday as he met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri here. Misri is here on a two-day visit for talks with Chinese officials to improve India-China relations, in the second such … Read more
Redmi K90 Pro is rumoured to be in development as the successor to the Redmi K80 Pro, which made its debut last November. While its launch is speculated to be still some time away, a tipster suggests that the purported Redmi handset could come with a major price hike in China. This is a noteworthy … Read more
A Chinese police dog may find it hard to pay bills after its year-end bonus was docked for sleeping on the job and peeing in a food bowl, according to a report in South China Morning Post (SCMP). Canine cop, Fuzai, a Corgi, joined the police dog training base in Weifang, Shandong province, in northern … Read more
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington needs to approach the issue of Taiwan “prudently”, the ministry in Beijing said, as the pair held their first talks since Donald Trump took office. “We will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China,” Wang said, adding … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump, affirmed hope of having a “very good relationship” with China under his administration, while also stressing the need to have a “level-playing field” regarding the trade situation. Virtually addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Trump said, “He (Xi Jinping) called me. But I see it very good. I … Read more
Washington DC: President Donald Trump is considering changing a key U.S. trade benefit to other nations, the “de minimis” exemption on import tariffs, as he accuses China of unfair trade practices and blames it for a crisis over the deadly drug fentanyl. His predecessor Joe Biden, in one of his last acts as president on … Read more
China has conducted another major nuclear fusion experiment in its pursuit of creating a novel source of energy. The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) fusion energy reactor, dubbed China’s ‘artificial sun’ sustained plasma for a whopping 1,000 seconds, breaking the 403-second record it set in 2023, according to a report in Live Science, citing Chinese … Read more
China’s space missions: China launched its Shenzhou 19 space mission on Wednesday. In this mission, three Chinese astronauts set off to the Tiangong Space Station for a six-month mission. What’s special is that China’s first female aerospace engineer performed this mission. The Tiangong team will conduct experiments under the space program, which aims to send … Read more
The iPhone 16 series has recently been launched in global markets including India. Apple assembles the series in India and exports it to many countries around the world. The company has increased the number of manufacturing units in India. Foxconn has been assembling Apple iPhones in India for years. At the same time, Pegatron and … Read more
The demand for Chinese products in the Indian market has continued to decline during the Diwali and Dentra festivals in the past few years. In particular, sales of decorations dropped significantly compared with the previous period. Sales of domestic goods increased as demand was low and imports fell. In fact, the effects of Prime Minister … Read more
Relations between India and China have long been tense, but in a major development, the two countries have reached some agreement on border issues. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced that India and China have reached an agreement on the disputed patrol point, after which troops will be able to start patrolling here. Tensions have arisen … Read more