China captures 2,566 fugitives abroad in anti-graft campaign
China has captured 2,566 fugitives, a number of them from the ruling Communist Party, who had fled to other countries and recovered USD 125 million of illicit funds from 2014 to 2016.
Mar 25, 2017, 20:12 PM ISTChina captures more than 2,500 fugitives who fled overseas: Xinhua
China has captured 2,566 fugitives who had fled to more than 90 countries and regions and recovered 8.6 billion yuan ($1.25 billion) of illicit funds from 2014 to 2016.
Mar 25, 2017, 16:10 PM ISTCPI-M leader killed in Bengal, Trinamool blamed
A local CPI-M leader was brutally killed in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Thursday. The CPI-M blamed the ruling Trinamool Congress for the crime.
Mar 23, 2017, 16:15 PM ISTChinese TV drama under fire for naming President Xi Jinping as 'traitor' in scene
With even constructive criticism not standing a chance in Xi Jinping`s China, a national TV drama was hauled for naming the President as a `traitor` in a small scene, clearly highlighting the hushed up yet clear signs of widespread political rumblings in Beijing against the Chinese President.
Mar 21, 2017, 13:07 PM ISTPhilippine government, Left to restart peace talks
The Philippine government and the communist rebels have agreed to resume the peace talks to end the 48-year-old communist insurgency in the Philippines, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza announced on Sunday.
Mar 12, 2017, 09:33 AM ISTChina's parliament to meet 1st time after Xi made core leader
China's annual political season will begin tomorrow, the first since President Xi Jinping was elevated as the "core leader" of the ruling Communist party.
Mar 02, 2017, 19:01 PM ISTChina holds mass police rally in Xinjiang as hundreds sent to anti-terror "frontline"
Rights groups and exiles say anger at tightening Chinese controls on the religion and culture of Uighurs is to blame for violence in the region, though China routinely denies any repression.
Feb 28, 2017, 10:12 AM ISTSeven Hong Kong policemen jailed for assault on democracy activist
Heavy-handed policing is rare in Hong Kong and the case triggered public outrage and deepened tension during the protests in which clashes erupted occasionally.
Feb 17, 2017, 10:30 AM ISTChina gets an early win off Donald Trump, but many battles remain
In getting Donald Trump to change course on the "one China" policy, Beijing may have overplayed its hand.
Feb 11, 2017, 12:59 PM ISTChina says gets another graft suspect back from US
Another Chinese corruption suspect who had fled to the United States has given herself up and returned home, the ruling Communist Party`s anti-graft watchdog said on Friday
Feb 10, 2017, 16:06 PM ISTChina must open market to match soaring words: European Union
China has not done enough to open its market, the EU's ambassador said today, and must take "concrete actions" to give European companies equal access to the world's second-largest economy.
Jan 25, 2017, 18:02 PM ISTChina asks foreign diplomats for closer cooperation in anti-graft war
China asked foreign diplomats in Beijing to help "weave a cooperative network against corruption," state media reported on Friday, as Beijing seeks greater international cooperation in Chinese President Xi Jinping`s four-year war on graft.
Jan 20, 2017, 09:43 AM ISTChinese professor sacked after criticising Mao online
A Chinese professor has been sacked after he criticised Chairman Mao Zedong on his 123rd birthday in an commentary he posted online that enraged leftists.
Jan 10, 2017, 14:36 PM ISTChina tightens Tibetan border security to combat ''separatism''
Army troops in Tibet had built a "steel Great Wall" to defend the border, the Himalayan region`s Communist Party chief, Wu Yingjie.
Jan 03, 2017, 15:14 PM ISTChina says party control over religion in Tibet will only increase
Chinese troops marched in and took control of Tibet in 1950 in what Beijing calls a "peaceful liberation".
Dec 29, 2016, 10:04 AM ISTChina, US to step up anti-graft cooperation: Chinese paper
China and the United States are in "advanced negotiations" on returning to China five of its most wanted corruption suspects who have fled to the United States, a state-run newspaper said on Wednesday.
Oct 26, 2016, 09:35 AM ISTChina needs another Mao, Xi fits the bill: Official media
Analysts said the call to make Xi a strongman leader was an attempt to raise Xi's status to the equivalent of "Great Leader".
Oct 23, 2016, 17:49 PM ISTVietnam declares California-based group terrorists
Vietnam has declared a U.S.-based activist group a terrorist organisation and warned that any Vietnamese found to be involved with the group would be regarded as co-conspirators and punished.
Oct 08, 2016, 10:22 AM ISTUS, China to step up cooperation on North Korea
UN diplomats say the two countries have started discussions on a possible UN sanctions resolution in response to the nuclear test earlier this month.
Sep 20, 2016, 10:21 AM ISTUS, China target Chinese firm suspected of North Korean nuclear link: Report
US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed on Monday to step up cooperation in the UNSC after North Korea`s fifth nuclear test.
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