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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 IST

China 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 IST

CPI-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 IST

Chinese 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 IST

Philippine 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 IST

China'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 IST

China 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 IST

Seven 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 IST

China 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 IST

China 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 IST

China 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 IST

China 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 IST

Chinese 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 IST

China 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 IST

China 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 IST

China, 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 IST

China 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 IST

Vietnam 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 IST

US, 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 IST

US, 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.

Sep 20, 2016, 10:11 AM IST