Alibaba founder Jack Ma becomes China's richest man

Riding the crest of the world's biggest IPO, Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has become the richest man in China with a fortune of $24.4 billion, according to an annual list of the......

China prepares for the handover

On June 1 last year, almost half of Hong Kong's 7m population switched on their televisions to discover who would inherit a HK$600m ($77m) family business at the centre of a popular fictional......

Who will be the next tech king?

Perhaps no one knows precisely why Bill Gates chose June 15 to announce to the world that he would give up his day-to-day involvement at Microsoft over the next two years. Or at least no one other......

The 40 richest people of China

China's wealthiest got much richer in the past year, thanks to the nation's booming economy.The 40 richest businesspeople are now worth a collective $26 billion, up from $18 billion a year......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 27

Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Wednesday, September 27. IMAGE: India's boxer Shiva Thapa will be in action in the men's 63.5kg round of 16 bout on Wednesday.......

ISSF World C'ship: Indian men take 10m air pistol team bronze

IMAGE: India opened their account with bronze. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India's campaign in the ISSF World Championship began on an unimpressive note as none of the six 10m air pistol......

India Open: Srikanth, Sen, Prannoy drawn in tough pool

IMAGE: Players and coaches of Team India show their support from the sidelines. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Getty Images The Indian men's singles players were handed a tough draw in the India Open......

Julius Baer Cup: Erigaisi in 2nd spot; Praggnanandhaa in fourth place

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Arjun Erigaisi/Twitter India's teenaged Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa are placed second and joint fourth respectively after 12 rounds in the......

China's football season finally kicks off amid COVID-19

IMAGE: Wuhan Zall (in orange jersey) - hailing from the city where the novel coronavirus first emerged last year - received a guard of honour before beating promoted Qingdao Huanghai 2-0.......