New Covid variants not behind China outbreak, finds Lancet study

Two known Omicron sub-variants -- rather than any new variants -- have chiefly been responsible for the recent Covid-19 surge in China, according to a study of cases in Beijing published in The......

China struggles to find enough pilots for 3 aircraft carriers: Report

China is struggling to find enough trained pilots to operate fighter jets from aircraft carriers, prompting its navy with two aircraft carriers commissioned and another launched in June, to speed......

Covid scare in Beijing; school, varsity report fresh cases

The Chinese capital issued a fresh coronavirus alert on Thursday after it reported 21 local COVID-19 infections a day earlier, three of which were from a high school and the rest from a university,......

India home to 18 of 20 cities with most severe rise in PM2.5 pollution: Report

India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in fine particle pollutants or PM2.5 from 2010 to 2019, according to a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and......

Chennai Connect doesn't improve India-China trade ties

China had been trying hard to enter the Indian market, without opening its own to Indian products.There is an economic crisis in India-China relations that the Chennai Connect barely scratched the......

Are farmers in India and China losing the plot?

Lack of literacy is compromising the ability of farmers in India and China, two of the world's most populous countries with the smallest farm size, to raise productivity without losing soil......

China's wealth gap worsens: Survey

The average Chinese family's assets in 2012 were valued at 439,000 yuan ($66,596). One per cent of Chinese households own one-third of the nation's total assets, vastly increasing the gap between......

It's incredible what love can motivate us to build: Zuckerberg

Within couple of hours, Mark Zuckerberg's Taj Mahal post had received over 450,000 likes, 11,000 comments and 7,700 shares. IMAGE: ‘Taj Mahal is even more stunning than I expected’.......

Winter Olympics sidelights: Robots take to the slopes on sidelines of Games

IMAGE: Robot Rudolph skies during the Ski Robot Challenge at a ski resort in Hoenseong, South Korea. Photograph: Kim Hong-ji/Reuters While Alpine skiers fought high winds at the Pyeongchang Games......

Messi to build brand in China with theme park

IMAGE: Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi poses with young fans as he attends a news conference in Beijing, China on Thursday. Photograph: Reuters Chinese fans will be able to celebrate the......

WADA considering banning countries of dope-tainted athletes

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is considering a blanket ban on countries whose athletes regularly dope in the wake of a series of damaging blows for the sport in recent days, according to its......

IAAF suppressed study of admitted dope cheats: Sunday Times

A general view of the signange at the China National Stadium, also known as Bird's Nest. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images World athletics' governing body has suppressed a 2011 survey......