Beijing becomes 'no-go-zone' as COVID-19 cases jump to 106

Beijing on Tuesday became a "no-go-zone" as many provincial cities raised alerts on travel to the Chinese capital which scaled up its emergency response and mass testing following a spike in the......

Beijing COVID-19 situation 'extremely severe': Official

The COVID-19 cases in Beijing have jumped to 106, a senior city official said on Tuesday, warning that the situation is "extremely severe" in China's capital where the authorities have mounted......

Turbulent times ahead for Xi Jinping

'Does it mean that we are witnessing the end of an era?''Probably not, but the post-Trump trade war has certainly brought a lot of instability in China,' notes Claude Arpi. IMAGE: China's supreme......

Will be happy to hold next 'heart-to-heart' summit in India: Modi to Xi

Modi also said the people of India felt proud that President Xi has twice received him out of the capital.Xi said they can meet in a format like this from time to time. IMAGE: Modi and China's Xi......

What Google is doing in China

Kai-Fu Lee was waiting serenely at the upscale sushi and seafood buffet he had selected for our meeting in Redmond, Washington. One thing about Lee: Friends let him choose the restaurant. He keeps......

Asian Games: Boxers aim to better medal count and grab Olympic berths

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikhat Zareen/Instagram The coveted Olympic berths will serve as extra motivation to the India boxers when they step in the ring in the Asian Games here from Sunday,......

How China's Tokyo run-up is stalled by coronavirus outbreak

IMAGE: Acrobats perform on the Olympics rings. Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters The outbreak of the coronavirus has disrupted China's preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, barring athletes......

PIX: Iran thrill female fans amid Asian goal rush

Goals flowed in World Cup qualifiers across Asia with Iran, Japan, South Korea and Australia securing comfortable wins on Thursday. IMAGE: Iranian women fans attend Iran’s FIFA World Cup......

World Swim C'ships: Sun embroiled in more podium controversy at Worlds

  IMAGE: Gold medalist Sun Yang of China yells across at protesting Duncan Scott of Great Britain (right) as bronze medalists Martin Malyutin of Russia (centre) watches during the medal......

Fed Cup tennis: India grouped with tough Kazakhstan and China

India were on Monday clubbed with formidable Kazakhstan, who have world number 54 Yuliya Putintseva in their ranks, and China for the Asia/Oceania Group I competition in Fed Cup, scheduled to be......