K J M Varma In Islamabad

Stories by K J M Varma In Islamabad

India, China to sign pacts worth about $10 bln

India, China to sign pacts worth about $10 bln

Rediff.com   15 May 2015

India and China will sign several business agreements worth about $10 billion at the India- China Business Forum.

Apple unseats Xiaomi in China!

Apple unseats Xiaomi in China!

Rediff.com   11 May 2015

Chinese smartphone market, world's largest, shrinks in Q1

Looking forward to visiting China from May 14, says Modi on Weibo

Looking forward to visiting China from May 14, says Modi on Weibo

Rediff.com   5 May 2015

The PM on Tuesday officially announced his visit to China from May 14 to 16.

China slaps record fine on McDonald's supplier for pollution

China slaps record fine on McDonald's supplier for pollution

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2015

The 3.9 million yuan ($630,000) fine is the biggest-ever.

This Chinese journalist gets 7 years in prison for leaking state secrets

This Chinese journalist gets 7 years in prison for leaking state secrets

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2015

Gao Yu was found her guilty of leaking an internal Communist Party document to a foreign website.

Xiaomi sells 2.11 million phones in 12 hours, sets Guinness record

Xiaomi sells 2.11 million phones in 12 hours, sets Guinness record

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2015

Xiaomi easily broke their record from the same event last year.

Dispute with India over Arunachal an 'undeniable fact': China

Dispute with India over Arunachal an 'undeniable fact': China

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2015

China has welcomed Modi remarks on border, and has said it has a 'positive attitude'.

Modi to do a MSG style event in Shanghai during China visit

Modi to do a MSG style event in Shanghai during China visit

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do a repeat of his Madison Square Garden act during his next month's visit to China

China's super rich grows record high

China's super rich grows record high

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2015

The total assets of the superrich soared to 31 trillion yuan.

China plans to build huge space solar power station

China plans to build huge space solar power station

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2015

The power station would be a super spacecraft on a eosynchronous orbit.

China's manufacturing activity slows down to 11-month low

China's manufacturing activity slows down to 11-month low

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2015

HSBC's purchasing managers' index was released on Tuesday.

Ahead of Modi's visit, India and China to hold border talks from Monday

Ahead of Modi's visit, India and China to hold border talks from Monday

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2015

India and China will hold the 18th round of border talks in Delhi from Monday - the first round of negotiations after PM Modi came to power last year.

China mocks India's democratic system

China mocks India's democratic system

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2015

China would have become another India "where around 20% of the world's poorest live" if it adopted democracy

Ensuring employment? China faces an arduous task

Ensuring employment? China faces an arduous task

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2015

The steady decline of economy recently made Chinese youth anxious.

Border dispute with India contained, says China

Border dispute with India contained, says China

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2015

China on Sunday said the border dispute with India has been "contained" and the Indian elephant and Chinese dragon should "do more" to strengthen the bilateral cooperation to facilitate its settlement.

China to launch its biggest passenger aircraft this year

China to launch its biggest passenger aircraft this year

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2015

Company has secured orders for 450 C919 planes.

China's Xi to make first state visit to US in September

China's Xi to make first state visit to US in September

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to the United States in September, China said on Wednesday, hours after President Barack Obama spoke to him and called for "swift work" to narrow down differences on cyber theft, pace of reform and currency issues.

China imposes record fine on US chip giant

China imposes record fine on US chip giant

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2015

Qualcomm has agreed to pay a hefty fine of $995 million.

It's official: Xi Jinping to visit Pakistan this year

It's official: Xi Jinping to visit Pakistan this year

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2015

Xi Jinping will visit Pakistan this year after a cancelled a trip in 2014.

'China, India should shun the battle over GDP'

'China, India should shun the battle over GDP'

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2015

China, India should not get involved in a battle over GDP.