Arunachal woman detained at China airport for 18 hrs over passport

A woman from Arunachal Pradesh, who lives in the UK, alleged that immigration officials at China's Shanghai airport detained her for nearly 18 hours after refusing to recognise her Indian passport......

India advises citizens visiting China to 'be careful'

India on Monday advised its nationals to be careful while travelling to or transiting through China, more than two weeks after a woman from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly harassed at the Shanghai......

China never acknowledged Arunachal, it's our territory: China

China on Tuesday refuted allegations that an Indian woman from Arunachal Pradesh was harassed at Shanghai airport, saying the actions taken by the Chinese immigration officials were as per laws and......

A Signature Moment: Trump Ends Shutdown

Glimpses from events unfolding around the world.     IMAGE: United States President Donald John Trump signs the funding bill to end the US government shutdown at the White House, November 12,......

Beijing to build second airport

China plans to build a second airport in Beijing, which is expected to handle 60 million passengers a year, at a cost of whopping $15 billion to meet the growing rush of air-travellers in the......

Strong winds damage Beijing's stunning airport!

Strong winds damaged the roof of third terminal building at the much admired Beijing Capital International Airport for the second time in a year, raising doubts about the resilience and the quality......

World's 30 busiest airports

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the world's busiest airport, but it looks set to lose that title to Beijing Capital Airport in 2013. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International......

World's 10 busiest airports

Four airports from United States figure in the list of world’s busiest airports. Photograph, courtesy: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport     The passenger traffic......

Olympic flame arrives in Beijing

The 2004 Olympic flame arrivedin the Chinese capital on Tuesday for the fifth leg of a six-week 78,000-km-long global torch relay leading up to the Athens Games in August.A small lantern carrying......

COVID cases mount as athletes arrive in Beijing

IMAGE: People wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters During the past four days China has detected 119......

Beijing Winter Olympics: 55 COVID-19 cases on Feb 2, highest daily tally

IMAGE: An official tests the course ahead of the Freestyle Skiing at the Shougang Big Air ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 03, 2022. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty......

North Korea likely to participate in Winter Olympics in South Korea

IMAGE: The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics mascot Soohorang, Paralympics mascot Bandabi and the Olympic Rings are displayed at the Gyeongpodae beach in Gangneung, South Korea. Photograph: Kim......

Dorsa Yavarivafa: From fleeing Iran to Paris Olympics

IMAGE: Dorsa Yavarivafa, badminton player selected to represent the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in the Paris 2024 games. Photograph: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Reuters On a rainy November morning in......