Sun Weidong appointed China's new envoy to India

Veteran Chinese diplomat Sun Weidong, an expert on South Asia who worked closely with external affairs minister S Jaishankar during his tenure as Ambassador in Beijing, has been appointed as the......

India pushes China for disengagement at other friction points

Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Misri on Friday met Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui in Beijing, who was Chinese envoy to India during the Doklam crisis, and emphasised the importance of......

China holds meet with 19 countries in Indian Ocean region without India

China held a meeting this week with 19 countries from the Indian Ocean region in which India was conspicuously absent. Photograph: ANI Photo The China International Development Cooperation Agency,......

Modi, Xi to meet at G20 in Argentina next month

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Argentina next month, China's Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui said on Monday. Luo was......

China denies homegrown jet is mere assembly of foreign parts

The C919 - a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft seating up to 174 people - is similar in size to the Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 series of jets. IMAGE: ‘China did not pay any money to foreign......

Youth Asian Games: India's medal haul swells!

IMAGE: India's Khushi Chand defeated China's Lou Jinxiu in the final to win gold in the 46kg category at the Asian Youth Games on Thursday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Boxing Federation/X India......

Indian swimmer shatters 16-year drought at Asian C'ships

IMAGE: Srihari Nataraj dazzles in 200m freestyle, wins silver in Asian Aquatics. Photograph: Srihari Nataraj/Instagram Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj dazzled on the opening day of the 11th......

Ayush packs off World No. 9, runs into Lakshya in QF

IMAGE: India's Lakshya Sen, who has battled injuries and patchy form this season, last made the semifinals at the All England Super 1000 in March and reached the same stage at the Macau Open Super......

Luo wins China's first pool gold

World champion Luo Xuejuan brought China their first swimming title of the Athens Olympics with a brave victory in the 100 metres breaststroke on Monday.Luo, swimming in the outside lane one as......

'Being 29 is an advantage'

I'm definitely going to play for next couple of years: PV Sindhu IMAGE: PV Sindhu emphasised the need to stay injury-free. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BWF/X Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on......