News for '-yuan'

Rupee suffers biggest slump in 6 yrs; closes at 4-mth low of 70.73

Rupee suffers biggest slump in 6 yrs; closes at 4-mth low of 70.73

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Investors are anxious over the US-China trade tension, a sharp devaluation in yuan and uncertainty over Kashmir issue.

Zoom plans technology centre in Bengaluru

Zoom plans technology centre in Bengaluru

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

The company is planning to bring IT operations into India which will include application development and desktop managed services.

First look: The Vivo Nex 3

First look: The Vivo Nex 3

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

How exciting is the Vivo Nex 3? Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com lets you know.

LeBron draws social media ire over Hong Kong tweet row

LeBron draws social media ire over Hong Kong tweet row

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Morey's tweet of support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong prompted Chinese sponsors and partners to cut ties with the league and forced the National Basketball Association (NBA) to answer difficult questions about free speech.

The Best Weapon To Deal With China Is...

The Best Weapon To Deal With China Is...

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

If you are serious about countering the Chinese threat, then the best weapon is investing in real freedom, plurality, elections and democracy. Unfortunately, it isn't an approach all Indians currently seem to agree on, asserts Shyam G Menon.

China's super rich grows record high

China's super rich grows record high

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

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

Alibaba founder Jack Ma becomes China's richest man

Alibaba founder Jack Ma becomes China's richest man

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

Wang ranked second on the list this year, with a fortune of 145 billion yuan.

Amid LAC standoff, Navy tracks Chinese research vessel

Amid LAC standoff, Navy tracks Chinese research vessel

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

The Chinese research vessel returned to China a few days ago after being under constant watch of Indian Navy vessels, the sources said.

China had told US about plan to revalue yuan

China had told US about plan to revalue yuan

Rediff.com25 Jul 2005

US treasury secretary John Snow learned more than one month ago of the tentative plan and Chinese officials gave him details on the change and its timing before the announcement, The Financial Times and The Asian Wall Street Journal said.

Beijing-Shanghai bullet train: World's most profitable high-speed rail

Beijing-Shanghai bullet train: World's most profitable high-speed rail

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

Known as the "the world's most profitable high-speed rail," the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway covers more than 1,300 km within five hours.

China hikes defence budget to $230bn, three times that of India's

China hikes defence budget to $230bn, three times that of India's

Rediff.com5 Mar 2022

China hiked its annual defence budget by 7.1 per cent.

Digital currency race: China leads. India must catch up

Digital currency race: China leads. India must catch up

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

India should not be left behind. It should join the seven central banks which are studying feasibility and safeguards necessary to eliminate risks, particularly from hacking, advises former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.

Chinese economy is first to recover from coronavirus crisis

Chinese economy is first to recover from coronavirus crisis

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

Analysts, however, predict it would be an uphill climb for export-reliant China's economy going forward as it faced intensified conflict with the US and the negative fallout on its external trade due to Beijing's increasingly aggressive policies towards countries like India resulting in bans of its products and services.

It's raining billionaires in China

It's raining billionaires in China

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

The number of billionaires in China has touched 300 by the end of 2013 mainly due to real estate boom, according to a new annual ranking of the wealthiest individuals in the communist nation, world's second largest economy.

Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Rediff.com24 May 2021

Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, weeks before Beijing disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, a United States media report said, citing a previously undisclosed American intelligence document that could add weight to growing calls for a full scale probe of whether the coronavirus may have escaped from China's top bio lab.

Currency very close to equilibrium: China

Currency very close to equilibrium: China

Rediff.com6 Mar 2013

Since China activated exchange rate reform in 2005, the value of RMB yuan against US dollar has surged by more than 30 per cent, he said refuting persistent US allegations that as world's largest exporter China benefited by keeping low exchange rate for its currency.

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

PIX: China begins work on 100,000 capacity stadium in Guangzhou

PIX: China begins work on 100,000 capacity stadium in Guangzhou

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

Evergrande Group has begun work on what will be the world's largest purpose-built soccer stadium, with a capacity of 100,000 seats, in the southern city of Guangzhou, the Chinese real estate company has said. Construction of the Guangzhou Evergrande Soccer Stadium, also dubbed "Lotus Flower Stadium" for its design, started on April 16 and would cost around 12 billion yuan ($1.69 billion) to complete, the group said.

China announces multiple fiscal policies to boost growth

China announces multiple fiscal policies to boost growth

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

China is battling a property downturn, industrial overcapacity, sluggish demand and struggling exports.

China's Alibaba agrees to buy 50% stake in Guangzhou Evergrande soccer club

China's Alibaba agrees to buy 50% stake in Guangzhou Evergrande soccer club

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

The companies did not immediately give a figure for the investment, but Chinese state media reported earlier on Thursday it would total 1.2 billion yuan ($192 million).

China pledges $124bn for Silk Road, terms it 'project of the century'

China pledges $124bn for Silk Road, terms it 'project of the century'

Rediff.com14 May 2017

China will also set up 50 joint laboratories with countries participating in the Belt and Road initiative to enhance cooperation on innovation.

Top Beijing tax official sentenced to death for corruption

Top Beijing tax official sentenced to death for corruption

Rediff.com10 May 2012

A former chief of Beijing's local taxation bureau was sentenced to death, with a two-year reprieve, for accepting bribes and embezzling up to 10 million yuan, as part of a crackdown on officials facing corruption charges.

Why China is bad news for the markets

Why China is bad news for the markets

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Markets will continue to remain volatile till the Chinese economy shows some signs of stability

How India Can Tackle Security Challenges

How India Can Tackle Security Challenges

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

India has the ability in all respects to be a great power and address our security challenges in the best national interests, says Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

Meet The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners

Meet The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

The results for the People's Choice Award for the Wildlife Photographer Of The Year are in.

China's slowdown confirmed as Q3 GDP falls by 3%

China's slowdown confirmed as Q3 GDP falls by 3%

Rediff.com18 Oct 2021

China's GDP grew by 4.9 per cent in the third quarter, down from 7.9 per cent in the second, confirming the slowdown of the world's second-largest economy which was under pressure from the crisis-hit property sector, curbs on energy and tardy recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

A year on, markets bustling in Wuhan

A year on, markets bustling in Wuhan

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

Hundreds of shoppers pack a wet market on a December weekday morning in the Chinese city of Wuhan, jostling to buy fresh vegetables and live fish, frogs and turtles. Almost a year since the city reported the world's first cases of COVID-19 in one of its handful of vast wet markets, and even as several other countries remain firmly in the grip of the subsequent pandemic, life in Wuhan has largely returned to normal.

Xi declares victory in eradicating poverty in China

Xi declares victory in eradicating poverty in China

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

Xi said that all poor people in rural areas have been lifted out of poverty. With this, China has achieved the United Nations goal of poverty eradication 10 years ahead of the 2030 deadline, he said.

China's wealth gap worsens: Survey

China's wealth gap worsens: Survey

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

At the end of 2014, 70.17 million of China's rural residents lived below the country's poverty line.

China to open up finance, education, culture sectors for FDI

China to open up finance, education, culture sectors for FDI

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

China will open up service sectors such as education, finance and culture for FDI to remain an attractive destination for overseas investment.

Xi asks military to recruit new talent to gain edge in future wars

Xi asks military to recruit new talent to gain edge in future wars

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the need for the recruitment of new talent to support the rapid modernisation of the armed forces and win future wars amid reports that the military has committed more resources to enrol 3 lakh personnel for frontline positions.

Sports Shorts: Sharath Kamal sails into at WTT Contender semis

Sports Shorts: Sharath Kamal sails into at WTT Contender semis

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

Avinash Sable's national mark headlines strong showing in IGP 2

How China is lending in the dark

How China is lending in the dark

Rediff.com1 May 2013

Chinese shadow banking totals only about $2.2 trillion.

China's FDI drops by 5.8% in December

China's FDI drops by 5.8% in December

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

China's FDI growth saw ups and downs in the first 11 months of 2015.

Down 6.8%, China posts worst economic growth since Cultural Revolution

Down 6.8%, China posts worst economic growth since Cultural Revolution

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

China's GDP took the worst hit since the disastrous Cultural Revolution in 1976, plummeting by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 as the country took unprecedented measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic that brought the world's second largest economy to a standstill. China's gross domestic product stood at 20.65 trillion yuan (USD 2.91 trillion, approx) in the first quarter of 2020 amid the Covid-19 impact, down 6.8 per cent year on year, China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday.

Rupee tumbled by 59 paise to nearly 2-year low

Rupee tumbled by 59 paise to nearly 2-year low

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

The domestic currency has tumbled by 104 paise, or 1.63 per cent, in last six trading days.

Will Xiaomi disrupt India's e-scooter market?

Will Xiaomi disrupt India's e-scooter market?

Rediff.com10 Apr 2021

Known for its phones and emerging from nowhere in the segment, it might take on the scooter Goliaths.

India has no role in US-China currency dispute

India has no role in US-China currency dispute

Rediff.com6 Apr 2010

India on Tuesday distanced from the ongoing Sino-US row over revaluation of Chinese currency yuan saying it is their bilateral issue.

China's ICBC is world's most profitable bank

China's ICBC is world's most profitable bank

Rediff.com28 Mar 2013

The bank's net interest income, or revenue from borrowers minus interest paid to depositors, rose 15.2 per cent from the previous year to 417.8 billion yuan, according to the company's annual report filed to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

As China melts, Tata Motors, few others brace for storm

As China melts, Tata Motors, few others brace for storm

Rediff.com9 Jan 2016

However, the IT firms will get some benefits, as software exports from their Chinese campuses will yield more in local currency