For the first time in about two years, China's capital city Beijing relaxed its norms for coronavirus test requirements on Tuesday after unprecedented public protests against President Xi Jinping's......
It is one of the most populous cities. But the streets of Beijing are eerily deserted ahead of the Lunar New Year. Millions of Chinese leave the capital city and travel home for the festival which......
In today’s modern, fast-paced world, there are many things that make us tick. Sometimes, things get us so infuriated that we would like to smash things up. Now, young people in China have......
President Xi Jinping on Monday said China faced a "new COVID situation," as he urged healthcare officials to take targeted measures to deal with the sudden surge in infections, the first time that......
Scenes from around the world as heatwaves engulf different parts of the globe. IMAGE: A camel wears a hat amidst a heatwave in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of......
Luxury in India may not have gone 'mass market' as in China, but it has taken some very firm strides, writes Bhupesh Bhandari. The trick is, an Indian diplomat told me over drinks, to knock one......
Among its various records, China now has the world's largest vacant malls, empty cities, and stalled amusement parks. Wonderland was slated to be Asia's biggest theme park. Spread across a......
People in China get back to routine, but with caution after the lockdown placed to curb the COVID-19 outbreak was lifted in Shanghai and Beijing. Please click on the images for glimpses of the......
Vacation plans are scrapped, shopping malls are nearly deserted and restaurant staff wait nervously to serve diners who never show up.China's admission that the SARS virus is far more widespread......
Lee deserved to lead a bigger country than Singapore, the city of 5 million he ruled for three decades, says Rahul Jacob. One of the asymmetries of history is the lack of correspondence between the......
K T Irfan and Khushbir Kaur finished at 23rd and 42nd positions respectively in the men's and women's 20km race walk events on the final day of competitions as India ended their miserable World......