In a first, India comments on human rights situation in China's Xinjiang

For the first time, India on Friday clearly commented on the situation in China's Xinjiang and said rights of people of the autonomous region should be "respected and guaranteed". IMAGE: Uyghur......

China: 198 convicted for Xinjiang unrest

China has so far convicted 198 people linked to the bloody ethnic riots last July in its troubled Xinjiang region, a top official said on Sunday, warning that final figure will be more. Nur Berkri,......

China, Pakistan ink trade, border agreements

Pakistan and China on Wednesday inked several agreements and memoranda of understanding, including a pact on a system to manage the border between the Xinjiang autonomous region and......

India 'aware' of China build-up at border

Noting that it is aware about China's infrastructure build up along the Line of Actual Control, government on Thursday said India is also ramping up its infrastructure in border areas to meet its......

China starts work on Central Asian freeway

China has started construction of a four-lane freeway that will form a key part of a central Asia highway network between Korla and Kuqa, in north west China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The......

China bans media from reporting on 18 subjects

China has banned the country's media from reporting on 18 subjects, including yuan revaluation, corruption and problems in Tibet and Xinjiang, according to a media report."China has prohibited the......

And now a Sino-Indian gas pipeline plan

Seeking to revive the old Silk Route link between the two regions, a visiting delegation from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and Indian industry on Monday decided to study the......

Chinese woman dies of electrocution while using iPhone

A 23-year-old Chinese woman has died after being electrocuted while using iPhone, her family alleged. The incident happened in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has gone viral online,......

First-ever Tibet-based athletes to compete in Winter Games

IMAGE: The report did not specify their ethnicity, but both have Tibetan-sounding names and were born in the Tibet Autonomous Region, where ethnic Tibetans make up over 80% of the population.......

Tibetans protesting Beijing Games march to IOC headquarters

The marchers -- many wrapped in the red, yellow and blue flag of Tibet and dressed in traditional robes -- chanted and played drums, holding a minute of silence for their "martrys" before starting......