Death toll in China ship tragedy climbs to 434

Rescue workers search the capsized cruise ship, the Eastern Star, in the Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province, China. Photograph: Reuters The death toll in the ship capsize in Yangtze......

Chinese rescuers lift capsized cruise ship; toll crosses 100

Hopes of finding more survivors from the capsized cruise ship in China's Yangtze river were dashed as its submerged hull was on Friday lifted, with the death toll crossing 100 and fate of over 250......

Death toll in China ship disaster rises to nearly 400

A family member of a passenger aboard the capsized ship Eastern Star cries during a daily briefing by the government for family members in Jianli, Hubei province, China. Photograph: Kim......

Over 400 missing hours after Chinese ship sinks, captain held

A woman is helped after being pulled out by divers from a sunken ship in Jianli, Hubei province, China. Photograph: Reuters Hundreds were feared dead on Tuesday after a cruise ship capsized in......

What ails the Chinese economy?

  Beijing needs to prevent things from getting more interesting, notes Rahul Jacob 'So many out-of-the-way things had happened lately that Alice began to think that very few things indeed......

Global competitiveness: India's ranking slips to 71

A woman buys bangles in Jammu. Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters Weighed down by challenging economic conditions for most part of the past year, India has slipped to 71st position -- the lowest......

Shine & glitz to welcome all as China opens Asian Games in post-Covid era

IMAGE: The 19th Asian Games is set to officially open on Saturday. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou on......