Why is China Focusing on Tibet?

Wang Yang and Xi Jinping's visits signal the beginning of a major Chinese push to bring about a transformation of Tibet, observes Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W......

Hardliners will dominate China's Tibet policy

Statements emanating from the recent Chinese Communist party congress suggest potentially increasing pressure on India with regard to the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration in......

China braces for murder trial of Bo Xilai's wife

China on Wednesday braced for a high profile murder trial of Gu Kailai, wife of disgraced ruling Communist Party leader Bo Xilai, which will begin on Thursday. Said to be the most politically......

China ushers in the year of the sheep

China is celebrating its lunar new year on Thursday, marking the beginning of the Year of the Sheep. For much of the week, hundreds of millions of people will dispense with their regular routines......

China's growth steady at 7% as investment rebounds

It has been a difficult year for the world's second-largest economy. China's economy grew an annual 7 per cent in the second quarter, steady with the previous quarter and slightly better than......

Badminton: India's challenge ends at Hong Kong Open

IMAGE: Gayatri Gopichand Pullela and Treesa Jolly lost in straight sets in their round of 16 match at the Hong Kong Open. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives ......

Asian Rowing: Arjun Lal-Ravi win gold; Parminder bags silver

IMAGE: Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Ravi with their gold medals at the Asian Rowing Championships in Bangkok on Saturday. Photograph: Rowing Federation of India/Twitter Indian rowers Arjun Lal......

Olympics Badminton: Indonesia win women's doubles gold

IMAGE: Greysia Polii, left, and Apriyani Rahayu of Indonesia celebrate winning the badminton women's doubles gold medal after beating Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan of China in the final on day ten......

Axelsen dethrones Chen Long for men's singles badminton gold

With Chen's silver, China has swept six badminton medals at Tokyo, more than any other country: gold and silver in mixed doubles, gold in women's singles, silver in men's doubles, silver in women's......