China banks curb loans to commodities firms

China has appealed for communication with the US on cyber-security, Xinhua reported Tuesday. While stressing that cyber-security was a global issue, confronting not only America but also China, a foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said: "China proposes ...

North Korea on Wednesday sent a top military official to China as a personal envoy of leader Kim Jong-Un, at a time of strained relations with Beijing and ahead of a key China-US summit. Choe Ryong-Hae, the director of the Korean People's Army politburo, flew ...

As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made a successful visit to India despite recent border standoff, an influential state-run daily here took a dig at US saying Washington should not feel jealous over close Sino-Indian ties. The ruling Communist Partys mouthpiece, ...

A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were charged with extortion on Monday, ...

Li Keqiang left India for Pakistan on Wednesday, the second stop of his first overseas trip as China's premier. Xinhua described the Islamabad-Beijing ties as an "all-weather strategic partnership".

STRONGER TIES: One day after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides.

A blast at an explosives plant in China has left 13 people dead and another 20 missing, state media said Tuesday, compounding the country's poor industrial safety record. Another 19 people were injured in the explosion on Monday at a three-storey workshop ...

Notwithstanding steps announced by India and China to reduce their trade deficit during Premier Li Keqiang's ongoing visit, Chinese analysts believe the imbalance is likely to keep growing in the short term due to structural problems.

NEW DELHI, May 21 - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today said India and China have the "wisdom" to find solutions to problems including boundary row and that India's concerns on crucial issues pertaining to rivers and trade imbalance will be addressed, reports ...