BEIJING — A devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 95 people and collapsed “many buildings” on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and parts of India. Videos published by China’s state broadcaster CCTV showed houses destroyed with walls torn apart. Rescue workers waded through […]
BANGKOK — A driver killed 35 people and severely injured another 43 when he deliberately rammed his car into people exercising at a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, police said Tuesday. Police had detained a 62-year-old man at the sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai following the ramming […]
BEIJING — China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell into a designated area of the sea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. The launch by the People’s Liberation Army was part of routine annual training. It added the launch complied with […]
NEW DELHI — India and China on Wednesday agreed to uphold peace and tranquillity on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) during another round of diplomatic talks, though there were no signs of any breakthrough towards disengagement at friction points in Ladakh sector. The Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China border affairs […]
BEIJING — At least 111 people were killed after a massive earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck China’s Gansu province, authorities said on Tuesday. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake occurred at 11.59 p.m. on Monday night and had a focal depth of 10 km, reports Xinhua news agency. The […]
BEIJING — The Kashmir issue should be resolved through dialogue and consultation between India and Pakistan, China on Tuesday while reacting to India’s Supreme Court judgment on Article 370 upholding the central government’s decision on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. “On the Kashmir issue, China’s position is consistent and clear,” Chinese Foreign Ministry […]