Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, who worked on over 100 Bollywood movies and gained international acclaim for 1982's "Gandhi," has died at the age of 91. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: India’s JK Tyre, other firms face antitrust scrutiny in bid-rigging case
India's antitrust regulator is investigating JK Tyre & Industries Ltd after a state government accused the company of bid rigging, and the probe has been expanded to other firms, according ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: India tries new type of tests to tackle virus
India has approved the use of a new type of rapid coronavirus test based on gene editing technology in a bid to boost its testing numbers. With the second highest number of cases in the world after ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Sindhu aims to hit the ground running in 2021
India's badminton world champion P.V. Sindhu has decided not to return to competitive action this year, but does not expect her prolonged pandemic-related absence to hamper her preparations for next ... ( read original story ...)
China Rapidly Expands Use of Experimental COVID-19 Vaccines
China is rapidly increasing the number of people receiving its experimental coronavirus vaccines, with a city offering one to the general public and a biotech company providing another free to ... ( read original story ...)
China rejects report Uighur children being separated from parents
Foreign ministry spokesman rejects news report that characterises China’s Uighur policies as a crime against humanity. ( read original story ...)
China defends Confucius Institutes now under fire from US
Following scathing political attacks from the Trump administration, China on Friday defended its Confucius Institutes as apolitical facilitators of cultural and language exchange. ( read original story ...)
China Says U.S. Undermines Taiwan Strait’s Stability
China said on Thursday the United States was seriously undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through the waters amid escalating tensions between ... ( read original story ...)
China supports G20 proposal to extend debt relief to poor countries: PBOC head
China supports a G20 proposal to further extend debt relief to poor countries, the head of its central bank, Yi Gang, told a G20 videoconference on Thursday, according to a statement on the central ... ( read original story ...)
China’s c.bank unveils changes to laws for commercial banks
China's central bank issued on Friday a draft of revisions to laws for commercial banks, improving the mechanisms of risk disposal and market exit for lenders, it said, and set a Nov. 16 deadline for ... ( read original story ...)