American, British and several other foreign embassies in Chinese capital Beijing have been warned Thursday of possible threats on or around Christmas in a popular shopping and embassy district. Westerners have been urged to exercise hightened vigilance. The Beijing police too have issued a yellow alert, the lowest out of […]

Chinese capital Beijing witnessed eye-watering, throat-irritating smog Saturday with the second ever red alert in the city from whether watch dog, forcing almost half the cars off the roads and restricting factor as well as construction production. Red alert is the top most warning of the four-tier system set up […]

Chinese capital Beijing has issued a red alert for pollution Monday evening for three days until Thursday noon, restricting use of cars, closing schools, banning fireworks and halting outdoor construction. This is the first time the city has issued a red alert since the system was set up in 2013. […]

Historic closed doors talk between China President Xi Jinping and Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou is scheduled to be held at 3 p.m. local time (7 a.m. GMT) at a luxury hotel in Singapore. This is the first time leaders of the two countries are meeting for a talk since China’s […]

The controversial ‘one-child policy’ of China will soon come to an end. It is undoubtedly the most notorious of the Communist Party’s intrusions into Chinese lives for past 35 years. Beijing said Thursday the biggest population control experiment in history will end and couples will be allowed to have two […]

Today is the “Black Monday” for China as the stock market dropped down to the biggest in eight years. Jitters of it have been spread throughout Asia and effects have also been seen in the rest of the world. Wider sell-off has been witnessed in the emerging markets and it […]