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Anyone attempting to split China will end in shattered bones: Xi in Nepal

"And any external forces backing such attempts dividing China will be deemed by the Chinese people as pipe-dreaming!" he was quoted as saying

China auto sales decline 5.2% in September, 15th month in a row

As recently as three years ago, automakers had enjoyed double-digit annual growth in China

Abhijit Banerjee hailed across political lines for Nobel Economics Prize

"Congratulations to Abhijit Banerjee ... He has made notable contributions in the field of poverty alleviation," PM Modi said in a Tweet

Economics Nobel winners helped '5 mn school kids read and write better'

The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty"

US set to pull remaining troops from north Syria after Turkish incursion

Another consideration in the decision was Washington's Kurdish-led ally, the Syrian Democratic Forces, were looking to make a deal with Russia to counter the Turkish onslaught

Erdogan says Turkish-led offensive will go 30-35 km into Syrian territory

Arms embargoes will not stop Syrian operation, says Turkish president

Visa, Mastercard waver as Facebook's Libra faces regulatory heat

Facebook announced plans to launch the digital currency in June 2020, in partnership with other members of the Libra Association set up by the U.S. tech giant to manage the project

Credit Suisse clears its CEO in spying scandal that rocked Swiss banking

Khan, who left Switzerland's second-biggest bank in July and began work on Tuesday at UBS, was under surveillance by private detectives hired by Credit Suisse from Sept. 4 to Sept. 17

Govt shelves plan on countrywide ban on single-use plastic products

The plan was for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to outlaw six items on Wednesday as part of a broader campaign to rid India of single-use plastics by 2022.

Wilbur Ross, Goyal to hold talks with renewed hopes for US-India trade deal

Ross is expected to meet his Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal on October 3

More than 1,600 die in India's heaviest monsoon season in 25 years

The extended rains have wreaked havoc, with northern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states the worst hit in the latest spell of intense downpours, killing 144 people since last Friday

Ford to form joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra valued at $275 mn

The two companies have for months been negotiating the deal

India factory output in Sep unchanged over Aug; lowest in over a year: PMI

Overall demand only rose marginally in September, hurt by almost no growth in exports, and firms barely increased headcount last month, the survey showed

'Decoupling' would harm both sides: China on US delisting threat

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering the move, report said, in what would be a radical escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions

Iran's petroleum industry on 'full alert' against attacks: Oil minister

US media reports have said Washington was considering possible cyber attacks against Iran

British PM Johnson vows to stay put to hit Oct 31 Brexit deadline

Johnson again declined to explain how he plans to circumvent that law and deliver on his Brexit promise, deepening uncertainty Britain's biggest trade and foreign policy shift for more than 40 years

Govt bans onion exports as prices remain high due to seasonal shortage

The government said exports will be prohibited with immediate effect

Ban on vapes will stay, says govt official as protests fizzle out

India banned the sale and import of e-cigarettes this month, warning of an 'epidemic' of vaping among young people

Night shifts, changing work schedule tied to poor mental health: Study

Researchers examined data from seven previously published studies of work schedules and mental health involving a total of 28,438 participants

Democrats subpoena Pompeo on Ukraine docs as impeachment probe forges ahead

The committees announced the subpoena after the administration missed a Thursday deadline to provide info about contacts with Ukrainian officials