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The unwanted crown: 39 of world's 100 most polluted cities are from India

China ranks 2nd with 30 cities in S&P Global Mobility survey

How China won its deadly smog battle. Is it possible for India too?

Over the years, Beijing's air quality improved significantly, dropping by 42.3 per cent between 2013 and 2021, a reduction attributed to stringent policies and enforcement

China seeks to resume direct flights with India as border tensions ease

Tensions started easing as China's President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October held their first meeting

China tax rebate cuts boost aluminium stocks; shares rally on price surge

Beijing's move may further boost aluminium prices as exports from the country are set to decline starting December

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley downgrade China's economic growth outlook

Morgan Stanley downgraded China to slight 'underweight' from 'equal weight' in emerging markets

China's Country Garden submits debt restructuring plan to creditors

The projection shows the developer expects a weaker cash flow in coming years compared with the estimates it had shared

Chinese steel exports booming higher but here's why that won't last

Unless Beijing rips up its current playbook and decides to re-inflate the housing market or splurge on infrastructure, then steel consumption in China is in long-term decline

8 persons killed, 17 injured in knife attack at vocational school in China

Eight persons were killed and 17 injured in a knife attack at a vocational school in east China's Jiangsu Province on Saturday, local police officials said. The attack took place at around 6:30 pm at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing City. The 21-year-old suspect, surnamed Xu, was caught at the scene and he confessed to his crime, according to a statement released by the public security bureau of Yixing, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. According to the police, Xu, a graduate of the school this year, returned to the school to vent his anger for not receiving his graduation certificate due to failing exams and for dissatisfaction with his internship pay. Rescue efforts are underway and police are further investigating the case, the report said. This is the second attack on civilians this week. On November 12, thirty-five people were killed and 43 injured when a man ploughed his car into a crowd of people at a sports centre in Zhuhai city. Po

US lawmaker introduces trade reform to tackle China's economic influence

The bill seeks to address what lawmakers and economic experts have described as China's unfair trade practices that have undermined American workers, industries, and national security

Japan PM meets Xi Jinping, voices concern over Taiwan, South China Sea

The two leaders meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru

Chinese coast guard vessels enter Taiwan island's waters twice in a day

The CGA stated that the Chinese coast guard's actions posed a threat to naval safety by intruding into key maritime channels

China to retaliate if Donald Trump boosts tariff, says ex-PBOC official

Tariffs will affect the exchange rate, it will affect China's capital flow, and also will affect how much China will buy US Treasury bills, said Zhu

Xi's dream of 'powerful currency' likely to be challenged by Trump's return

The yuan risks years of downward pressure during the second Trump presidency, and the threat of another trade war is already fueling bets against the currency

China's Xi warns against 'going back in history' as Trump tariffs loom

Xi called for emerging nations in the so-called Global South to have a greater voice in world affairs, with all countries enjoying equitable rights and opportunities in development

India-China bilateral trade hits $10.7 billion in October, contracts 0.46%

Out of India's top 10 import partners, inbound shipments from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) grew at the fastest pace in October

Two-front deterrence: India needs a strong stance against China, Pakistan

India needs clear deterrence against both likely adversaries. With China, it lies in raising costs of aggression to levels it should find unaffordable. For Pakistan, it has to be punitive

Aluminium jumps 8.5% to $2,730 after China cancels export tax rebates

Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange soared as much as 8.5% to $2,730 a metric ton and was up 6.1% at $2,670 in official open-outcry trading

BofA strategists say buy China, Europe ahead of Trump's inauguration

The S&P 500 is now up 25% this year, while the Stoxx Europe 600 has only gained about 5%, its biggest underperformance to the US in nearly 30 years

China, UAE may cut Iran condensate imports if Trump tightens curbs: FGE

Condensate, an ultra light oil, is typically processed at splitters to produce mainly petrochemical feedstock naphtha or used as a diluent for heavy crude such as those from Venezuela

Chinese defence firms to join Vietnam arms fair as military ties grow

The two countries are close economic partners but have long been embroiled in maritime disputes in the South China Sea, where they have overlapping claims. They also fought a brief border war in 1979