China's richest women is worth $6 billion
A 48-year-old property developer in China with a fortune of 38 billion yuan ($6.12 billion) has topped this year's Hurun rich list for women.
Wu Yajun was followed by two other real estate developers
India pays homage to 1962 martyrs for first time
Paying homage to soldiers who fought in the 1962 Indo-China war, defence minister A.K. Antony on Saturday ruled out any possibility of the repeat of the war and said armed forces were confident of protecting the country against any such threat.
Over 80 pc Chinese have no knowledge of 1962 war: Survey
More than 80 per cent of the Chinese population have no knowledge of the 1962 war with India and want the two neighbours to walk out of the shadow of conflict, a survey by state-run media said.
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China’s navy drills amid isles dispute with Japan
China flexed some maritime muscle in its dispute with Japan over a chain of uninhabited islands, holding naval exercises in the East China Sea on Friday to demonstrate its ability to enforce its territorial claims at sea.
Chinese octogenarian becomes nude model
An 84-year-old man in China's Chengdu city has a new secret pastime. He has started posing as a nude model for art students at local universities.
The man, who uses a pseudonym 'Li Jun', lives alone
Tibetan man sets himself on fire to protest China
The grandfather of a revered Tibetan Buddhist figure died Saturday after setting himself on fire in protest of Chinese rule, the London-based rights group Free Tibet said.
The incident is the latest
Russia further delays delivery of Admiral Gorshkov to India
Russia delayed delivery of a trouble-plagued aircraft carrier for at least a year on Friday, a blow to India's efforts to quickly build up naval strength as increasingly assertive Asian rival China ex
Two flights grounded in China after phone threats
Two planes were grounded at Chinese airports on Tuesday after anonymous threatening phone calls were received, an airline said, a day after a hoax threat forced a plane to make an emergency landing.
China makes bus travel free to encourage public transport
In a bid to encourage people tochoose public transportation, the southwest Chinese city of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, waived bus fares and offered discounts on metro fares from Wednesday.
Foxconn denies strike at China plant
Electronics parts giant Foxconn denied reports Saturday that thousands of workers went on strike at one of its plants in central China and halted production of components for Apple's iPhone 5.
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