Official mascots of 19th Asian Games unveiled in Hangzhou, China

April 4, 2020 7:51 AM

Official mascots of 19th Asian Games unveiled in Hangzhou, China

The official mascots of the 19th Asian Games were unveiled at a digital launch ceremony in Hangzhou, China yesterday. The three robots, which are going to be the mascots for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games are collectively known as the smart triplets. The Mascots - Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen, which reflect the internet prowess of Hangzhou city and Zhejiang province, were unveiled at a digital ceremony in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought the whole world to a stand still. The ...

Indian women's hockey tour of China cancelled due to Coronavirus outbreak

February 7, 2020 2:37 PM

Indian women's hockey tour of China cancelled due to Coronavirus outbreak

The outbreak of the Novel Corona virus has forced the Indian women's hockey team to cancel its tour of China. It has left Hockey India federation with the difficult task of finding an opponent to compete with as part of its preparation for the Olympics. The Indian women's team was scheduled to travel to China from March 14 to 25. However, it has now been cancelled due to the fast-spreading Novel Corona Virus. Speaking to PTI, Indian Skipper Rani said, the Hockey India and the c...

Subedar Gunasekaran felicitated for winning 3 gold in Military World Games, China

November 2, 2019 5:15 PM

Subedar Gunasekaran felicitated for winning 3 gold in Military World Games, China

Subedar Anandan Gunasekaran who won three gold medals in the 7th Military World Games recently in Wuhan in China was felicitated at the Madras Engineering Group and Centre in Bengaluru on Friday. Subedar Anandan had won Gold in 100 meters, 200 meter and 400 meter race as a para-athlete.  He is the first Indian Para Athlete in T-44 category to bag medal for the Army in the World Para Military Games and break the Asian record. The victorious subedar was taken around the Centre in an open jeep foll...

China's imports, exports fell more than expected in Sept

October 14, 2019 12:18 PM

China's imports, exports fell more than expected in Sept

China's imports and exports fell more than expected in September, official data showed today, as cooling demand at home and abroad hit trade. According to data from the customs administration, globally, China's exports dropped 3.2 per cent in September from the same period last year, while imports dived 8.5 per cent. The figures were worse than a Bloomberg forecast, which estimated exports to drop 2.8 per cent and imports fall 6.0 per cent. The European Union has also replaced ...

China revises 2017 economic growth down to 6.8% from 6.9%

January 18, 2019 2:58 PM

China revises 2017 economic growth down to 6.8% from 6.9%

China revised its 2017 economic growth down to 6.8 per cent from 6.9 per cent, as it braces for a possibly worse performance in 2018. The size of the gross domestic product of the world's second-biggest economy was revised down from 82.7 trillion yuan (USD 12.1 trillion) to 82.1 trillion yuan. China is due to release its GDP growth for 2018 on Monday. Recent statistics point to a slowdown. 

China's trade surplus with US increased last year to 323.3 billion US dollars

January 14, 2019 12:50 PM

China's trade surplus with US increased last year to 323.3 billion US dollars

China's trade surplus with the United States increased last year to  323.3 billion US dollars from 275.8 billion US dollars in 2017, data showed today.  The surplus with the US is a major source of anger within the Trump administration, which imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods. However, China's exports to the US sank last month.  The figures come after a US delegation held three days of talks in Beijing last week in the first meeting since...