Ties between the Asian giants are improving, one expert says, and the premier’s visit is about continuing a successful approach Premier Li Keqiang started his first foreign trip since taking office by heading to India on May 19. Topics for discussion by Li and his counterpart, Manmohan Singh, will range from the environment and energy to railways and trade. China is India’s second largest trading partner, and the value of [...]

Bhavuk Sharma Bajagain, 30, a medical doctor by profession, is often busy with his patients in the emergency ward of Kathmandu Model Hospital, one of the more reputable hospitals . In the morning, Bajagain also teaches and shares his medical experience with students in two different local medical institutions. “I am very happy and satisfied when I see my patients relieved of pain after treatment,” Bajagain told Xinhua on Monday, [...]

The trade imbalance between China and India is likely to keep growing and the situation is hard to change, but India is benefiting from Chinese imports, experts said. “India’s trade deficit with China is expanding. In the short term, that’s hard to resolve. The imbalance is mainly because India has limited exports to China, while Chinese manufactured goods have a competitive advantage in the Indian market,” said Liu Xiaoxue, a [...]

The incident that a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has been heating up. Maj. Gen. Jin Yi’nan, director of the Institute for Strategic Studies under the National Defense University (NDU) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), recently expressed that China must adopt an unyielding attitude to hold the Philippine side responsible for the incident and safeguard rights and interests of all the Chinese [...]

Cambodian Red Cross President Bun Rany, wife of Prime Minister Hun Sen, on Monday expressed her gratitude to the Chinese government and the Red Cross Society of China for actively assisting Cambodia in humanitarian activities. Speaking at a meeting with outgoing Ambassador of China to Cambodia Pan Guangxue, Bun Rany said China is not only leading in helping Cambodia in the building of roads, bridges, irrigation system and electricity production, [...]

Tensions over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard are still going on. Looking through the history of the Philippines confronting China on maritime disputes, we find that the Phillipines has always held an unscrupulous and reckless attitude. For example, the naval face-off at Huangyan Island last year was triggered by Philippine navy which had attempted to capture Chinese fishermen. Besides, Philippine President Benigno Aquino [...]

Dapper and bespectacled, Xu Dejun says he is stressed after taking the helm as chief executive officer of the Indian arm of ZTE Group, one of China’s biggest makers of telecommunications equipment. “As a new CEO, people will notice if you don’t do well in six months, start asking questions after nine months and throw you out after a year,” he told China Daily in New Delhi, before rushing to [...]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang started his visit to India yesterday. As China’s new premier, his selection of India for his first overseas trip has widely been interpreted as a sign that China is attaching greater importance and respect to this large neighbor. The relationship between China and India has long been plagued by negative news. This has caused public opinion about the relationship to become more negative than the reality [...]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang flew to India Sunday for a three-day visit as the first stop of his maiden foreign trip, which is expected to include “financial diplomacy” to further boost bilateral trade. Upon his arrival in New Delhi on Sunday, Li plans to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and will be the guest of honor at a dinner hosted by the Indian leader at his residence. [...]

Mutual investment and cooperation set to continue as trade volume expands The emerging Indian market will continue to attract project-contracting businesses from China as experts call for more mutual investments and cooperation between large companies to tap the huge markets in both countries. “China’s project contracting business in India will maintain fast growth because the market is huge and the long-term prospects are very bright,” said Hu Shisheng, director of [...]