New Delhi - More than 30 Tibetans have been detained in India's northern Himachal Pradesh state to prevent them from crossing the international border into China to disrupt the Olympics torch run i

Taipei - Selected areas of Taipei, along with neighbourhoods in Beijing and dozens of cities elsewhere in Asia, are planning to turn off their lights for one hour later Saturday to promote energy c

TaTaipei - Taiwan's largest bus company is teaching its d

Berlin  - Despite a surge in demand in China and Brazil, Europe's b

Beijing  - China on Friday took a group of foreign journalists to Lhasa, the capital of its Tibet region, to watch the Olympic torch relay in the ethnically divided city.

Beijing  - China on Friday announced rises in petrol and diesel prices of 16 per cent and 18 per cent, respectively.