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US Congress delegation reaches Dharamsala, to meet Dalai Lama

A US Congressional delegation reached in Dharamsala on Tuesday on a two-day visit during which its eight members will meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

China launches the first satellite communication smartphone to work with Tiantong-1

China's aerospace technology company has unveiled the first satellite smartphone designed for use with the country's first mobile communications satellite, Tiantong-1 (TT-1), media reports said.

South China: 22 killed and 3.7 million hit by floods and landslides

At least 22 people have been killed and 3.7 million hit by flooding and landslides in China, which has been battling heavy rains for the past three days that have caused economic losses worth over $400 million, officials said on Monday.

Torrential rains and flash floods in Southern China: 25 dead, 33,200 displace

The southern part of China is hit every year during the monsoon seasons of May, June and July, but this rainy season has been particularly wet.

Torrential downpour kills 8 in China, blue alert for next 24 hours

TThe rainstorms prompted evacuation of 7,444 people in Guangxi's Yulin City, toppled 124 houses and seriously damaged another 25 in South China.

Chinese fishing boat capsizes off South Korea; 4 rescued, 5 missing

South Korean divers were looking for at least five people believed to be trapped inside a Chinese fishing boat that capsized near a small southwestern island on Wednesday.

US voices concern over China's 'dramatic' tactics in South China Sea

The US on Tuesday expressed concern over China's "provocative" and "dramatic" tactics in the South China Sea and said the American navy will shift 60 percent of its maritime assets to the Pacific by 2020.

$100 mn defence credit line: Talks gather pace on sale of Indian patrol vessels to Vietnam

Talks are gathering pace on the sale of Indian naval patrol vessels to Vietnam, an Indian official said, the first significant military transfer to Hanoi as it improves its defences in the South China Sea where it is embroiled in a territorial dispute with China.<br />

China quake toll jumps to 589, volunteers asked to stay away

As of 10.30 on Wednesday... 589 people have died" after Sunday's magnitude 6.1 quake in the southwestern province of Yunnan, China's ministry of civil affairs said on its website.

China tells well meaning volunteers to stay away from quake zone

Rescue efforts in the southwestern province of Yunnan, where at least 410 people died in Sunday's 6.1-magnitude quake, have also been hampered by landslides blocking roads.