~ By Dhwani Dalal ‘It takes just 6 grams of Gold to lift the worth of a nation’, says the tagline of Olympic Gold Quest, an Indian nonprofit organization that promotes Indian talent that could bring home the elusive Olympic gold medal. Armed with a new-found...
~By Dev Lewis Since getting to Sichuan, as the sole foreigner venturing to these parts, I’ve been given quite a welcome into Long Chang. In China, there is no better way to welcome someone than with dinner. Since my arrival Sunday evening, I’ve been hosted to...
The 中国 adventure continues and I’m all aboard a flight to Chongqing in Dalian, from where I’m driving west across provincial lines to Long Chang, a small town in Sichuan. I’ve got my travel essentials with me, and I’m all set to spend a month...
The rupee which has fallen 27 percent against the Chinese yuan this year is showing her true colours now. Imports from the factory of the world which as a consequence have become more expensive have dropped, as have Indian tourism numbers to China. While a drop in...
32 years after Deng Xiaoping enacted key economic reforms in the southern city of Shenzen, metamorphosing China from communist to capitalist rule, the outgoing politibureau have left their own legacy. Coinciding with the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover...
When it comes to space, the gap between China and India couldn’t have been larger. Beijing sent its first astronaut into space in 2003 and in June 2012 Liu Yang (pic) became the first Chinese woman to enter the final frontier. In comparison India’s first manned...
