Chinese film market: Hollywood still strong, while Bollywood needs a boost
Hollywood superhero films are still big money draws while Bollywood films are beginning to saturate the market, said the China Theatrical Market Report, Maoyan, the Chinese ticketing and box-office data platform, on Tuesday.
'Thugs of Hindostan' failed to attract Chinese audiences
Indian star Aamir Khan's new movie, “Thugs of Hindostan”, failed to win over the Chinese market with a poor opening Friday night, resulting in 10.74 million yuan ($1.56 million) at the box office. According to Chinese movie ticketing platform Maoyan, the movie is estimated to get in only 96.1 million yuan, possibly the worst of Aamir Khan's movie performance in China. His movie is competing with Hollywood movies “Aquaman” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider- Verse” and Chinese movies “Kill Mobile” and “Master Z: The IP Man Legacy”.
India's M&A glory could be short-lived as investors may return to China after facing policy uncertainty
After beating China to become the world's fastest-growing economy this year, India saw a surge in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals driven by foreign investors.
China, India resume annual counter-terrorism exercise amid improved military trust
The joint Hand-in-Hand 2018 China-India counter-terrorism exercise concluded in a great success on December 22. The exercise - primarily focused on joint counter-terrorism abilities - started on December 10, following the arrival of company-sized contingents of the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).
China, India seek to enhance people-to-people exchange
China and India vowed on Friday to enhance people-to-people and cultural contacts to lend fresh momentum to bilateral relations.
China, India hail high-level people to people exchanges mechanism
China and India said here Friday that establishing the China-India high-level people to people exchanges mechanism is an important measure to develop the all-round bilateral relations between the two countries.
India's attitude toward Huawei, ZTE shows contradictory mentality on working with China: expert
India's telecom industry has been wrestling with the idea of excluding Chinese suppliers such as Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp from government network procurement, which reflects India's contradictory mentality in dealing with China, a Chinese expert said on Tuesday.
India mistaken in blocking Chinese e-commerce
Indian consumers are buying Chinese products via e-commerce platforms out of their own choice, and unreasonable limits on these purchases will bring costs up for India's consumers and hinder its newly emerging economy, experts told the Global Times Thursday.
India urged to stabilize its currency before a yuan-rupee payment plan with China
China may avoid using a yuan-rupee payment system in the short term as the Indian currency is neither stable nor an official reserve currency, experts said.
China, India agree to bring ties to higher level
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi here Friday on the sidelines of the G20 summit and they agreed to increase mutual trust and bring the bilateral ties to a higher level.
India too optimistic about gains from China-US dispute
India will need to forge a complete industrial chain and improve its infrastructure if the country aims to catch up with China in the manufacturing sector, experts noted on Tuesday, after media reports said the South Asian country is looking to gain opportunities from China-US trade disputes with a long-term plan to advance its industrial base.
China, India reach important consensus on boundary issues: FM
Senior officials of China and India had reached some important consensus on boundary issues during a Saturday meeting, said a press release from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
India should promote RCEP deal amid surge in protectionism: analysts
It would be wise for India to promote the framework of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) along with China and other countries amid rising protectionism, experts told the Global Times Tuesday.
Chinese companies show increasing interest in Indian start-ups, 100 Smart Cities Mission
Chinese investors are showing increasing interest in Indian start-ups, with more than 350 representatives of leading Chinese venture capital (VC) firms participating in an India investment seminar held in Beijing on Tuesday.
India urged to export services to narrow deficit with China
India has a keen interest in expanding exports to China through the China International Import Expo (CIIE), as the South Asian country hopes that any such increase could help reduce its trade deficit and ease depreciation pressure on the rupee. However, India should export services like IT-related services instead of commodities to narrow the deficit with China, experts said.
India, to be a hot spot for Chinese home appliance-makers
India is rising fast to become a hot spot for Chinese home appliance-makers' investment.
India hoping for trade boost with China from CIIE
India, whose trade with China has been on a fast growth track in recent years, has decided to showcase products in four key sectors such as food and agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, information technology enabled services, tourism and services sector at the ongoing China International Import Expo as part of its efforts to bring down its trade deficit with China.
China seeks pragmatic ties with India, not strategic competition in Sri Lanka: analysts
China and India should focus on pragmatic cooperation in Sri Lanka for the shared interest of all three countries, as the small South Asian nation goes through a political transition, rather than engage in strategic competition over influence in the South Asian island country, Chinese analysts said on Monday.