Featured Today

Should trains have separate compartments for 'bear children'Should trains have separate compartments for 'bear children'
Image copyrightChina News ServiceImage caption Should children be seated in a different compartment from child-free adults

As millions of people travel on trains across China in order to celebrate the new year, they are asking: "Should trains have children's compartments"

The hashtag #ChineseNewYearTravel2019 h

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (96 Comments)

He Jiankui: China condemns 'baby gene editing' scientistHe Jiankui: China condemns 'baby gene editing' scientist
Image:What is gene editing and how does is work

China says the scientist who claims to have created the world's first genetically edited babies last year acted illegally and in pursuit of fame and fortune, state media report.

He Jiankui's claim to have altered twin girls' genes so they could not get HIV was met with scepticism and outrage.

Investig

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (92 Comments)

WhatsApp restricts message-sharing to fight fake newsWhatsApp restricts message-sharing to fight fake news
Image copyrightGetty Images

WhatsApp is limiting all its members to forwarding any single message up to five times in an effort to tackle the spread of false information on the platform.

The Facebook-owned business had already introduced the policy in India six months ago.

The move followed a number of mob lynchings that were blamed on fake reports

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (96 Comments)

China economy: Annual growth slowest since 1990China economy: Annual growth slowest since 1990
Image copyrightGetty Images

China's economy grew at its slowest rate since 1990, stoking fears about the impact on the global economy.

China expanded at 6.6% in 2018, official figures out Monday showed.

In the three months to December, the economy grew 6.4% from a year earlier, down from 6.5% in the previous quarter.

The data was in line with

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (90 Comments)

Philippines holds autonomy referendum in restive MindanaoPhilippines holds autonomy referendum in restive Mindanao
Image copyrightAFPImage caption The vote could end decades of violence

Nearly three million people in the volatile Mindanao region of the Philippines are voting in a referendum which could see some areas given greater autonomy.

They have been asked whether they back a plan by separatists to create a

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (91 Comments)

Australian Open 2019: Naomi Osaka Elina Svitolina into quarter-finalsAustralian Open 2019: Naomi Osaka Elina Svitolina into quarter-finals
Elina Svitolina reached the quarter-finals in last year's competition before being defeated by Elise Mertens
Australian Open 2019
Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-27 January
Coverage: Daily live commentaries on the TheIndianSubcontinent Sport website, listen to Tennis Breakfast daily from 07:00 GMT on TheIndianSubcontinent Radio 5 live sports extra
Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (92 Comments)
  1. 'Baby formula ring' leads to six arrests in Australia
  2. Dingoes attack young boy on Australia's Fraser Island
  3. The struggling farmer who planned his own funeral
  4. Manny Pacquiao beats Adrien Broner to retain WBA world title on points
  5. What China's slowdown means for UK

Pakistan

A World