Ride the wave

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 01:33

Not many careers give you the liberty to bring your passion and profession in one boat.

Japan agrees to cooperate in NE, Lanka projects; may irk China

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 20:14

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left for home on Monday after a three-day official visit during which it was agreed that his country would help in development of roads and agriculture in India`s North-eastern states for which feasibility studies are to be undertaken.

China ships in disputed waters after Shinzo Abe`s World War one claim: Japan

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 11:48

Chinese ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands on Monday, days after Japan`s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caused an international stir by comparing Sino-Japanese relations with the run-up to World War One.

China defends air defence zone over disputed islands

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 18:54

China on Saturday defended its establishment of an air defence zone over islands diputed with Japan following Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe remarks that Beijing was forcibly changing the status quo in the East China Sea.

China warns foreign planes entering defence zone

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 22:45

China said it has begun issuing warnings to foreign military planes entering its self-declared air defence zone over East China Sea.

Japan appeals to global elite for backing in China dispute

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 18:49

Japan took its campaign for international support in a potentially explosive territorial dispute with China to Davos on Wednesday.

China plans new patrol in disputed South China Sea: Media

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 00:04

China will set up new civilian patrols with a 5,000-tonne vessel in the disputed South China Sea, state-run media said on Tuesday.

China to start regular patrols from island in South China Sea

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 16:05

China will base a 5,000-tonne civilian patrol ship on one of the main islands it controls in the disputed South China Sea and begin regular patrols, an official newspaper said on Tuesday, a move likely to add fuel to territorial disputes with neighbours.

US studying rescue plans in case of crisis at Sochi Olympics

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 02:53

In the face of concerns about possible attacks by militants during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. military and intelligence officials have been studying contingency plans for evacuating Americans from the games in case of a crisis.

Indian luge athlete, Shiva Keshavan qualifies for Sochi Winter Olympic Games

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 11:47

India`s sole luge athlete, Shiva Keshavan has qualified for the Winter Olympics to be held in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi from February 7 to 23.

China aims South China Sea grab with fishing law: Philippines

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 14:15

The Philippines Saturday said a Chinese rule requiring foreign fishing vessels to secure permission to enter much of the South China Sea was part of a long-term scheme to claim the entire body of water.

New sea anemone species discovered in Antarctica

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:48

Researchers using a camera-equipped robot to survey the area under Antarctica`s Ross Ice Shelf, unexpectedly stumbled onto a new species of small sea anemones that were burrowed into the ice, with their tentacles protruding into frigid water like flowers from a ceiling.