# Sports

New world record as China’s Wu grabs short track gold

China’s Wu Dajing set a new world record as he won the men’s 500m short track speed skating at the…

AFP | February 23, 2018 10:45 am

New world record as China’s Wu grabs short track gold

China’s Wu Dajing set a new world record as he won the men’s 500m short track speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics today.

The silver medallist from Sochi 2014 set the fastest ever time in his quarter-final, and bettered that clocking 39.584sec in the final.

South Korea’s Hwang Daeheon finished second, with his compatriot Lim Hyojun taking bronze.

# Opinion

Putin plays with f ire in his new doctrine

Of late Vladimir Putin has shifted Russia’s nuclear doctrine to a more directly and openly retaliatory posture in response to any attack by Ukraine or any NATO country using longer-range US missiles.

# Opinion

Rationale behind China’s overtures

China recently invited journalists from a select media network to Beijing, entertained them, and arranged interactions with select officials who parroted the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) line on Indo-China ties.

# Technology

India clocks 12 pc rise in deal volume in Jan-Oct, China sees 23 pc decline

India saw 11.9 per cent increase in deal volume (year-on-year) in the January-October period, bucking the overall trend in the Asia-Pacific region, a new report has said.