The highly anticipated stimulus came on top of a series of measures announced over the last weeks that have included interest rate cuts and liquidity for banks. Despite the scale of the package, Finance Minister Lan Fo’an said China could dig deeper. “At present, we are accelerating the use of additional treasury bonds, and ultra-long-term […]
Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, brushing off rival claims of several Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines among them, and an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis. Its claims include the waters around Scarborough Shoal — which Beijing seized from Manila in 2012 — where the Chinese military’s Southern Theater […]
The Business Roundtable Conference was held in Beijing’s Chaoyang District 25 major Chinese investment companies have expressed their deep interest in investing heavily in Pakistan including agriculture, automobile, electrical alliances, pharmaceuticals, logistics, medical equipment and technology companies are included. Federal Minister for Board of Investment, Privatisation and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan presided over this conference […]
A record nine candidates are in the running after the long-powerful factions of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) disbanded earlier this year over a funding scandal. Because the conservative LDP holds a parliamentary majority, the winner is certain to become prime minister, and will likely call a snap election to shore up their mandate. Polls […]
The Chinese military’s “Rocket Force launched an ICBM… carrying a dummy warhead to the high seas in the Pacific Ocean at 08:44 on September 25, and the missile fell into expected sea areas”, the ministry said in a statement. “This test launch is a routine arrangement in our annual training plan,” the ministry added. “It […]
Currently, the situation along the Israel-Lebanon border is extremely tense, with frequent military conflicts,” China’s embassy in Israel said in a statement on Sunday. “The security situation in Israel remains severe, complex, and unpredictable,” the statement added. The embassy urged Chinese citizens in Israel to “return home or relocate to safer areas as soon as […]
On current trends, the ozone layer is on track to recover to 1980 levels by around 2066 over the Antarctic, 2045 over the Arctic, and 2040 for the rest of the world, the United Nations agency said. Though the volcanic eruption near Tonga in early 2022 led to a short period of accelerated depletion of […]
This was stated by Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aleksei Gruzdev who called on Minister for Industries, Production, and National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain in Islamabad today. During the meeting, they emphasized on balance of trade between the two countries. Speaking on the occasion, Rana Tanveer stressed the need for modern agricultural […]
“This is a 29 percent increase compared to the previous year, maintaining strong growth following an estimated 87 percent surge in 2023,” the report said. “Yet again, solar power is growing faster than people expected, as it establishes itself as the cheapest source of electricity globally,” said Euan Graham, electricity data analyst at Ember. Ember […]
Pakistan and China managed one goal each in regular time after an intense battle. However, the Green Shirts failed to score a single penalty, leading to their elimination from the tournament. The home side scored two goals in the penalty shoot-out to secure their place in the final. For the unversed, Pakistan lost only one […]
