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Chinese New Year Eve was celebrated on January 24. The 2020 Spring Festival Gala, arranged by the China Media group used a number of new technologies such as 5G and drones, made a wonderful appearance, bringing an audio-visual feast of the…

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday said China was highly concerned over the current situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir and escalating conflict between India and Pakistan. During a meeting with his Indian counterpart…

CHENGDU, China: The 18th World Police and Fire Games will be held by the Chengdu Municipal People's Government from August 8 to 18, 2019. To date, there have been athletes from 34 countries and regions, including USA, Australia and…

Business|Europe Not Feeling Much Pain From Trump Tariffs, Central Bank Saysprepare to begin high-level trade talks, reinforces other research showing that the tariffs on European goods have, by themselves, not amounted to very much. They…

NEW DELHI: Iran’s foreign minister said on Tuesday the European Union was moving more slower than expected in facilitating non-dollar trade with Tehran to circumvent U.S. sanctions, forcing it to explore avenues with other nations. “We…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Asad Umar has said that the government has no plan to privatize the State Owned Institutions (SOEs) having strategic importance such as Pakistan Steels Mills (PSM) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and…

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had a brief but good conversation with US leader Donald Trump at World War I centenary events in Paris, Russian media reported. When journalists asked Putin whether he managed to speak to…

Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks rallied at the open on Thursday, tracking a surge on Wall Street as investors bet the result of the US midterms will prevent Donald Trump pushing through fresh inflation-fuelling fiscal measures. The Hang Seng…

ISLAMABAD: China and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to carry forward the momentum of bilateral visit and enhance the parliamentary linkages besides committing to enhance cooperation in political, cultural, educational and people to people…

From Our Staff Correspondent ISLAMABAD: PCJCCI conducted B2B meetings at “6th Pakistan China Business Forum-Industrial Exhibition 2018” the other day. Salahudin Hanif, Secretary General of PCJCCI, Mr Fred Lio, CEO Shandong Laigong…

The Business Report BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday said that Pakistan and China agreed to strengthen bilateral ties in all field and China will continue its support to Pakistan, while both countries agreed to accelerate…

US President Donald Trump´s trade policy faces a key crossroads on Thursday, as officials try to reach a deal with Canada, and he will decide whether to impose a huge wave of new tariffs on China. With Canada, the largest US trading…

NEW DELHI: China and India have agreed to expand their military ties and enhance interaction to ensure peace on their common border, India said after a meeting between the old rivals’ defence ministers. Relations between the Asian giants…

WASHINGTON: China will send a senior negotiator to the United States in late August to resume trade talks, its commerce ministry said Thursday, the first public meeting on the dispute in weeks as the trade conflict intensifies. Beijing…

SINGAPORE: China wants to stage joint military exercises with Southeast Asian nations in disputed waters, according to a draft document, but insists other countries should be excluded in what analysts say is a bid to diminish US influence.…

BMW said Monday that it would move production for some of its SUVs out of the U.S. as a result of new tariffs placed on the vehicles, according to The Post and Courier in South Carolina. The German-based automobile manufacturer signed an…

Beijing: Beijing on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of "blackmail" and warned it would retaliate in kind after the US president threatened to impose fresh tariffs on Chinese goods, pushing the world’s two biggest economies closer to a trade…

WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday, and the smoldering trade war between the world’s two largest economies showed signs of igniting as…

Most markets in Asia ended their Monday sessions in the red, as investors started their week digesting tightening trade tensions between the United States and China. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 was down 0.75% at 22,680.33, as the yen…

China vowed to "immediately" retaliate to US tariffs on Friday as Washington moved closer to imposing duties that could trigger a trade war.

China is willing to intensify high-level contact and strategic communication with Pakistan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday while meeting his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain. "The China-Pakistan all-weather strategic…

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), will create new business opportunities for Pakistan. Will Pakistan become a pragmatic bridgehead for China's cooperation with Europe? It…

The Pakistan Navy (PN) signed a deal with the China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC) on 1 June for two additional Type 054A multi-mission frigates. The signing for the 4,000t frigates took place at the Ministry of Defence Production…

China has warned any agreements with Washington in their talks on settling a sprawling trade dispute "will not take effect" if threatened U.S. sanctions including tariff hikes go ahead. The statement Sunday came shortly after delegations…

On Sunday night the China National Space Administration launched a communications satellite on a Long March rocket on a 280,000 mile journey to orbit the moon. The lunar orbiter is the initial step in realizing China’s ambition to be the…

The U.S. trade war with China is “on hold” after the world’s largest economies agreed to drop their tariff threats while they work on a wider trade agreement, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday. Mnuchin and U.S.…

CHINESE Vice-Premier Liu He announced in Washington at the weekend that China and the United States have reached consensus on economic and trade issues, pledging not to engage in a trade war. Mr Liu, who heads the Chinese side of the…

The United States and China agreed to take measures to reduce the U.S. trade deficit in goods by having China purchase more American goods - particularly agriculture and energy products, according to a joint statement the two nations…

Pakistan Committed Towards Successful Completion Of CPEC Regardless Of Any Political Change: Ambassador Khalid BEIJING, May 14 (APP):Pakistan Ambassador to China, Masood Khalid has reaffirmed that regardless of any political change in …