Aradhana Khowala We began the year with COVID-19 in its full fury and we’re ending it in angst with an incredibly contagious variant. Yet, as we enter 2022, I believe that we can move forward again: More inclusively, more sustainably, more mindfully, and with more well-founded hope than we have felt in the last two […]
Read MoreDing Gang The US President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act on December 23. There are two key points in this act. First, it shifts the burden of proof to companies from customs officials. Firms will need to proactively prove that their factories, and those of their suppliers, do not […]
Read MoreRome: The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer headquartered in Maranello, Italy, Ferrari has announced the firm is partnering with Velas Network AG, a firm that specializes in blockchain and non-fungible token (NFT) technology. On December 27, Ferrari the well known luxury sports car maker founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari revealed the firm is stepping […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan and China this week launched the Pakistan-China Business Investment Forum (PCBIF) aimed at enhancing information exchange and promoting communication between businesses of the two countries, thereby opening up new avenues of cooperation. Prime Minister Imran Khan launched PCBIF which consists of 18 Chinese and 19 Pakistani companies to promote sustainable investment, […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan this week awarded the Pakistani staff for meritorious contributions towards the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Asad Umar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs Khalid Mansoor, Director General of Department of International Affairs of NDRC of China Ying Xiong […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan’s industry ministry has said it will hold an auction on February 9 to sell about 100,000 kilolitres, or 628,980 barrels, of crude oil from its national reserve as a part of a US-led coordinated release of oil reserve to cool rising prices. The supply, to be taken from its Shibushi tank in […]
Read MoreNewswire Lahore: Member Parliament House of Commons UK Ms Anum Qaiser this week disclosed that the United Kingdom wants to increase bilateral trade with Pakistan from existing £3 billion to £10 billion to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. Talking to chairman UK-Pakistan Business Council (UPBC) Mian Kashif Ashfaq, she said that improvement in bilateral trade and […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy and Pakistan can cooperate more in the fashion industry. The Italian Envoy maintained that his country could share its expertise in the fashion industry in order to enable Pakistan meet global standards. Ambassador Ferrarese said an enormous scope of economic cooperation existed between […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Wada Mitsuhiro, newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan met with Federal Minister for Industries and Production Khusro Bakhtyar this week. Federal Minister Khusro Bakhtyar welcomed Wada Mitsuhiro to Pakistan and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest with him during the meeting. While talking to Khusro Bakhtyar Wada Mitsuhiro said that Pakistan and […]
Read MoreDing Gang A recent eye-catching report in the US media said Shawmut, a US construction management firm, has launched a new N95 mask. The advertisement for this mask is even more concise: “Our N95 mask is made in the USA.” Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US has imported a large number of […]
Read MoreDalia Al-Aqidi Democratic members of the US House of Representatives passed legislation last week to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia worldwide. The bill was sponsored by Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, and her Jewish colleague Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Democrat from Illinois. At first glance, the creation of this position […]
Read MoreMichael Rothman The short answer to the above question is “no.” In point of fact, an assessment of the underlying supply and demand fundamentals suggests that we are in a multiyear up-cycle for the oil market. At the center of this analysis stand two critical data considerations with the first being the stickiness of petroleum […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology this week drafted the National Hemp Policy and sent it to the federal cabinet for approval. Under the policy the federal government would award licenses to 100 companies to grow Hemp so that the country could join the billion-rupee international Hemp market, Federal Science and Technology Minister […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistani Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan has assured Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed Khan that GB will be developed on par with the major Pakistani regions under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the Pakistani government’s development plans. The two leaders also discussed priority areas and ongoing […]
Read MoreHu Xijin After reading the notification from China’s Central Economic Work Conference, I am more confident in the country’s economic situation. 2021 has been a difficult year for the entire world. The resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic has to some extent impaired all major economies’ recovery plan. But China has undoubtedly done the best, especially […]
Read MoreDing Gang Washington is in a hurry of late. It has to contain China’s high-tech development on the one hand and is anxious to collect some so-called democratic countries to establish a “democratic front” against China on the other hand. It appears that the China policy of the Biden administration is not much different from […]
Read MoreIshtiaq Ahmad Through last week’s Summit for Democracy, President Joe Biden apparently sought to unite the world to rescue democracy, which is facing a critical crisis. Instead, the online event has set the world apart, with charges that its real intent was to contain China’s rise and seek US hegemony. By excluding almost half of […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: The Islamabad Institute of Conflict Resolution (IICR) this week organized an online conference titled ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Intra-Regional Cooperation Beyond South Asia.” It was arranged to highlight and broaden the concept of CPEC in a broader aspect. The panelists included Dr Talat Shabbir, Director of Pakistan-China Study Centre, Naghmana Hashmi, Former […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: The Chinese embassy in Pakistan this week appreciated the Exhibition of the Chinese and Pakistani Students Art Works for celebrating the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. The inauguration was also attended by Pang Chunxue, minister-counselor of the Chinese Embassy to Pakistan and Xu Hengzhen, a senior official of […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China and Russia pledged this week to strengthen bilateral energy cooperation to jointly uphold energy security as part of efforts to promote their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for the new era. President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin made the pledge in congratulatory messages delivered to the third China-Russia Energy Business […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Lahore: President of Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) Wang Zihai said this week that Pakistan can boost its gemstone exports to China. In his online address to PCJCCI’s Export Promotion Committee, Wang Zihai mentioned that Pakistan was the fifth largest country of gemstones reservoirs. “Pakistan can increase its exports […]
Read MoreDing Gang Soaring energy prices have led to serious inflation in the US, which shows, once again, that the US’ economic model is still under the traditional framework based on fossil energy. The energy transformation will experience a complicated and long process. The US is the world’s biggest economy, whose global strategy must take into […]
Read MoreKerry Boyd Anderson A draft of a new EU Strategic Compass was recently presented to senior European officials, with plans to approve a final version in the first half of 2022. The document seeks to help Europe better adapt to a changing global security environment. However, the EU’s foreign policy challenges run deep, including its […]
Read MoreHafed Al-Ghwell The story of the last barrel of oil has gained traction in recent years as nations across the world, including parts of the Middle East and North Africa, scramble to curb emissions and transform entire societies in order to avert a crisis resulting from a warming planet. It is a fascinating exercise to […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that gemstone industry in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) was of particular interest to him and his country. The envoy revealed that the government of Italy was considering establishing a training institute to promote the gems and jewelry and gemstone industry in GB. A meeting in this […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistan Railways (PR) this week signed a signed an agreement with a Chinese company for the implementation of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based facilitation approach. Norinco (China North Industries Group Corporation) is all set to work on a project focused on enhancing passenger facilitation for the national railways, PR said in […]
Read MoreSenator Rehman Malik Pakistan is going through a bad patch of its history due to our inadequate economic policies which have created non-bearable heavy foreign and local loans leaving the country in a dangerous crisis. I was watching political developments in the country since last week, especially the slogans and speeches by the white-collar politicians […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japan’s ruling party and its coalition partner have agreed to offer a combined 100,000 Japanese yen ($882) worth of vouchers and cash payouts to children aged 18 or younger as part of the government’s stimulus package, Jiji news agency said. In a meeting of executives, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and coalition partner Komeito […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ulanbek Totuiaev, Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan said this week that the geostrategic location of his country offered great business opportunities to Pakistan while Pakistan was a gateway for Central Asian countries for better market access to outside world, therefore, Kyrgyzstan was keen to further promote economic cooperation with Pakistan to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Ambassador of Thailand in Pakistan, Chakkrid Krachaiwong said this week that due to Covid pandemic the bilateral trade between Pakistan and Thailand had reduced, however the volumes are anticipated to cross $1.6 billion this fiscal year. Speaking at the ceremony to mark 70 years of diplomatic and trade relationship between the two countries, […]
Read MoreDing Duo On November 14, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with diplomatic envoys of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in Beijing. Noting that next year marks the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), Wang Yi expressed hope that the […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Lahore: Nine Chinese companies are set to initiate long-term development projects in Pakistan, organizers of Pakistan Industrial Expo 2021 said. More than 100 Chinese companies participated in the 5th Pakistan Industrial Expo 2021 (October 29-31) through both physical and online participation. The previous four editions of Pakistan Industrial Expo attracted 31 Chinese companies […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan will create a scheme to subsidise construction of domestic chip factories with a new plant planned by Taiwan’s TSMC (2330.TW) likely to be the first recipient. The government will set aside several hundreds of billion yen under this year’s supplementary budget to create a pool of funds at NEDO, a state-run body […]
Read MoreHu Xijin China is holding the sixth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The outside world is very concerned about China’s self-evaluation of the past nine years. I have read the relevant interpretation from the Chinese state media, and found them to be very comprehensive. I would like […]
Read MoreKerry Boyd Anderson Remote work is going to be a major trend around the world well beyond the end of the pandemic. Any company that proactively considers how to create a work environment that benefits from new opportunities and expectations while mitigating challenges will be far ahead. Many businesses that try to return to a […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Consul General (CG) of Italy in Karachi Danilo Giurdanella has said that the trade potential between his country and Pakistan is $5 billion, which is five times the current volumes of bilateral trade. “$5 billion is our trade potential which is five times more than where our trade currently stands,” he said. Giurdanella […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistani Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Chairman National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar said this week that the scope of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was being extended. Participating in a session at Wilson at Center Washington on the topic “What Next for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,” Umar […]
Read MoreRawalpindi: Wendy Gilmour, Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at the General Headquarters (GHQ) this week. During the meeting matters of mutual interest, bilateral cooperation in various fields, overall regional situation and peace & stability in the Afghanistan were discussed. The COAS said that Pakistan […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that his country wanted to boost the existing friendly ties with Pakistan further. Speaking to Covert, the envoy said Italy considered Pakistan as a close friend and both the countries had always had a friendly relationship. Ambassador Ferrarese appreciated the cooperation between the two nations and […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Gwadar: Developing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) hub, Gwadar city, is Balochistan provincial government’s top priority, Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan said this week. In a statement, after arriving in the port city, CM remarked that Gwadar’s development was the key to move forward. Jam Kamal Khan later visited Sunset Park along with […]
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