Wang Wen July 1, 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). This will not only be a big day for the CPC itself. It is an important milestone for all Chinese people and for the development of China. This column article aims to share with foreign readers […]
Read MoreZhong Sheng It’s a common sense to leave tricky jobs to the professionals. However, some US politicians and media outlets are acting as back-seat drivers on the studies of origin tracing of COVID-19, a serious and complicated scientific issue, trying to interfere in the process with political prejudices and distort facts with lies fabricated for […]
Read MoreDr Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg Evidence is mounting that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan — before a peace deal can take hold — is destabilizing the country. Armed groups are seeking to increase their territorial control at the expense of the internationally recognized government, attacking officials, security forces and political rivals, as well civilians, including women, […]
Read MoreDr Theodore Karasik There are interesting events occurring in Vietnam despite what was deemed to be a “world-class effort” in containing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pathogen. The country is experiencing a spike that affects Hanoi’s standing in terms of health capacity versus economic recovery. Some argue that this is Vietnam’s fourth wave, but there is […]
Read MoreNew Zealand captain Sophie Devine has opened up on her decision to take a break from the game at the end of last season, with her fatigue having reached a point where she did not feel able to do herself or her team justice. Devine stepped away after the first T20I against Australia in late […]
Read MoreFans were treated this week to the highly anticipated, albeit unlikely, matchup between champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and YouTube sensation Logan Paul. The fight at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, went the distance (eight rounds) and no winner was declared because there were no judges. Paul, who is 26 years old, 6’2, […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that dairy, livestock, olive, olive products, plastics, processed food, and the construction sector were the areas where Italy could extend its cooperation with Pakistan. In a meeting with Pakistani traders, he said Italy wanted to start a new era of economic and trade cooperation with […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that a functioning airport was essential for Afghanistan and for all Kabul residents. In a tweet, he said: “Thank you to @hmohib (Afghanistan’s national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib) for the excellent visit. A functioning airport is essential for Afghanistan and for all Kabul residents. […]
Read MoreMirpur: General elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir will be held on July 25 this year, Chief Election Commissioner of AJK announced here this week. Addressing a news conference at the AJK’s metropolis, Chief Election Commissioner Azad Jammu and Kashmir Justice (Retd) Abdul Rasheed Sulehriya announced the schedule of the general elections to elect 45 […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Serena Hotels have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with World Wide Fund for Nature–Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan), and the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) with the aim to further the common objectives of climate mitigation, climate adaptation, land degradation, food security, biodiversity conservation and enhancing community resilience in view of Pakistan’s needs, and […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Beijing: Following months of notable silence, Chinese and US senior trade officials are ramping up trade talks, as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held a virtual meeting with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week – his second discussion with top economic and trade officials under the Biden administration, with both parties underscoring […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has assured the nation that PPP will be taking all the necessary steps required to thwart the conspiracy formed to damage the common man in the upcoming budget economically.In a statement, the Chairman PPP exposed Prime Minister Imran Khan for hatching a plot with his […]
Read MoreMoscow: This year’s escalation in Donbass was artificial and related to Ukraine’s attempts to link political issues to ceasefire, Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, said in a televised interview on Rossiya-24 channel. “Ukraine is trying to link political issues to ceasefire. And that escalation in January, February and March […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad, May 31: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the investigation into China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)’s Rawalpindi-Islamabad Ring Road project corruption scandal will be completed within two weeks.Responding to public queries during a live television programme ‘Aapka Wazir-e-Azam Aap kai Sath (your Prime Minister with you),’ Imran Khan said an anti-corruption team […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Lahore: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid has said that the massive investment by China in Pakistan was destined to bring economic revolution in the country. Speaking to journalists here after his visit to ‘Challenge Textile Factory’ established with a cost US $ 150 million by the Chinese group on the Lahore-Multan […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Multan: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Qasim Khan has said that Commercial Courts would be set up in the country for settlement of commercial cases as it is imperative after establishment of industrial zones under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Addressing a ceremony at District Courts here on Friday night, the CJ […]
Read MoreBetween 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming, according to a new article in Nature Climate Change.The study, the largest of its kind, was led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the University of Bern […]
Read MoreNeurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy have had some treatment success with deep brain stimulation, but those require surgical device implantation. A multidisciplinary team at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new brain stimulation technique using focused ultrasound that is able to turn specific types of neurons in the brain on […]
Read MoreSince the onset of the CRISPR genetic editing revolution, scientists have been working to leverage the technology in the development of gene drives that target pathogen-spreading mosquitoes such as Anopheles and Aedes species, which spread malaria, dengue and other life-threatening diseases. Much less genetic engineering has been devoted to Culex genus mosquitoes, which spread devastating […]
Read MoreA newly discovered planet could be our best chance yet of studying rocky planet atmospheres outside the solar system, a new international study involving UNSW Sydney shows. The planet, called Gliese 486b (pronounced Glee-seh), is a ‘super-Earth’: that is, a rocky planet bigger than Earth but smaller than ice giants like Neptune and Uranus. It […]
Read MoreA new map of dark matter in the local universe reveals several previously undiscovered filamentary structures connecting galaxies. The map, developed using machine learning by an international team including a Penn State astrophysicist, could enable studies about the nature of dark matter as well as about the history and future of our local universe.Dark matter […]
Read MoreIn early 2016, an icy visitor from the edge of our solar system hurtled past Earth. It briefly became visible to stargazers as Comet Catalina before it slingshotted past the Sun to disappear forevermore out of the solar system.Among the many observatories that captured a view of this comet, which appeared near the Big Dipper, […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that US Dr. Anthony Fauci had endorsed the first part of his demand to the Secretary General United Nation to form a high-powered commission to probe if Covid-19 is a man-made or a naturally grown virus. […]
Read MoreTokyo: A few years ago if someone asked you to imagine spaceships as a mode of everyday transport, you would dismiss the idea, right? But the Japanese government, along with private companies, is all set to develop an intercontinental passenger spaceship network that will enable people to fly to the major cities of the world […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) in Afghanistan, Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that NATO wished to see a peaceful Afghanistan.He reaffirmed NATO Allies and partners support to the Afghan security forces, during recent meetings with the Afghan officials. The envoy discussed the ongoing peace talks, the security situation, assistance to families displaced by […]
Read MoreNewswire London: British citizens living outside the UK will soon have the right to vote in future UK general elections, no matter how long they have been away from the country. Currently, British citizens who have been living abroad for 15 years lose their democratic rights, even if they have not gained the right to […]
Read MoreElizabeth Howell Tokyo: Japan plans to deploy a baseball-sized rover to explore the moon’s surface in 2022. The Japanese company ispace will deliver the small rover to the moon for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) using the commercial HAKUTO-R lander. JAXA will use the rover to snap pictures of the moon and collect data […]
Read MoreLondon: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a “moral duty” to share some of the UK’s coronavirus vaccines with developing nations to prevent a “humanitarian disaster” say MPs and peers.In a letter, they urge the PM to show “global leadership” ahead of the G7 summit by pledging to donate one dose abroad for each one given […]
Read MoreThe men’s Cricket World Cup will once again be a 14-team tournament in 2027 and 2031, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.Only 10 teams contested the 2019 World Cup, won by hosts England, and 10 will take part in the 2023 event, compared to 14 teams in 2015 and 2011.The news came as […]
Read MoreIain Carter As the world’s best female golfers gather for the US Women’s Open in San Francisco, the withdrawal of Naomi Osaka from the French Open tennis should prompt pause for thought.Like tennis, golf is an individual sport where, especially on the women’s side, there is constant pressure to make the most of public attention.Osaka’s […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that a massive potential existed for Pakistan and Italy to lift the bilateral trade volume to $5 billion.In an interview, he said Italy attached the utmost importance to its relations with Pakistan and all-out efforts are being made to boost economic ties with Islamabad. He […]
Read MoreWang Wen The development of modern technology can easily lead to misperceptions that infectious diseases can be effectively controlled in developed nations. For example, the last naturally occurring case of variole was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980.In 1978, the UN members […]
Read MoreHu Xijin As the US strategic containment of Chinas has increasingly intensified, I would like to remind again that we have plenty of urgent tasks, but among the most important ones is to rapidly increase the number of commissioned nuclear warheads, and the DF-41s, the strategic missiles that are capable to strike long-range and have […]
Read MoreGrace Najjar Driving systemic change depends on collaboration and inclusion within and outside the business, its employees, partners, customers and communities at local, national and global levels. More specifically, it relies on an ecosystem of change-makers — all those who can turn ideas into reality, whether through transformational change or through contribution to high-value delivery. […]
Read MoreDimah Talal Al-Sharif Health is wealth. It may not be easy for a healthy individual to understand the true meaning of this proverb, but ask somebody who has to regularly visit a dialysis center or an individual whose liver function is deteriorating with each passing day. Thanks to technological advancements, many incurable diseases can now […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week stressed upon proper tapping of immense potential and resources of the ten-member Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) for the collective regional progress and prosperity.Addressing a concluding ceremony of 2nd conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) countries, the prime minister said the combined population of […]
Read MoreYang Sheng and Chen Qingqing Beijing: China and Russia held a new round of strategic security consultations this week in Moscow, and during the frequent interactions between the two major powers in recent months, the world has showed a dangerous trend of disorder or tensions in some regions, including the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Prominent Pakistani diplomat Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri has been appointed as Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Australia. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri is a seasoned diplomat and a career Foreign Service officer with over 26 years of varied experience at the Headquarters and Pakistan Missions abroad.Chaudhri has served at the key Pakistan Missions, including the Embassy of […]
Read MoreIslamabad; Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week asked Prime Minister Imran Khan as to what else he had done to reduce poverty in the country apart from ‘changing’ the name of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), launched by the PPP government almost a decade ago, to help the poverty-stricken people of […]
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