Newswire Islamabad: Pakistan has approval a special China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Business Visa to facilitate the Chinese investment in the country.The Federal Cabinet that met here with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair, gave the formal approval, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said at a post-meeting news conference here. The minister said the new policy […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: CPEC Authority Lt. General Asim Saleem Bajwa (retd) has said that work on 103- kilometer Nokundi-Mashkhel road had been started under CPEC which will grant easier access to neighboring Iran.“Access to Iran will be improved after construction of these roads,” Bajwa said in a tweet. He said the design of 200-kilometer […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Poverty is a huge problem globally, and poverty alleviation has long been a difficult task for the international community. Within a span of 40 years, placing a high priority on poverty issues and investigating various ways to alleviate poverty, the Chinese government has lifted about 800 million people out of absolute […]
Read MoreA clinical study led by Linköping University and financed by pharmaceuticals company Diamyd Medical has investigated whether immunotherapy against type 1 diabetes can preserve the body’s own production of insulin. The results suggest that injection of a protein, GAD, into lymph nodes can be effective in a subgroup of individuals. The results have been published […]
Read MoreFor many diseases, overweight and obesity are risk factors. But now a study shows that a higher BMI may be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections. Scientists at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Skaraborg Hospital in Skövde carried out the research, and their study has now been published […]
Read MoreA critical process in the infection cycle of viruses has been revealed for the first time in dynamic detail using pioneering plant-based technology. Evidence about the process of virus maturation revealed in the research could help us develop new methods for treating viral infections.Maturation plays a critical role for all animal and bacterial viruses and […]
Read MoreA new map including rover paths of the Schrodinger basin, a geologically important area of the moon, could guide future exploration missions.The map was created by a team of interns at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, including Ellen Czaplinski, a University of Arkansas graduate student researcher at the Arkansas Center for Planetary Sciences and first […]
Read MoreNew research provides the best evidence to date into the timing of how our early Milky Way came together, including the merger with a key satellite galaxy. Using relatively new methods in astronomy, the researchers were able to identify the most precise ages currently possible for a sample of about a hundred red giant stars […]
Read MoreRodents share with certain aquatic organisms the ability to use their intestines for respiration, finds a study publishing in the journal Med. The researchers demonstrated that the delivery of oxygen gas or oxygenated liquid through the rectum provided vital rescue to two mammalian models of respiratory failure. “Artificial respiratory support plays a vital role in […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: In what might be the unlikeliest indicator of a post-pandemic recovery, a pair of premium Japanese melons have sold for US$24,800 at auction, over 22 times more than last year’s virus-hit price.The 2.7 million yen price tag at the season’s first auction for the famed Yubari melons is still a snip compared to […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: A team of Japanese scientists says it has discovered the oldest spiral galaxy ever observed in the history of the universe. Researchers at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and another institution made the announcement.The team analyzed data using the ALMA telescope in Chile to examine the details of the structure of the […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: PPP’s senior leader Rehman Malik has stood tall among the Pakistani politicians for his strong determination and commitment to the Palestine and the Kashmir cause. The PPP veteran has also defend Pakistan as Islamabad faced the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) amid economic crisis. His struggle has not gone in waste as action […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Britain’s competition regulator is reviewing AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) planned $39 billion takeover of U.S.-based Alexion (ALXN.O) on whether it could reduce competition in Britain or other markets. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Tuesday it was inviting comments from any interested party on the deal to help its assessment, a routine […]
Read MoreErik Stokstad When Boris Johnson became prime minister of the United Kingdom in 2019, he pledged to “liberate the U.K.’s extraordinary bioscience sector from anti–genetic modification rules.” The country had to hew to strict European biotech regulations until it finalized its divorce from the European Union in January. Next month, the government is widely expected […]
Read MoreDavid Boulos As more and more people embrace the outdoors, the benefits of hiking can be life-changin. The news hit me hard.I always thought of myself as a relatively sporty, healthy person, even if I was not always consistent with my workouts.Over the years I’ve been into cardio exercises, CrossFit, weightlifting and mixed martial arts, […]
Read MoreRiyadh: When Manchester City captain Fernandinho lifted the Premier League trophy this week after the 5-0 thrashing of Everton, it marked the fifth time in 10 seasons that the club owned by Sheikh Mansour had been crowned champions of England.Yet while the previous four titles had been played out against a traditional backdrop of home […]
Read MoreWang Wen I was amazed when I went to Xinjiang a week ago to do field research there. Today’s Xinjiang is greatly different from what some Western think tanks and media reports depict. It is also different from what I witnessed in my previous trips there.When I visited Kashgar in southern Xinjiang for the first […]
Read MoreKang Bing Being the world’s second-largest economy, China’s presence in other countries is, understandably, increasing in the form of investment, aid and loan. Official data released early this year show that despite the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, China’s direct overseas investment increased 3.3 percent year-on-year to $132.9 billion last […]
Read MoreSara Al-Mulla The coronavirus pandemic will go down in history as a calamity that has affected the entire world. Since its onset, it has triggered a global recession, job losses, food insecurity, rising violence against vulnerable groups, unprecedented school dropouts, and high fatality rates. As the pandemic lingers, the most vulnerable countries are facing increasing […]
Read MoreDr Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg International competition for influence in the Red Sea region has intensified over the past few years, as concerns about its security and stability have grown dramatically. Great powers and trading nations are elbowing each other to gain a foothold in the region. The US maintains its largest African base in Djibouti […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said his country will cooperate with Pakistan to protect the historical places.In a recent meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, the envoy said a lot of work has been done for the protection of historical places. The Italian ambassador invited the CM to visit Italy and […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that peace was the destiny of the Afghan people.This week, the envoy and discussed the peace process and the political situation in Afghanistan with Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi, the State Minister for Peace. Naderi later said the meeting was fruitful. “Peace process, […]
Read MoreIslamabad: As a biggest incentive for youth in the country’s history, Prime Minister Imran Khan this week announced allocation of Rs 100 billion for startup loans and 170, 000 Skilled Education Scholarships to overcome the challenge of unemployment. The prime minister, in a special televised message for youth, said the government was focused on promoting […]
Read MoreChu Daye and Yang Sheng Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed via video link the groundbreaking ceremony of four advanced nuclear reactors powered by Russia’s third-generation nuclear technology in China this week.Observers said that the start of construction on the four new nuclear reactors, the biggest China-Russia nuclear energy cooperation […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has said that the legacy of Imran Khan’s government would be unfettered and unabashed corruption and incompetence.The unprecedented massive corruption, he said, was the root cause of Pakistan’s decimated economy.In a statement, Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that any nation plagued with a corrupt […]
Read MoreMoscow: Outdoor temperatures climbed to 29.2 degrees Celsius in the area of Moscow’s main weather station at the all-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh) this week, setting the absolute record for May 18, the city weather bureau told Interfax.“Moscow has beaten the May 18 temperature record set in 1897 and 1898, which stood at 29.1 degrees,” a […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Chinese company Changan Auto will be the first in the history of Pakistan to export locally (Pakistan) made vehicles. The company has selected Pakistan as a strategic export base for right-hand drive countries.The company has opened a plant in Karachi with an annual production capacity exceeding 50,000 units. Changan Auto has already sold […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad, May 17: Second phase of Pakistan-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA-II) – starting on January 1, 2020 – had a very positive impact on Pakistan’s exports in all potential sectors, a close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan said,Adviser to the Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said the second […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Chongqing: Desertification is not an unfamiliar word to all of us, but have you heard of desert soilization? After more than ten years of research, changing sand into soil has been achieved by a research team of Chongqing Jiaotong University. Since started their first field experiment in the Ulan Buh Desert in […]
Read MoreResearchers from the Department of Infection and Immunity of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) brought forward the potential of high doses of a specific adjuvant molecule, namely CpG oligonucleotide, in successfully modulating the immune system’s allergic response to the main cat allergen Fel d 1, thereby inducing a tolerance-promoting reaction and reverting the main […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik said this week that Pakistan was going through an extraordinary situation at present as our enemy India is conspiring against Pakistan day and night. He said that in recent days there have been attacks inside Pakistan from across […]
Read MoreEpithelial cells form the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the human body. This protective layer acts as a defense against invaders — including bacteria, viruses, environmental toxins, pollutants and allergens. If the skin and mucosal barriers are damaged or leaky, foreign agents such as bacteria can enter into the tissue and cause […]
Read MoreAsthma afflicts more than 300 million people worldwide. The most severe manifestation, known as non-Th2, or non-atopic childhood asthma, represents the majority of the cases, greater than 85%, particularly in low-income countries, according to Hyunok Choi, an associate professor at the Lehigh University College of Health. Yet, whether non-Th2 is a distinct disease (or endotype) […]
Read MoreEvidence of recent volcanic activity on Mars shows that eruptions could have taken place in the past 50,000 years, according to new study by researchers at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and the Planetary Science Institute.Most volcanism on the Red Planet occurred between 3 and 4 billion years ago, with smaller eruptions […]
Read MoreSimon Fraser University researchers have designed a remarkably fast engine that taps into a new kind of fuel — information. The development of this engine, which converts the random jiggling of a microscopic particle into stored energy, is outlined in research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and […]
Read MoreUniversity of South Australia researchers have drawn inspiration from a 300-million-year-old superior flying machine — the dragonfly — to show why future flapping wing drones will probably resemble the insect in shape, wings and gearing. A team of PhD students led by UniSA Professor of Sensor Systems, Javaan Chahl, spent part of the 2020 COVID-19 […]
Read MoreAlex K T Martin Tokyo: The COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t have come at a worse time for Japan’s tourism industry.The nation was anticipating an influx of big-spending foreign travelers to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The quadrennial sporting extravaganza was postponed for a year, however, and is now slated to be held in July without […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Friends hugged, pints pulled and swathes of the British economy reopened this week, giving 65 million people a measure of freedom after the gloom of a four-month COVID-19 lockdown.Most of the British were free once again to hug, albeit cautiously, drink in their pub, sit down to an indoor meal or visit the […]
Read MoreLondon: British house prices have risen further over the past month as sellers seek to take advantage of an extended tax break on property sales, figures from property website Rightmove showed this week. Asking prices for property on Rightmove advertised between April 11 and May 8 were 1.8% higher than a month earlier, when they […]
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