Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo optimistic about Afghanistan peace

Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Stefano Pontecorvo Thursday expressed optimism about peace in Afghanistan. Earlier, Maulawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, a senior member of the Taliban movement, met Ambassador Pontecorvo in Doha to discuss the US-Taliban February deal and current situation in Afghanistan. “I met the Taliban representation in Doha. I reiterated NATO’s support […]

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40 years on, Shenzhen still China’s reform and opening-up paragon

Shenzhen: Southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, a landmark in the country’s reform and opening-up drive, on Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the special economic zone. Over the past four decades, Shenzhen has transformed from a small fishing village into a modern metropolis with a permanent population of over 13 million. It […]

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Xi stresses long-term perspective in economic, social planning

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed adopting a long-term perspective, grasping the trend of the times and extensively pooling wisdom to study new circumstances and make new plans. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a symposium […]

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National museum exhibits over 140 antiques from China’s Bronze Age

Beijing: More than 140 bronze antiques from China’s bronze age were recently exhibited at the National Museum of China. Dating back to multiple dynasties including Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han, which spanned from around 1600 B.C. to A.D. 220, all the antiques were excavated in Baoji, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, and nearby areas. According to […]

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Online activities continue at China Cultural Center in Pakistan during Coronavirus

Islamabad: The COVID-19 pandemic had a sudden and substantial impact on the arts and cultural heritage sector. The global health crisis and the uncertainly resulting from it profoundly affected organizations operations as well as individuals across the sector. By March 2020, most cultural institutions across the world were indefinitely closed (or at least with their […]

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Ashraf Ghani, Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo discuss peace process

Kabul: Afghanistan’s President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday met NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Stefano Pontecorvo and discussed issues including the peace process in Afghanistan, the Presidential Palace said. In the meeting attended by National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib, the two sides exchanged views on the peace process, strengthening and equipping Afghan national security […]

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Xi’s visit to flood-stricken areas embodies “people first”

Hefei: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to flood-stricken areas this week has once again demonstrated the commitment to putting people first in governance. Inspecting east China’s Anhui Province, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited flood-affected residents, checked the progress made […]

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China makes multi-faceted efforts to ensure grain security

Beijing: Since mid-July, Huang Xiaoping has been busy working in his 110-hectare paddy field, harvesting early rice and sowing for the next season. Huang also runs a rental business involving farm machinery in a village near the Dongting Lake, China’s second-largest freshwater lake in the central Hunan Province, helping local farmers during the “double rush” […]

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Track-laying of Beijing-Xiong’an intercity railway completed

Beijing: The track-laying of the Beijing-Xiong’an intercity railway, a key project for the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, was completed on Monday. The last steel track of 500 meters long was laid at 10:30 a.m. on Monday in the Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province, marking the completion of the track-laying work for […]

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Italy: Venice activists celebrate as cruise ships steer clear of canal city

Venice: Venice activists are celebrating the decision by two major cruise operators to drop the lagoon city from their itineraries, for the rest of the year at least. MSC Cruises and Costa Crociere both announced in recent days that their Mediterranean cruises will now depart from Genoa and Trieste instead of Venice. MSC resumed sailing […]

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Xinjiang builds China’s largest province-level power network

China Economic Net Beijing: Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has built the country’s largest province-level power network, according to the State Grid’s Xinjiang branch. Some 71.7 billion yuan (about 10.33 billion U.S. dollars) has been invested in the region’s power grid development during the 2016-2020 period, the company said. Xinjiang has so far built […]

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China to provide 38 more agricultural drones to Pakistan to fight desert locust

China Economic Net Beijing: The Chinese government will provide around 38 more agricultural drones to Pakistan in a few months to fight desert locust. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs had donated the drones for prevention of desert locust to the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of Pakistan last month. According […]

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Italy: Avoid beach parties due to covid-19 risk says Lazio Region

Time: Lazio regional health authorities have linked nightlife with covid-19 clusters at Sabaudia and Fregene, popular beach resorts near Rome. Establishments at both beaches have been shut down in recent days, with staff placed under quarantine, following a cluster of coronavirus cases. Lazio health authorities say the clusters are “linked to nightlife and decreased attention” […]

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China to become “export destination country number one” for Germany: IW

China Economic Net Beijing: China was on its way to become “export destination country number one” for the German economy as the COVID-19 crisis was hitting global trade, according to a study published by the German Economic Institute (IW). While the situation in many of Germany’s export markets continued to deteriorate, “the Chinese economy is […]

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