Newswire 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that the business communities of Pakistan and Italy needed to be brought closer for enhancing bilateral trade and investment cooperation. There are vast opportunities for bilateral trade and investment cooperation between Pakistan and Italy from which businessmen and traders of both the countries could […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week pledged that there will be no more delay in execution of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. Addressing a ceremony here in connection with the inauguration of Matiari to Lahore 600 KV transmission line completed under CPEC, the PM maintained that some delay in implementation of […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Gwadar: Pakistan is a beneficiary of the China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and CPEC will continue to help Pakistan grow, Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) chief Naseer Khan Kashani said this week. He pointed out that Pakistan had benefited a lot from the energy and transport infrastructure projects under CPEC. Speaking at the inaugural […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that the Italian embassy was considering giving long-term business visas to prominent Pakistani businesspersons on the recommendation of Pakistani chambers of commerce and industry. He said that the business environment in Pakistan is much better now and his country wants to further strengthen […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Beijing has proposed to suspend the city’s light show and shortened the time of the city’s landscape lighting at night. I believe it makes sense for Beijing to launch this initiative now, whether this is because of Beijing’s power supply shortage or a response to the power shortages in Northeast China and other […]
Read MoreFaisal J. Abbas Two events related to tech giant Facebook this week should force us to stop and reflect about how the rise of social media has impacted us as societies, especially in the Arab world. Two days of testimony to US senators by whistleblower Frances Haugen, and the six-hour outage of Facebook and other […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the inclusion of $ 3.5 billion Karachi Comprehensive Coastal Development Zone (KCCDZ) under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a ‘game changer’ for Pakistan. “[The] Inclusion of Karachi Comprehensive Coastal Development Zone in CPEC is [a] game changer. [We] Will clean-up our marine habitat for fishermen, […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Beijing: “Pakistan government is focusing on the development of e-commerce. China is leading the world in the field of e-commerce. Last year, its e-commerce transaction was $2 trillion, which is more than the added-up figure of e-commerce trades done in the US and Europe,” said Moin ul Haque, Pakistani ambassador to China, during […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistan is likely to save up to $ 7.6 billion annually by boosting agriculture production with China’s help under the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said this week. Addressing the United Nations – States Food Systems Pre […]
Read MoreHansun Hsiung With Japan riding the crest of its postwar economic miracle, Sony chairman Akio Morita and Japan’s Minister of Transport Shintaro Ishihara unleashed a manifesto. The document, published in 1989, contained a prophecy that propelled it to domestic bestseller status, and into the concerned hands of officials at the CIA. At the time, the […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Tuesday it is considering allowing all 320,000 employees of the telecom giant group to work remotely as the norm and abolishing job relocations, in a drastic shake-up of its management style for a post-coronavirus society. The parent of NTT Docomo Inc., NTT Data Corp. and NTT Communications […]
Read MoreChloe Taylor Britain’s government is implementing emergency measures in an effort to keep gasoline flowing, after a weekend of panic buying left gas stations around the country without fuel. A major lack of truck drivers has meant deliveries of fuel and goods have recently fallen short in Britain. Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday […]
Read MoreDing Gang Meng Wanzhou has returned to the motherland. This is a landmark event which carries significance for China’s integration with the world and the international order. No matter how China, the US and Canada communicated and negotiated, Washington and Ottawa agreed to release her. The result shows that the US long-arm jurisdiction could be […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Chinese tech giant TikTok, the global platform for creating and sharing short videos, this week launched a localised Urdu version of its Safety Centre in Pakistan. The Safety Centre is a one-stop online source that provides access to TikTok’s safety policies, tools and resources to equip users with product education and protection […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Federal Minister for Privatisation Mohammed Mian Soomro said this week that meetings with renowned investors consortium from China and Korea had been held to discuss investment. “So far leading investors consortium from China, Korea and Russia have been interacted with, who have shown keen interest in the investment potential of Pakistan […]
Read MoreDavid Milliken and Yoruk Bahceli London: Britain sold 10 billion pounds of its first ‘green’ government bond on Tuesday after attracting over 100 billion pounds ($137 billion) of demand from investors, a record high which shows the clamour for assets which can be marketed as good for the planet. Proceeds from the sale will be […]
Read MoreHu Xijin The Chinese mainland announced on Sunday suspension of imports of cherimoya and wax apples from the island of Taiwan due to the discovery of a known pest in recent shipments. This has led to bitter complaints from some politicians on the island. The leader of the Taiwan region Tsai Ing-wen pecked at the […]
Read MoreXu Wei President Xi Jinping reiterated this week China’s commitment to championing the principles of equality, mutual learning, dialogue and inclusiveness in exchanges between civilizations and working with different nations to jointly build the Belt and Road. Xi made the remark in a congratulatory letter to the 2021 Belt and Road-The Great Wall International Folk […]
Read MoreLondon: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reshuffled his senior ministers this week, appointing his party’s first female foreign secretary, as he urged his government to get on with the job of tackling economic inequality after COVID-19. Ending regional inequality is key to the agenda set in 2019 when Johnson won the biggest Conservative Party parliamentary […]
Read MoreHeesu Lee and Min Jeong Lee Tokyo: Takemitsu Takizaki, the founder of electronic-sensor maker Keyence Corp., has overtaken Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai to become Japan’s richest person.Takizaki is worth $38.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after his company’s shares almost doubled since the start of last year. Fast Retailing Co.’s Yanai, who lost […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: The Group of 20, which comprises 19 countries and the European Union, should uphold real multilateralism in the spirit of solidarity and cooperation in order to define the direction of global governance and jointly cope with the common challenges that the world is facing, President Xi Jinping said this week. In […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Karachi: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – commonly known as the Taliban – said this week said that extension of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan was ‘very important.’Speaking at the Pak-Afghan Youth Forum’s International Conference titled ‘Rebuilding Afghanistan Together’ via video link, Afghanistan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid hoped that Pakistan’s help to the […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: To commence the celebrations of Year 2022 which marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Pakistan, the Government of Japan has announced the Official Logo for this special occasion signifying historic relations between Japan and Pakistan. The logo epitomizes the hope for further development of friendly ties […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Pakistan-Italy friendship was at an all-time high. The envoy said vast opportunities existed to enhance mutual trade and investment between Pakistan and Italy and businessmen and traders from both countries can reap the benefits.Speaking to the business community in Islamabad, the envoy urged […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating recently said that China’s “great problem” is that “it [China] is now a state as large as the United States, and with the potential of being much larger – an unforgivable sin for American triumphalists.” The former Australian head of state made such a statement when accusing […]
Read MoreWang Wen Some people say the year 2021 is witnessing the world economy obviously walking out of its darkest moment.They are perhaps right if we look at the numbers. Based on the predictions of multiple agencies, world economic growth is expected to stand at 6 percent this year, with the growth of China, the US, […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)’s Rashakai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) will get complete gas connections and supply by December this year, the authorities said.The SEZ will also get 50 Megawatt (MW) electricity by June 2022, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Omar Ayub Khan said. Omar Ayub Khan, chaired a high-level meeting to basically […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Gwadar: The Balochistan provincial government has said that safe drinking water will be available to resolve the issue in Gwadar – the hub of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).Chief Secretary Mathar Niaz Rana held a meeting here this week to discuss the issues in Gwadar. The meeting was informed that immediate steps had […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Badin: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said this week that Pakistan wishes to connect China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with the European Union (EU).Speaking to the journalists at the Badin Press Club, the minister said by connecting CPEC with EU, economic activity in the region will get a major boost. He said: […]
Read MoreXu Keyue and Liu Xin Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping said this week that China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Russia and the international community on the Afghan issue and stressed that China and Russia should deepen cooperation against interference in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.The top leaders of […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: The Ambassador Republic of Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan Ulanbek Totuiaev said this week that his country can invest in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).In a meeting with the prominent businessperson and former president of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce (ICCI) Zafar Bakhtawari and Ahsan Bakhtawari here at the […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Lahore: Pakistani Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said this week that investment in Pakistan under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had approximately reached $ 53 billion.Umar, who also heads National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), said that 17 projects had so far been completed at a cost of […]
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