Yu Jincui, Xing Xiaojing and Chen Qingqing Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping this week concluded his Saudi Arabia trip, his first to the Middle East region after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which was also an unprecedented diplomatic event with the Arab world. The trip has not only yielded fruitful […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of the state of Qatar Sheikh Saoud Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Wednesday said an investment worth $3 billion would be made in Pakistan. “During the recent visit of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to Doha, Qatar has announced to make an investment in Pakistan worth $3 billion. The Amir of Qatar has stressed […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Lahore: “At the critical moment when Pakistan’s economy is passing through an era of stagflation, SEZs are significant for shaping Pakistan’s new ‘industrial identity’, under which Pakistan is supposed to stand side by side with Chinese companies to embark on contemporary economic projects,” highlighted S.M. Naveed, Chairman, Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA), […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week welcomed the bolstering trade ties between Italy and Pakistan. The envoy, who has been active to enhance Pakistan-Italy business relations, said that the trend was encouraging and the two countries will work together to reach the potential trade mark. Pakistan’s goods and services […]
Read MoreDing Gang There have been two major industrial news stories recently. One is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)’s investment of $40 billion in the US to build an advanced chips factory, with Biden attending the groundbreaking ceremony; The second is the US and EU using the carbon emission issue to propose new tariffs on steel […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: The research and consulting company “Risposte Turismo” has revealed that in Bologna shopping Tourism – The Italian Forum is back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. As a result, shopping tourists in Italy could exceed two million in 2023, marking a higher level than the 2019 results. In this regard, the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Denmark’s Ambassador to Pakistan Jakob Linulf said this week that Pakistan has incredible potential to grow, and there were enough opportunities for trade to flourish here. “Despite the various current challenges, Maersk has played an important role as a trusted partner for Pakistan’s traders. Maersk’s commitment to invest in a large facility […]
Read MoreDing Gang When restructuring supply chains becomes a policy priority for the major industrial powers, international relations among them and those formed after the World War II will inevitably begin to reshuffle. The dramatic changes in China-US relations in recent years started with an adjustment of trade and supply chains. The process of restructuring the […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping said this week that China is ready to work with Russia to forge closer partnership in energy cooperation. Energy cooperation is an important cornerstone of practical cooperation between China and Russia, and also a positive force for maintaining global energy security, Xi said in a congratulatory letter […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China’s market watchdog has rolled out three new national standards for food container safety in a bid to step up the quality monitoring of related products and safeguard food security. With new materials and techniques being used in food packaging, the standards aim to enhance quality control for metal containers and fill the […]
Read MoreDing Gang NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Monday about “growing Chinese efforts to control” critical infrastructure, supply chains and key industrial sectors. Like some European politicians who have pushed the “China threat” theory, Stoltenberg is using his fertile imagination to create false reasons to hide the looming recession across Europe in both economy […]
Read MoreZheng Yongnian The recently concluded international meetings – the ASEAN Summit, the G20 Leaders’ Summit and the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting – have once again put Asia in the global spotlight. Asia has become a global geopolitical and economic center. However, peace across the region is facing a growing number of challenges. Among them, what […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy will extend all possible support to Pakistan to enhance olive production. Speaking during a meeting of the Steering Committee, on Olive Culture Holistic and Multi-Professional Mechanism, for a Pakistani Olive Oil Value Chain project at the Ministry of National Food Security […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week vowed to ease visa process for the Pakistani businessmen. The envoy hoped that the simplified the process of visa issuance to Pakistani businessmen and traders will further promote business to business ties between Pakistan and Italy. “Simplification of the VISA process and procedure […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Ambassador of Vietnam to Pakistan Nguyen Tien Phong said this week that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) offered lucrative investment opportunities. Addressing the business community during his visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), he mentioned that CPEC had played a great role in developing undeveloped areas in Pakistan. He highlighted […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Sargodha: University of Sargodha and Tang Chinese Education & Technology Ltd this week inked an agreement to promote cooperation in academic, educational and cultural spheres. According to UoS, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed at University of Sargodha. The agreement was duly signed by Additional Director Office of the Research Innovation […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman along with, the ambassador of Japan for Pakistan Mitishuoro Wada this week inaugurated the Pak-Japan Mini Expo and also the cultural night event. The visitors showed keen interest in the Japanese and Pakistani products on display. Live karate performance by Japan karate association were seen. Addressing on the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Faisalabad: Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan Adam M. Tugio said this week that Indonesia and Pakistan must accelerate bilateral cooperation and research efforts to gain benefits from the flourishing Halal cosmetics market, which is rapidly increasing its share every year and creating number of investment opportunities with healthy future growth prospects. Speaking at […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Hangzhou: The 2022 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit that concluded this week has demonstrated the role of digital technologies in advancing common prosperity in China, with a focus on expanding businesses, bridging the urban-rural divide and narrowing the income gap. Numerous case studies, on-site presentations and informed voices at the conference asserted […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: The Beijing Stock Exchange has unveiled rules for margin trading and securities lending to prepare for the start of such businesses. The new businesses will help meet investors’ diversified trading demand, improve the pricing function of the market and boost market liquidity, according to the bourse. The rules are generally in […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Jakob Linulf said this week that Pakistan and Denmark can cooperate much more on the cultural sector. “In LHR (Lahore). Pakistani kids & families were thrilled, shifting from silence in anticipation of what would happen next & to great laughter & cheering. Very proud that this exchange […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of the State of Qatar Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani this week said that his country was always ready to cooperate with Pakistan. In a meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, Ambassador Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani saif that both the countries had excellent […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: China’s central bank has signed an agreement with the State Bank of Pakistan to establish RMB clearing arrangements in Pakistan. According to a statement on the People’s Bank of China website, these arrangements will assist enterprises and financial institutions in both countries in conducting cross-border transactions using RMB. They will also […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Beijing: Pakistan’s seafood export to China topped $ 141.57 million, an increase of 34% in the month of January-September year-on-year, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) data showed. According to the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC), the trade of flours & […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: For gardeners and homeowners who often lament the toil of mowing the lawn, a made-in-China robot can come to their service. The robotic lawn mower developed by Chinese service robotics firm ECOVACS can automatically map a lawn and its boundaries in less than 30 minutes, and mow a lawn of 600 […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has been backing enhanced economic ties between Italy and Pakistan for the last more than two years when he took charge in Islamabad. This week, the Ambassador and his wife Albana Ferrarese hosted an event to promote architectural cooperation between Pakistan and Italy. Speaking at the event, […]
Read MoreDing Gang In a recent New York Times article (published on October 21) analyzing the new US chip strangulation strategy against China, two words are used. The first appears in the headline, “Biden Just Clobbered China’s Chip Industry.” The English dictionary explains the word “clobber” as “defeat decisively or strike heavily.” Another word, “devastate,” appears […]
Read MoreOussama Romdhani Tunisian officials breathed a sigh of relief on October 15 after the International Monetary Fund announced preliminary approval for a $1.9 billion loan package. The country’s politicians viewed it as a vote of confidence for their policies, while government technocrats felt vindicated in the way that they negotiated the deal. The protracted talks […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese is playing key role in boosting the trade relations and strengthening close coordination between the private sectors of Italy and Pakistan. Under the Ambassador’s vision, bilateral trade between Italy and Pakistan can swell to €4 billion annually by fully exploiting the existing potential of the […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: A report delivered by Xi Jinping at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) struck Sean Slattery as “very forward-looking.” Slattery was one of nine foreign experts invited to translate and polish the heavyweight report. All nine went out of their way to present the world with […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan-China Business Forum (PCBF) this week expressed keen interest to promote Chinese investment in Pakistan. The PCNF delegation led by Chairman Sheikh Nasir Ali visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). The delegation discussed various options to boost Pakistan-China business and investment cooperation. The delegation vowed to work jointly for facilitating […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy had established the Italy-Pakistan Textile Technology Center (IPTTC) in Faisalabad at the National Textile University (NTU) to upgrade the local textile sector. He said the training centre, which was the first of its kind for Italian textile machinery technology in […]
Read MoreMoscow: Russia and Pakistan are transiting goods through the territory of Afghanistan, Pakistani Ambassador to Moscow Shafqat Ali Khan said this week. In an interview with TASS, he said: “By the way, one important thing I can tell you is that for the first time, a large amount of trade is taking place through Afghanistan.” […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Menzies-RAS Team gathered in their state-of-the-art cargo warehouse at Islamabad International Airport to celebrate the partnership between Menzies Aviation and Royal Airport Services – a collaboration which has laid the groundwork for monumental success and progress. As global experts in high value and time critical cargo handling, the ceremony allowed an exclusive […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar Friday said Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Pakistan from the grey list, acknowledging the country’s significant progress in improving anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime. In a press briefing here, she said “I am pleased to announce that as a […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Denmark’s Ambassador to Pakistan Jakob Linulf this week hosted a delegation from the FLSmidth company. “Happy to host delegation from FLSmidth company for launch of their green cement campaign to promote zero emissions factories. Campaign aims to reduce emissions from the cement industry for sustainable productivity,” the envoy tweeted. He said the […]
Read MoreZaid M. Belbagi In June 2009, when President Barack Obama sought a “new beginning” between the US and the Arab world, it seemed that Washington would engage in the region in a more meaningful way. However, his speech actually reflected another watershed moment, whereby the US steadily began disengaging from the region as it sought […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy has emerged as Pakistan’s largest source of workers’ remittances from the European Union and the second largest in Europe after the United Kingdom, as per Pakistan’s envoy to Italy. He said Italy has been playing a pivotal role in Pakistan’s socio-economic […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Sixteen different start-ups from across Pakistan pitched their business ideas to a set of decorated judges during the Chinese giant Huawei’s ‘HUAWEI CLOUD start-up program.’ The program is a global support program launched by HUAWEI CLOUD for global startups. The main purpose is to help and accelerate the business growth of technology startups […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said this week that Pakistan was desirous of Japanese investment in the projects of solar energy, cleaning drinking water, and treatment and drainage of wastewater and materials. The prime minister expressed these views while talking to a delegation of Japanese companies based in Pakistan, led by Japan’s Vice […]
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