Chu 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 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 MoreWang Wen “No Cold War” campaign has turned into an international movement attracting attention from millions of people. This shows the number of peace lovers around the world is increasing. The so-called new cold war is already an outdated strategic plot made by a group of people in Washington who hope to return to the […]
Read MoreHu Xijin India Today on Friday slammed China for a surge in prices while sending sub-standard oxygen concentrators to India in an “exclusive” report. The report not only criticized Chinese companies, but also directed anger against China. “It is a matter of life and death, but China is choosing to make profits at the cost […]
Read MoreDr Theodore Karasik While eyes may be focused elsewhere in our social media world, Latin America is not being spared continuing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) dilemmas amid rising infections and deaths during its third wave of the pathogen. The number of confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in Colombia has now passed 80,000, with intensive care units in […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: President Xi Jinping this week underlined the key role of workers devoted to the study of philosophy and social sciences in instilling courage and confidence in the Chinese people and enabling the world to better learn about China.Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had damaged the global status of the country. In a statement, he said that the PM achieved nothing except 19,000 bags of rice in charity from Saudi Arabia in the form of Fitra and Zakat.“The price of […]
Read MoreKarachi: The Sindh cabinet this week condemned a letter by the National Accountability Bureau seeking domicile-wise details of its BPS-1 to BPS-22 employees. The cabinet termed the letter “politically motivated”, saying it was written at the behest of PM’s aide on accountability Shahzad Akbar. The meeting was presided over by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.In […]
Read MoreRawalpindi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) United Kingdom General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter this week appreciated Pakistan’s sincere efforts for peace and stability in the region, especially the Afghan peace process.The CDS UK said this during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Afghan cpital Kabul, an Inter Services […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omer Ayub Khan this week said that Pakistan values the bilateral and friendly relations with Japan and both countries share common views on most of the regional and international economic issues.He made these remarks in a virtual meeting with the Chief Representative, JICA Pakistan, Shigeki Furuta to discuss the […]
Read MoreWang Wen The Chinese government has pledged that China will hit peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and become carbon neutral before 2060. Very soon after this news, “emission peak” and “carbon neutrality” have become buzzwords in China’s financial, energy and industrial circles. Relevant seminars and forums are being held almost every day in big […]
Read MoreMartin Jacques Nowhere is the difference between China and the West more evident than in their systems of governance. Since 1945 the typical form of Western governance has been universal suffrage and a multi-party system. This has been the West’s main calling card for over 70 years. It believes that every country – most certainly […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the federal government was busy “enriching” Prime Minister Imran Khan’s cronies in the cartels and mafias through engineered inflation” at the cost of the lives and wellbeing of millions of Pakistanis. The PPP Chairman said that living for low-income families has […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week pointed out the “indifferent attitude” of officers and staff at Pakistan missions abroad in resolving problems of diaspora and urged them to adopt the passion of serving overseas Pakistanis, whose remittances were contributing a lot in running the country. “Overseas Pakistanis are our major strength. Pakistan is running […]
Read MoreHu Xijin It is the World Press Freedom Day again. Regrettably, press freedom is entirely defined under the Western political system framework, neglecting the social reality of many developing countries. This has led to significant ideological divergence between developing countries and the West, spearheaded by the US. And, the difference is exacerbated by the West’s […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said this week that the present government, keeping in view vital role of agriculture in country’s development and the prosperity of farmers, was committed to develop this sector on priority.Presiding over the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Agriculture here, he said that agriculture sector was not given any special attention […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more efforts to break new ground in promoting high-quality development in ethnic border regions. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during his inspection trip to south China’s […]
Read MoreMoscow: The international information security will be a topic for discussions at the summit between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden as well as the expert dialogue, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for International Cyber Security Cooperation Andrei Krutskikh told reporters. “I can very confidently suggest that the topic of information security is […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and PPP senior leader Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that the sacrifices of the Palestinian and Kashmiri brothers and sisters will not go in vain and they will achieve the dream of independence from Israeli and Indian oppression. He was delivering an address as chief guest at a Webinar […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Japan and Pakistan have agreed on debt deferral amounting to JPY 40 billion (approximately USD 370 million) for making fiscal space to fight against COVID-19 in Pakistan.This is in line with the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) agreed on April 15, 2020 and the MOU signed between Pakistan and the creditor countries […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: British High Commissioner Christian Turner this week assured full support of the British Government and its people to the Government and people of Pakistan in implementing vital economic reforms and achieving macro-economic stability with the help of development partners to build a better future for the people of Pakistan.In a meeting with Finance […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: The NATO alliance this week reiterated its pledge to support Afghanistan and the political resolution of hostilities in the country, Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, said. Last Thursday, the official met with Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation. According to Ambassador Pontecorvo, they held […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former interior minister Senator Rehman Malik said Friday that the statement regarding the withdrawal of forces by President Joe Biden did not come as a surprise. He said the withdrawal of the forces has been a generic statement by almost every incoming American President, which is a matter of public record. Talking to […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: President Xi Jinping outlined this week a new vision for the joint building of the Belt and Road Initiative, saying that China will endeavor to build a closer partnership for health cooperation, connectivity, green development, openness and inclusiveness. In the keynote speech delivered via video link at the opening ceremony of […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Referring to the recent clashes between the banned Tehrik-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the Punjab Police, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari this week asked PM Imran Khan to clean up his mess, or resign.The tweet from the PPP leader came a few hours after Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said the government would […]
Read MoreMoscow: Washington intentionally keeps quiet about its plans for the deployment of new nuclear weapon systems, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary this week following the release of the US Department of State’s report entitled 2021 Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments. “The report […]
Read MoreDing Gang After the US identified China as a strategic competitor, US President Joe Biden announced his plan to invest more in chips, infrastructure and many other areas to maintain US’ advantages over China. Some American scholars view the move as the 21st century’s “Great Game.” They have even called on the US government to […]
Read MoreWang Wen China and the US issued a joint statement on climate change on Sunday following US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s visit to Shanghai and meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua. This signals some relaxation of the tensions between China and the US. It is also encouraging and represents that the […]
Read MoreMaleeha Lodhi There was little surprise in President Joe Biden’s announcement last week that the US will unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from Afghanistan by September and end its “forever war.” The US president had long been of the view that retaining troops in Afghanistan was not only untenable but had lost any rationale […]
Read MoreKabul: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan has assured continuous coordination and support to Afghanistan.In a meeting with Haneef Atmar, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Pontecorvo assured Afghanistan and Atmar of continued support and cooperation in the fight against terrorism. He stressed the continuous support and cooperation with Afghanistan over the fight against […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week underscored the transformational significance of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to expeditiously complete CPEC projects.The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong, who called on him here.During the meeting, views were exchanged on China’s experience of poverty […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: President Xi Jinping this week reiterated China’s commitment to firmly uphold multilateralism and safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law. Xi spoke as he received credentials presented by 29 new ambassadors to China at the Great Hall of the […]
Read MoreWashington: The United States announced economic sanctions against Russia this week and the expulsion of 10 diplomats in retaliation for what Washington says is the Kremlin’s US election interference, a massive cyber attack and other hostile activity. President Joe Biden ordered a widening of restrictions on US banks trading in Russian government debt, expelled 10 […]
Read MoreLiu Yuanling Sino-US relations are at a historic low. Although the Joe Biden administration’s China policy is different from the confrontationist policy of the previous administration, there are no signs of improvement in bilateral ties.Under such circumstances, holding discussions on climate change actions would be a good way to resume Sino-US cooperation. Indeed, Sino-US cooperation […]
Read MoreAndrew Hammond Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency is the historic benchmark for judging the first 100 days of any new White House incumbent. While Joe Biden will not surpass the achievements of the legendary proponent of the New Deal, his presidency has seen one of the most productive first three months of the modern era — and […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that Afghan people will not forgive, nor forget those who stand in the way of peace. “This is a historical opportunity for peace in Afghanistan. Everyone must seize this opportunity. Peace processes are not easy and they require compromise by the warring […]
Read MoreIslamabad, Moscow to cooperate in all fields Islamabad: Pakistan and Russia agreed to develop cooperation in economic, energy and defence fields during the visit of Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. The two-day (April 6-7) visit to Pakistan was the first by a Russian foreign minister in nearly a decade and was described as the beginning […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that PTI regime has a policy of “Health For the Elite” instead of “Health For All” and accused Imran Khan government for putting at risk the health of Pakistanis through its corruption-laden policies. In his message on World Health Day, the PPP Chairman […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: A century ago, in 1921, the first National Congress of the Communist Party of China was concluded on a red boat on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing city, Zhejiang province.Today, a century later, an opera, The Red Boat, depicting the Party’s founding story with a focus on that first, fateful gathering, was […]
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