Rome: Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini will be in Beirut today (Monday), presenting emergency aid mobilized by his country’s military to help Lebanon following the devastating explosion in the capital on Aug. 4 and a spike in COVID-19 cases. Nave San Giusto — a vessel carrying more than 500 soldiers along with chemical warfare and […]
Read MoreRome: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio in Rome on Tuesday, the Italian foreign ministry said on Friday, amid tensions over telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies. Italy has not joined the United States in imposing restrictions on Huawei but the company was excluded from a recent Telecom Italia tender […]
Read MoreKabul: 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 […]
Read MoreBeijing: 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” […]
Read MoreBeijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected east China’s Anhui Province Tuesday. Xi’s tour came at a time when the country is forging ahead with its economic resumption amid dual challenges of flood relief and regular epidemic control. While uncertainties remain regarding the outlook of the global economic recovery, China’s resilient economic performance has outshone the […]
Read MoreHangzhou: Every day, thousands of tourists board a train in a small village in east China’s Zhejiang Province for a sight-seeing trip that takes them to various household-run plantations. While offering visitors an exhilarating scenery, Lujia Village invariably impresses them with its achievements in eco-protection. Garbage sorting is extensively practiced in the village, which also […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: President Xi Jinping has underlined the need to combine top-level design and public opinions in compiling the 14th Five-Year Plan. Formulating and implementing the five-year plans for economic and social development are important ways for the Communist Party of China (CPC) to govern the country, said Xi, who is also general […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: China’s top insurance regulator on Wednesday unveiled a three-year action plan to promote the high-quality development of the property-insurance industry. By 2022, China aims to forge a complete market system for the property-insurance sector, with the further enhancement of its service capabilities and financial strength, according to the document issued by […]
Read MoreRome: Rome city council has backed a motion to name a future Metro C station after the so-called partigiano nero or ‘black partisan’ Giorgio Marincola, instead of the planned name of Amba Aradam – Ipponio. “Rome is proudly anti-fascist,” said mayor Virginia Raggi who declared that Marincola “sacrificed his life for the good of our […]
Read MoreBeijing: China will increase pensions and subsidies for disabled military personnel, family members of martyrs and Red Army veterans, according to a statement jointly issued by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. Pension allowances for disabled military personnel, police officers, civil servants and militia members, as well as family members of […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese Friday greeted Muslims on the occasion of Eidul Azha festival to be celebrated from Saturday, August 1. In a message, the envoy wished a peaceful Eid to the Muslims in Pakistan and across the world. Eidul Azha is the one of the two most important religious festivals of […]
Read MoreBeijing: The China-India frontline borders troops have completed disengagement in most locations and both the countries are preparing for fifth round of commander level talks to study the settlement of the remaining issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said. “Now the frontline border troops of the two countries have completed disengagement in most locations […]
Read MoreBy John RossSenior fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies The US’ aggressive acts against China and its attempts to launch a new Cold War aren’t just an issue of Washington-Beijing bilateral relations, they threaten all of humanity. It is important to get out this truth to the world. On Saturday, I took part in […]
Read MoreIt has been 71 years since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, was founded. It entered to Afghanistan almost nineteen years ago, back in 2001. It has been engaged militarily in Afghanistan to fight against terrorism and never to let the country become again a safe haven for terrorism. […]
Read MoreIslamabad July 25, 2020: President Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) Sardar Akhtar Mengal today called on Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Zardari House Islamabad Saturday. In the meeting that lasted for two hours the two leaders discussed in depth the current political situation in the country. They also agreed to meet more often […]
Read MoreBeijing: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Friday the diplomats of the US consulate general in Chengdu interfered in China’s internal affairs and engaged in activities that were not in line with their diplomatic identities. Wang said the Chinese side has lodged representations with the U.S. many times. He urged the US to withdraw […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) co-hosted a joint China-Pakistan think tanks Webinar on ‘New Opportunities and Challenges of China-Pakistan Cooperation in the Post-Epidemic Era’. The webinar brought together government officials, leading experts, and entrepreneurs to discuss the post-pandemic relationship between Pakistan and China. Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing was among the two keynote speakers, the other being […]
Read MoreBeijing: By renewing its pledge to further protect market entities and spur their vitality in times of difficulty and uncertainty, China has given its economy and all market players a fresh shot of confidence. Chairing a symposium with entrepreneurs Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping listened to their opinions and advice on the economic situation, assuring […]
Read MoreUrumqi: The laying of railway tracks for a new line linking northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region with Qinghai Province and beyond was completed Tuesday, paving the way for accelerating development in the country’s western region. The 1,213.7-km Golmud-Korla Railway, linking the city of Golmud in Qinghai and the city of Korla in Xinjiang, is […]
Read MoreBy Hu Xijin The China-US relationship is being described as going through a free fall. The phrase “a new cold war” has been appearing increasingly in analyses by media outlets and observers worldwide. But China will not fight a new cold war with the US. A cold war requires a comprehensive mobilization of both Chinese […]
Read MoreKabul: The NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that violence does not help peace efforts in Afghanistan. In an interview with Salam Watandar radio, Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said that the Taliban have expressed committeemen for peace but continuation of their violence and the killing of military and civilian personnel have […]
Read MoreBy Chen Chen- Xinhua Beijing: China always holds that the protection of human rights will only ring hollow unless human lives are valued, and social stability and security guaranteed. That principle has seen growing global consensus in today’s crisis-stricken world.At the just concluded 44th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), China has […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistan has once more rubbished western propaganda and reiterated that Hong Kong is part of iron brother China which makes any related matter China’s internal affair. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said Pakistan’s position on Hong Kong is “principled, consistent and clear.” “Pakistan adheres to One-China policy. Hong Kong is a […]
Read MoreKarachi: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has paid glowing tributes to Shaheed Shahnawaz Bhutto who was martyred 35 years ago at the prime youth age of 26 during the struggle for restoration of democratic and human rights, which continues to date. In a message on the 34th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Shahnawaz Bhutto […]
Read MoreSeyed Mohammad Ali HosseiniAmbassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran Nowadays, long-term political-economic cooperation is a common mechanism for developing bilateral and regional relations. One of the issues that has been much discussed in recent days, is the Comprehensive Document of 25-year strategic cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People’s Republic of […]
Read MoreBy Jiang Li – Xinhua Beijing: US. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the United States rejected China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, the latest provocative act in his notorious campaign to undermine China. Pompeo’s statement not only disregards the facts related to the South […]
Read MoreBy Xuan Liqi, Wang Jintao, Zhao Yufei – Xinhua Chongqing: This year, people living in regions of the Three Gorges Project, the world’s largest hydropower project, witnessed a historic achievement in bidding farewell to poverty. Covering about 10,000 square km, the regions involved in the project are located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze […]
Read MoreUnited Nations: Chinese ambassador to the UN has called for relevant countries to immediately lift the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria, after a second veto this week of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria aid via Turkey. Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, said years of illegal sanctions have exacerbated […]
Read MoreBeijing: China on Thursday urged the United States to discard its Cold-War mentality and ideological bias, and work with China to move forward bilateral relations along the track of coordination, cooperation and stability. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the comment at a press briefing in response to remarks by U.S. Secretary of Defense […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Six years ago, Hu Zhengnan decided to temporarily leave his office job at a geological survey institute. He signed up to join a poverty relief team headed to the countryside. The 25-year-old cadre of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was sent to Liuquan, a village situated in a large resettled zone […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The US move to eliminate Hong Kong’s special status serves its own strategic goal – to contain China. Yet China is perfectly justified to safeguard its own national security. It won’t flinch if the US continues interfering in China’s domestic affairs and threatening China’s sovereignty and national interests. It is not unanticipated that […]
Read MoreBy Bilal Thaheem Taxila: Taxila Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC) built in 1971 and Heavy Foundry & Forge (HFF) in 1977 with the financial and technical assistance of China at Taxila about 30 km north of the capital city is a symbol of ‘Pak-China Friendship’. The HMC once a subsidiary of State Engineering Corporation (SEC) is […]
Read MoreChina’s top legislature reviewed a draft law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China, during the legislative session. This is a crucial step in establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the HKSAR to safeguard national security. The legislation fully embodies […]
Read MoreBeijing: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for a just and reasonable solution to the Palestine issue when delivering a written speech on Wednesday local time at the United Nations (UN) Security Council’s video conference over the matter. The Palestine issue has always been at the core of the Middle East issue […]
Read MoreBy Wang Wen – Global Times When new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Beijing in the past weekend, I was attending a forum on the “Air Silk Road” in Zhengzhou, capital city of Central China’s Henan Province. I was quite nervous, frankly speaking, and I kept my face mask on in the meeting […]
Read MoreBy Li Qingqing – Global Times Amid China-India border disputes, some Indian experts suggested that India should “rethink” the one-China principle at a webinar on Friday. Some hawkish Indian experts, including former Indian deputy national security adviser Arvind Gupta, raised the idea that India should support the “democratic movement” in Hong Kong, increase India’s “economic […]
Read MoreBy Wang Wen – Global Times In my office hangs an antique world map drawn in 1717, on which Antarctica, the Arctic Ocean, Alaska, and Hawaii are absent. The Mercator projection was already widely adopted in drawing maps with parallels and meridians back then and it facilitated navigation. Thanks to the development of map projection, […]
Read MoreBy Wang Wen – Global Times I live in Wangjing, a quite internationalized area in Beijing. Many Fortune 500 companies are headquartered there, and 10 percent of the around 600,000 residents are expats. Every weekend, I take walks in Wangjing’s many parks to exercise and watch the changes in the city. There have been no […]
Read MoreIslamabad: PPP senior leader, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior and former Interior Minister Senator A. Rehman Malik on Tuesday through his lawyers served another defamation notice to US Citizen Cynthia D. Ritchie over false, frivolous and baseless allegation of rape against him in talk shows on different private Television channels. Senator A. Rehman Malik […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan had been hosting the Afghan refugees for four decades and would also take care of them during the coronavirus pandemic. He was addressing the virtual international conference held on the subject of the status of refugees and homeless persons amid the COVID-19 situation. Foreign Minister […]
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