Pakistan Considers Self-Funding to Fast Track $1.8 Billion CPEC Karakoram Highway
Pakistan plans to ask China to allow leading local construction companies to participate in the bidding for a $1.8 billion Karakoram Highway project while also considering financing the strategic road…
How technology boosts Beijing’s air pollution governance
Beijing’s blue skies have become a visible sign of the city’s progress in tackling air pollution, and behind that progress, digital technologies are playing an increasingly important role. In 2025,…
What is the Patriot missile system, and why are supplies depleted worldwide?
First used in the 1991 Gulf War, the US Patriot air defence system has seen demand spike sharply this year, with supplies of interceptor missiles depleted by Ukraine’s war against…
Beijing eases home purchase limits, raises provident fund loan caps
Beijing on Friday introduced a package of measures, including easing housing purchase restrictions for non-local families and increasing housing provident fund loan limits, in a bid to stabilize the property…
Pakistan Bet Its Drone Industry on NESCOM. It’s Starting to Pay Off.
NESCOM now designs the airframe, the mission architecture, the sensors, and the munitions. Quwa unpacks what that makes it — and why Pakistan’s UCAV bid rests on it. In the…
Xiplomacy: Pursuing the greater good for all
At Greece’s Port of Piraeus, one of Europe’s busiest maritime hubs, ships move in and out around the clock, ferrying goods and connecting markets across the world. Once plagued by…