China’s Dragon Boat Festival holiday trips, spending both rise year on year
An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2026 shows people visiting a seaside park in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua) BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) —…
Kaouther Ben Hania, director of The Voice of Hind Rajab, secures a place on the Venice Film Festival jury
The filmmaker will be joined by six others, including Afghanistan’s Shahrbanoo Sadat and US actor Maggie Gyllenhaal. The jury roster for the upcoming Venice Film Festival has been announced and…
Central Chinese province boosts China-Africa trade with policy innovation
At a bustling market square in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, shoppers are picking up African specialty products. One customer samples a bit of body lotion made with…
Pakistan’s First Home-Built Drone Engines Point to a Cheaper, Bigger Strike Arsenal
The Alsons Group, a Karachi industrial conglomerate better known for auto parts and electronics, used Eurosatory 2026 in Paris to unveil what it called Pakistan’s first domestically manufactured uncrewed aerial…
From factory floor to innovation powerhouse, China helps redefine the global auto industry
* China is emerging as a leading source of automotive innovation and is helping reshape the global automotive industry. * From integrating into China’s digital ecosystem, to forming strategic alliances…
KP to make all govt payments cashless from September 1
The KP government plans to convert all person-to-government payments to digital mode from September 1. Officials say the move could raise provincial revenue by nearly 70 per cent and add…