Pakistan repays $1.4bn Chinese loan, awaits refinancing
Pakistan serviced $2.2bn in July, including the Chinese loan and $800m in other obligations Pakistan has repaid a $1.4 billion Chinese commercial loan, but Chinese banks have not yet refinanced…
China: 20th CPC Central Committee to hold the fifth plenary session in October
The fifth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held in Beijing in October, according to a decision made at a CPC Central…
Apartheid wealth cannot buy silence on Gaza
South African universities must resist donors who use financial power to impose political obedience. The University of Cape Town (UCT) has lost 250 million rand ($15.2m) in donor funding after…
China’s mega tunneling machine completes the Yangtze River underwater tunnel breakthrough
This photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows a view of the shield tunneling machine “Linghang” at the construction site of the Chongming-Taicang Yangtze River tunnel under China’s Yangtze River.…
Pakistan: Punjab, Centre join hands to preserve Pindi, Lahore, and Taxila railway stations
Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi chairs a meeting to review the joint work of the Pakistan Punjab government and Pakistan Railways, which will work together to preserve, restore, and…
Freight train trips from Chongqing via New Int’l Land-Sea Trade Corridor see surge in H1
An aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows a freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor waiting for departure at Yuzui Station in Chongqing, southwest China.…