China’s CPI up 1 pct in June
China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year on year in June, official data showed Thursday. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy…
Pakistan plans offshore oil exploration after 20 years
Pakistan will launch offshore oil and gas exploration later this year for the first time in nearly two decades, Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Tuesday, as the government…
Water level in the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River rises significantly due to heavy rainfall
A drone photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows water overflowing the guardrail of a waterside tourist platform at a levee along the Yangtze River in Wuchang District of Wuhan,…
At UN, Cuba rallies support against ‘ruthless’ US blockade
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced the “ruthless” US embargo against the communist island during a UN General Assembly debate on Tuesday that occurred despite diplomatic pressure by Washington to…
90 years after Edgar Snow, a journey through China’s revolutionary past and present
At the entrance to the Red Army’s western expedition memorial hall in Tongxin County, in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a bronze sculpture of a young bugler stands with…
Pakistan’s digital jump, and the gap beneath it
Pakistan’s latest reading in the ICT Development Index 2026 is encouraging, but it is not a clean success story. It is better read as an improvement from a low base.…