US diplomats stage UN walkout after France criticizes human rights record under Trump
France had also intervened after the Trump administration had opposed the reappointment of the UN human rights chief US diplomats walked out of a United Nations meeting after France criticized…
China welcomes rollover of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform
China welcomes the UN General Assembly’s decision to technically roll over intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform to its next session, a Chinese envoy said Tuesday, calling the IGN…
Pakistan: Punjab to train 10,000 teachers in STEM, green skills
Punjab will train at least 10,000 teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and green skills under a $100 million Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded programme aimed at strengthening secondary…
China reports 3.8 pct rise in ODI in H1
China’s outbound direct investment (ODI) across all industries reached 596.42 billion yuan (about 86.53 billion U.S. dollars) during the first six months of 2026, representing an increase of 3.8 percent…
Pakistan: Why the Indus Waters Treaty must not be allowed to fail
I did not expect to leave Islamabad thinking about the future of international law. I went to speak. I came home with something harder to shake: a conviction that what…
Scenery of the Lancang River in southwest China’s Yunnan
This photo taken on July 26, 2026 shows cattle on an island of the Lancang River in Fengqing County of Lincang City in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. (Photo by Lan…