Mainland outlines measures to boost cross-Strait integration in the next five years
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday detailed steps to implement the Taiwan-related section of the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), pledging to advance cross-Strait peaceful development and integration while expanding…
Israeli attack on the largest gas field turns the Middle East into a powder keg
• Tehran threatens, launches retaliatory attacks on energy facilities in the region• UAE, Qatar slam Tel Aviv attack on South Pars field, which Israel claims was approved by Washington• Pezeshkian…
Xi calls for strengthening cooperation with Turkmenistan in natural gas, trade, non-resource fields
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is on a goodwill visit to China,…
ADB to provide $10bn in financing to Pakistan under new 5-year strategy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to extend about $10 billion in financing to Pakistan over the next five years under its 2026-30 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS2026-30) launched on…
The 2026 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing will highlight the full integration of technological and industrial innovation
The 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) will spotlight the theme of “Full Integration Between Technological and Industrial Innovation,” an official with the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Wednesday.…
As violence escalates in the West Bank, a Catholic woman leads civilian protection
Amira Musallam protests during a nonviolent march against illegal settlers’ annexation of Palestinian land in Beit Jala, West Bank, to which Israeli authorities responded with the use of force and…