Xi urges basic research push for original innovations
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for strengthening the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research and supporting scientists and researchers in delivering more original innovations. Xi, also general…
Pakistan, Uzbekistan launch electronic pre-arrival customs data exchange
The move aims to speed up clearance, strengthen risk assessment and reduce border dwell time Pakistan Customs, Pakistan Single Window and the State Customs Committee of Uzbekistan have operationalised an…
Xi attends Chinese New Year gathering with non-CPC personages
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends an annual gathering with non-CPC personages…
‘A step in the wrong direction’: Israel’s West Bank plans prompt global backlash
US, Britain, EU, and Arab nations condemn plans that Israeli ministers say will ‘kill the idea of a Palestinian state.’ Israeli measures to tighten its control of the West Bank…
China’s lunar exploration program advances via successful tests of new rocket, spaceship
This photo taken on Feb. 11, 2026 shows the return capsule of China’s new-generation Mengzhou crewed spaceship in the predetermined sea area during a flight test. A low-altitude demonstration and…
US tech firm AutoAcquire AI acquires Pakistani AI startup Virtuans in a seven-figure deal
In a significant moment for Pakistan’s technology ecosystem, Virtuans AI, a conversational artificial intelligence startup founded by Pakistani entrepreneurs Raheel Ahmad and Muddassar Sharif, has been acquired by AutoAcquire AI,…