Pakistan: PMD issues GLOF alert for GB, KP amid soaring temperatures
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued an alert for glacial lake outburst floods (Glofs) for Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, predicting that soaring temperatures are likely to persist until the…
AI, new-energy demand drive China’s industrial profit growth
China’s major industrial firms posted accelerated profit growth in the first five months of 2026, driven by surging demand for AI-related electronics and new-energy materials, official data showed Saturday. Industrial…
Xi calls for advancing the China-Cambodia community with a shared future
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, meets with Cambodian People’s Party President and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the…
Pakistan Government maintains fuel prices at the current level for next week.
Petrol remains Rs299.5 while high-speed diesel is Rs311.47 Photo: Express News The federal government on Friday kept the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel unchanged from the current level for…
Xi Story: A conversation in the fields
In late June, farmers run corn seeders through fields freshly cleared of wheat across east China’s Shandong Province, carving furrows into the soil as they race to finish summer sowing.…
Pakistan: Weekly Market Roundup
The benchmark KSE-100 Index closed the week ended June 26, 2026 at 179,571.27 points, up 648.51 points or 0.36% on a week-on-week basis from 178,922.76 points recorded on June 19,…