Central Asia Seeks New Trade Route to Pakistani Ports
Uzbekistan appears to be hedging its bets when it comes to Afghanistan’s ability to serve as a trade corridor. Over the past year, Tashkent has ramped up its engagement with…
China-Europe freight train trips exceed 130,000
China-Europe freight trains have made more than 130,000 trips and transported goods with a total value exceeding 520 billion U.S. dollars, latest official data showed Tuesday. By June 2026, the…
Pakistan: KP mountaineers scale 6,050m Thalo Zom peak
A nine-member mountaineering team from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has successfully summited the perilous 6,050-meter (19,850 feet) Thalo Zom peak in the Hindukush mountain range. The expedition, sponsored by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture…
China reshapes global AI landscape with trillion-parameter open-weight models
China is making significant strides in reshaping the global AI landscape, as a new generation of frontier open-weight models is poised to bridge the global “intelligence gap” by providing advanced…
Pakistan: 513 smuggled artefacts repatriated from the US
• Mostly include Gandhara relics; Senate body orders detailed report on smuggling racket• Officials say Unesco concerns over Taxila conservation addressed; new museum planned Pakistan has repatriated 513 smuggled archaeological…
New sea-rail intermodal railway boosts logistics efficiency at Xiamen port
This photo taken on July 29, 2026 shows a sea-rail intermodal rail line at a quay in Xiamen, southeast China’s Fujian Province. The sea-rail intermodal rail line is among China’s…