In early 2025, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek grabbed headlines abroad with models promising high performance at a fraction of the usual cost. Yet while international discussion focused…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government to better serve the overall work of the Party and the country and…
The Finance Division, in collaboration with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA), has launched Zarkheze, a digital platform aimed at digitising agricultural finance and…
Authorities have moved forward with plans to install e-gates at immigration counters at three major airports across the country. According to official sources, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) will introduce…
Pakistan has taken a major step toward opening its telecom market to new players as the Ministry of Information Technology has forwarded the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licensing framework…
A pivotal document of the Communist Party of China (CPC) adopted in October highlighted the need to “combine investment in physical assets with investment in human capital.” At a key…
