Pakistan: Early rice export deal sought with Indonesia
Pakistan has urged Indonesia to finalise a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for rice exports on a government-to-government (G2G) basis at the earliest. The issue was among those discussed during a…
China’s Tianjin inaugurates cross-Caspian freight route to Azerbaijan
This photo taken on Jan. 19, 2026 shows the first cross-Caspian Sea China-Central Asia freight train departing from north China’s Tianjin Municipality. The first cross-Caspian Sea China-Central Asia freight train…
Birth of Free Trade Port of China’s Hainan Island:
On December 18, 2025, China launched island-wide special customs operations(ISCO) in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), calling “fēng guān yùn zuò” of Chinese Hanyu Pinyin. It is the world’s…
How 2026 will strengthen China-Africa educational ties
“Under the Belt and Road Initiative, universities in China and Africa are fighting side by side for the shared development of education,” said Mammo Muchie, a professor at Tshwane University…
Exclusive: Pakistan nears $1.5 billion deal to supply weapons, jets to Sudan, sources say
Pakistan is in the final phases of striking a $1.5-billion deal to supply weapons and jets to Sudan, a former top air force official and three sources said, promising a…