Stock market revival mirrors China’s renewed economic vitality, resilience
With 2025 drawing to a close, China’s market sentiment is being vividly reflected in an unexpected barometer — artificial intelligence (AI) search trends. According to Qwen App, Alibaba’s AI assistant,…
At UNSC, countries voice concern at possible forced displacement of Palestinians following Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
Several countries, including Pakistan, at the United Nations have questioned whether Israel’s move to recognise Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland is aimed at forcibly relocating Palestinians from Gaza or to…
Xi emphasizes a strong start for the 15th Five-Year Plan period
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at the New Year…
Pakistan Government unveils plan aimed at reviving PNSC
The government has unveiled a compact yet ambitious business plan for 2026–2030 to revive the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC), under which the national fleet will be expanded to 54…
SHIELD behind China’s safeguards against poverty relapse
After China declared victory in eradicating absolute poverty in 2021, consolidating the gains made and preventing poverty from returning has become a critical task. The Chinese leadership anticipated this risk…
Pakistan economy to maintain ‘positive momentum’, LSM to recover, says Finance ministry
Pakistan’s economy is projected to maintain its “positive momentum” in the coming months, driven by industrial growth, improved governance, digitalisation, and prudent macroeconomic management, the Ministry of Finance said in…