China proposes a theme, priorities for 2026 APEC “China Year.”
China proposed openness, innovation, and cooperation as the three priorities for the APEC “China Year,” and “Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together” as its theme at the APEC Informal…
Iceland becomes latest country to back out of Eurovision over Israel’s participation
State broadcaster RÚV had said in September that the country’s participation was uncertain. After Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest amid controversy surround Israeli…
China holds Central Economic Work Conference to plan for 2026
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at the annual Central Economic…
Tajikistan set to take a bite of Pakistan’s meat exports
Pakistan and Tajikistan are set to significantly boost their bilateral trade as Tajikistan has expressed its intention to import 100,000 tons of meat from Pakistan, a deal valued at more…
China’s Hezhen Yimakan storytelling inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List
A video on the protection achievements of China’s “Hezhen Yimakan storytelling” is played during the 20th regular session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage…
ADB lifts Pakistan’s growth outlook
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday upgraded Pakistan’s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year due to a less severe-than-anticipated impact of flooding, increased public investment, and anticipated…