China expects to see 1.01 billion railway trips during the summer travel rush
China’s national railway network is expected to handle 1.01 billion passenger trips during the 62-day summer travel rush, which will run from Wednesday to Aug. 31, the country’s railway operator…
Pakistan becomes a permanent member of the International Olive Council
Pakistan has become a permanent member of the International Olive Council (IOC) for the first time, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday. According to the FO, Pakistan assumed its…
China to encourage employment, business start-ups among ex-service personnel
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a State Council decree issuing a regulation on promoting employment and business start-ups among the country’s ex-service personnel. Scheduled to take effect on Aug.…
Pakistan: Positive sentiments drive PSX, KSE-100 settles with over 1% gain
Bulls returned to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 1% during the trading session on Tuesday. Trading remained positive throughout the session, with the…
The CPC and China’s developmental miracle
by Robert Lawrence Kuhn The 105th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) prompts reflection. I start with the indisputable fact of China’s developmental miracle. Over my 37…
Pakistan: Melting mountains and returning floods — Swat’s climate emergence
On June 27, authorities issued a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (Glof) alert for the northern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Swat, warning that soaring temperatures were expected to accelerate snow…