Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 kicks off in Singapore amid geopolitical tensions
The 22nd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier defense and security summit, opened here on Friday amid geopolitical tensions. This year’s dialogue drew representatives from 47 countries, including 40…
Pakistan: IT ministry, Binance Academy launch nationwide blockchain education drive
300 Educators, 80,000 Students to Benefit from Landmark Blockchain Training Initiative by 2026 Under the agreement, university educators will undergo intensive training in blockchain fundamentals, including BNB Chain, Solidity programming,…
China, Pacific Island nations set new South-South cooperation model
Editor’s Note: Zhu Xuan is a researcher at the Research Center for Pacific Island Countries (RCPIC) of Liaocheng University in east China’s Shandong Province. The article reflects the author’s opinions…
Pakistan: Centre, Sindh join hands for $3.1bn coastal land reclamation plan
The federal and Sindh governments have joined hands to work together on a much-ambitious $3.1 billion project aimed at reclaiming land near Machar Colony for coastal developments, including four new…
China’s int’l trade in goods, services value up 6 pct in April
The value of China’s international trade in goods and services reached 4.37 trillion yuan (606.8 billion U.S. dollars) in April, an increase of 6 percent year on year, official data…
Macron threatens sanctions on Israelis over ‘untenable’ Gaza aid crisis
French president calls establishment of a Palestinian state ‘a moral duty and a political necessity’. French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that his country could “apply sanctions” against Israelis unless…