Iran’s navy says it has ‘full control’ over Strait of Hormuz
Aug 28 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy rejected U.S. claims that the Strait of Hormuz was open, calling them an attempt to control oil prices and conceal what…
International visitors embrace TCM in Sanya
A foreigner experiences traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy at Sanya International Friendship Sanatorium of TCM in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province, Aug. 26, 2026. In recent years, thanks to the…
Pakistan: Concrete progress, institutional paralysis
An 82.25 percent disbursement rate and substantial progress on rehabilitation works at the Guddu and Sukkur barrages should ordinarily have been grounds for satisfaction. Instead, the World Bank has downgraded…
Various departments prepare for the upcoming new semester across China
Teachers decorate a blackboard at a middle school in Xinle, north China’s Hebei Province, Aug. 29, 2026. Various departments across the country are getting ready for the upcoming new semester.…
What do Portugal’s Tomar and Porto look like through the eyes of a Pakistani historian?
I went to the city for a conference and found the age of crusades turning quietly into the age of empire. If you walk into the round church in Portugal’s…
China sees 7 pct rise in newly established foreign-invested enterprises in H1
China saw 35,000 newly established foreign-invested enterprises in the first half of 2026, up 7 percent year on year, the State Administration for Market Regulation said Saturday. By region, both…