Pakistan: Signs of textile revival
For Pakistan’s textile industry, the word revival still needs to be used with caution. The sector is too important, too large and too deeply affected by structural weaknesses for a few months of improved…
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Gourd industry flourishes in Liaocheng, China’s Shandong
A tourist selects gourd cultural and creative products in Tangyi Town, Liaocheng City of east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2026. Gourd cultivation and processing is a traditional industry in Tangyi Town of Liaocheng…
Pakistan: IMF programme’s fourth review
The fourth review of the IMF Extended Fund Facility and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility is to commence shortly. The third review was completed earlier in May 2026, and following the successful review, a…
China’s central SOEs set priorities in push to sharpen core competitiveness
China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government have set work priorities in their push to enhance core functions and sharpen core competitiveness as they strive to seize new opportunities, especially in…
China expects bumper grain harvest for 2026
China is expected to secure a bumper grain harvest this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said Tuesday. This year, the summer grain output exceeded 150 million tonnes for the first time,…
Xi stresses advancing the Peaceful China Initiative to safeguard Chinese modernization
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to advance the Peaceful China Initiative to a higher level to ensure steady and sustained progress in Chinese modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party…
