Pakistan’s digital banking users top 127 million amid shift to cashless economy
A salesman registers a credit card for a customer at a shop in Peshawar, Pakistan April 1, 2019. Pakistani officials told Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday the number of…
Shehuo parade held in Longxian County, NW China
Performers attend a Shehuo parade in Huanghuayu Village in Longxian County of Baoji City, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, March 2, 2026. Shehuo is a type of traditional Chinese folk art…
Pakistan: IAEA approves Chashma safeguards deal
Pakistan currently operates six nuclear power plants with a combined installed capacity of 3,530 MW(e) Restoration work is in progress at four Chashma nuclear power plants – C1, C2, C3…
Small figure, big job: The woman engineer holding up China’s giant telescope
Guljaina Kazezkhan adjusts lab equipment at the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Zhao) Growing…
Iran’s future will be determined by Iranians, not Trump, officials say
Ghalibaf says Iran’s fate will not be decided by ‘Epstein’s gang’ as Trump pushes for role in choosing supreme leader. Iranian officials have rejected Donald Trump’s push to be involved…
China’s domestic travel hits record highs in 2025: official
Domestic travel in China hit record highs both in 2025 and during the 2026 Spring Festival holiday, Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli said on Saturday. During the nine-day…