Pakistan: Easypaisa Digital Bank, Visa partner to expand card-based payments
Visa, a global digital payments company, and easypaisa Digital Bank have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at expanding card-based digital transactions across Pakistan and international markets, the companies said…
China-EU deal on EV dispute is pragmatic, exemplary
The latest significant progress in addressing friction over electric vehicles (EVs) between China and the European Union (EU) once again demonstrates that dialogue and mutual respect remain the most effective…
At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire – UN
At least 100 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and ground forces in Gaza since the start of a tenuous ceasefire three months ago, the United Nations said. The…
Winter scenery across China in eleventh lunar month
This photo taken on Jan. 8, 2026 shows people taking photos of wintersweet in Wofo Temple at the China National Botanical Garden in Beijing, capital of China. China enters its…
Urgent reforms proposed to avert another IMF loan
• PM-appointed panel calls for measures to improve ease of doing business• Seeks tariff overhaul to lift exports beyond $60bn in three years• Highlights cross-cutting barriers across 20 export products•…
China’s large drone completes pioneering plateau logistics flight
An FP-985 “Taurus” large fixed-wing drone flies over snow-covered mountains on Jan. 13, 2026. (Aerospace Times Feipeng Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua) China’s domestically developed large fixed-wing drone, the FP-985 “Taurus,”…