China’s sci-tech hubs forge tighter lab-to-market ties to power industrial upgrade
* The expansion of the Beijing and Shanghai centers into the wider Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the Yangtze River Delta, respectively, marks a shift from single-city breakthroughs toward coordinated regional development,…
Pakistan: Exporter seeks relief as Pakistan-US shipping costs surge 200% amid Iran war
Shipping costs for Pakistani exporters to the United States have surged by more than 200 per cent on some routes, as fallout from the Iran war disrupts shipping lanes and…
Xi says China, Egypt set example of friendship, solidarity between developing countries
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China and Egypt set an example of friendship, solidarity and coordination between developing countries, with strong political mutual trust, fruitful mutually beneficial cooperation,…
Pakistan: Sindh Cabinet proposes key amendments to local govt law to improve service delivery
The Sindh cabinet on Tuesday formed a ministerial committee to review a package of amendments to the Sindh Local Government Act, 2013 aimed at improving institutional efficiency, accountability, continuity of…
Xi arrives in Cairo for a state visit to Egypt
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for a state visit to Egypt at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, on Sept. 1, 2026. Upon arrival, Egyptian President…
SCO leaders adopt Bishkek Declaration to expand cooperation on security, trade and technology
Pakistan takes over chairmanship, to host next meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in 2027 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Indian…