The regional geo-strategic landscape in West Asia post the Iran war
A fragile peace has ended the US-Iran war, yet the fighting has rewired the balance of power across West Asia, handing Pakistan a pivotal role. Following months of all-out conflict…
Chongqing boosts China-Europe freight train capacity to facilitate auto exports
A drone photo taken on June 22, 2026 shows a new general-purpose automobile container being hoisted at Tuanjiecun Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China. A China-Europe freight train loaded with…
Loads Limited, a Chinese firm explore JV in Pakistan’s copper sector
Loads Limited, a manufacturer of radiators and other components, is exploring a major expansion into Pakistan’s copper sector through a potential joint venture with China’s Anhui New Material Technology Co.,…
China’s Dragon Boat Festival holiday trips, spending both rise year on year
An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2026 shows people visiting a seaside park in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua) BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) —…
Kaouther Ben Hania, director of The Voice of Hind Rajab, secures a place on the Venice Film Festival jury
The filmmaker will be joined by six others, including Afghanistan’s Shahrbanoo Sadat and US actor Maggie Gyllenhaal. The jury roster for the upcoming Venice Film Festival has been announced and…
Central Chinese province boosts China-Africa trade with policy innovation
At a bustling market square in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, shoppers are picking up African specialty products. One customer samples a bit of body lotion made with…