MOSCOW: Russia said a group of its warships had arrived in Iran to take part in exercises with Iran and China in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The joint exercises, called “Maritime Security Belt – 2024”, will…
MUMBAI: India on Tuesday rejected Chinese objections to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s weekend visit to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the northeastern border state had always been an “integral and inalienable part of India”. The Indian Foreign Ministry’s statement came a day…
ISLAMABAD: The presidents of Pakistan’s two immediate neighbors, China and Iran, were among the first world leaders to congratulate President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday on his election as the country’s 14th president and expressed their desire to work with…
BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister (FM) on Thursday confirmed China’s steadfast support for Palestine’s bid for full UN membership. According to state news agency Xinhua FM, she said China fully supports Palestine’s right to achieve full recognition within the international body.…
In the first six weeks of 2024, Apple experienced a significant setback in China, with iPhone sales falling 24 percent year-on-year, according to a report from research firm Counterpoint. The decline comes at a time when the tech giant has…
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Health Minister Dr. Nadeem Jan emphasized the need to adopt a human development approach to fully utilize the development potential of Pak-China cooperation in various fields.The Caretaker Federal Minister was speaking at a round table titled “China’s Economic…
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled an executive order on Wednesday aimed at protecting American personal data by limiting its transfer to China, Russia and other countries, senior US officials said, citing national security concerns. The order, first reported by…
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit China’s Xinjiang region on Sunday morning. The earthquake struck Aheqi County in northwest China’s Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Also read: TDCP, AG…
GUANZCHOU: At least five people died after a ship collided with a bridge and part of it collapsed in the southern Chinese capital of Guangzhou on Thursday. Part of the bridge, which had to be refortified in 2022 due to…
NEW YORK: China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun has expressed disappointment over the United States’ decision to veto a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. According to Chinese state media Xinhua, Zhang…
By Qiu Chaoyi, Li Xinping, Han Xin, People’s Daily The Spring Festival travel rush, carrying people’s hopes for family reunion, reflects the new landscape of China’s high-quality development. During the 2024 Spring Festival holiday, which ran from Feb. 10 to…
By Wu Yue, People’s Daily “Liang, where are you going, ” asked a villager in Xikou village, Mingshuihe township, Arxan of Hinggan League, north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. “I have a guest, so I’m showing him around the village,”…
By Gong Xiangjuan, People’s Daily At an accessibility communication center named Xinzhiguang, which means “the light of heart,” in north China’s Tianjin municipality, Wang Hui was sitting in front of a computer, preparing for a speech to be delivered at…
By Wang Ke, People’s Daily At the National Museum of Classic Books, an immersive exhibition hall has been launched to present a fascinating journey exploring the past and present of the Yongle Encyclopedia, the largest encyclopedia in ancient China commissioned…
By Shi Ling, People’s Daily Long Fei, a migrant worker that works in south China’s Guangdong province, returns to his home in Guizhou every Chinese New Year. Many years ago, Long and other fellow migrant workers working in the Pearl…
By Guan Kejiang, People’s Daily Newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is expected to reach 375 gigawatts globally in 2023, growing 31.8 percent year on year, said an annual report recently issued by the International Energy Agency. China’s solar PV…
