China’s BYD announces new Fang Cheng Bao brand of energy vehicles BEIJING: BYD announced on Friday a new brand of electric vehicles (EV) ranging from off-road to sports cars as the... Published 09 Jun, 2023 09:43am
Pakistan China striving to develop high-quality port at Gwadar: CG KARACHI: The newly-appointed Consul General of China in Karachi Yang Yundong has said that China is striving for ... Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance Syria keen to expand ties with Pakistan, China LAHORE: Air Marshal Shahid Akhtar (r), Ambassador of Pakistan in Syria visited Pakistan China Joint Chamber of... Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am
World Two senators propose to bar US FAA from using Chinese drones WASHINGTON: Two U.S. senators said on Thursday they had proposed barring the Federal Aviation Administration from... Published 08 Jun, 2023 11:35pm
World China to post spy facility in Cuba off southeastern US: WSJ WASHINGTON: China has reached a secret deal with Cuba to place an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island... Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:48pm
World Sunak brings gifts to Biden - and message of UK-US unity WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was set Thursday for White House talks with President Joe Biden armed with... Published 08 Jun, 2023 11:30am
World China trade with Russia hits highest level since Ukraine war BEIJING: China’s total trade with Russia in May soared to levels not seen since the beginning of Moscow’s war in... Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am
Markets Iron ore up on hopes for China stimulus MANILA: Benchmark iron ore futures rose on Wednesday, hovering near seven-week highs, with traders clinging on to... Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am
Markets Copper extends gains on potential Chinese stimulus LONDON: Copper prices extended gains on Wednesday to the highest level in nearly four weeks on hopes that China will... Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am
World Blinken looks to travel to China for talks in coming weeks: US official WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China for talks in the coming weeks, an official... Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:35pm
Markets China’s May iron ore imports up 4% y/y on resilient demand, improved steel margins BEIJING: China’s imports of iron ore rose 3.95% in May from the same period from a year earlier, customs data showed... Published 07 Jun, 2023 10:32am
World For Musk and other foreign CEOs visiting China, silence is golden SHANGHAI/BEIJING: A veritable parade of overseas CEOs including Tesla’s Elon Musk and Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon... Published 07 Jun, 2023 10:19am
World Australia talks tough on EU trade Australia’s trade minister Don Farrell has warned the European Union that he will not sign on a trade deal unless... Published 07 Jun, 2023 09:44am
World Iran's embassy reopens in Saudi Arabia for first time in 7 years RIYADH: Iran officially reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, following a deal to... Published 06 Jun, 2023 11:48pm
Business & Finance Air travel to soar near record in 2023: industry group ISTANBUL: Airlines will return to profit and fly a near-record 4.35 billion passengers this year, but the sector’s... Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am
World US and India agree defence industry cooperation plan NEW DELHI: The United States and India agreed a roadmap for military industrial cooperation Monday, as New Delhi... Published 05 Jun, 2023 05:42pm
World US Treasury official meets with China’s new envoy WASHINGTON: US Treasury Undersecretary Jay Shambaugh met on Friday with China’s new ambassador to the United... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
Opinion China as our lender of the last resort Administrations/researchers in the West have been accusing China of being an unforgiving lender to developing... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
Business & Finance Small investors souring on China’s recovery SHANGHAI/ SINGAPORE: The last great hope for China’s faltering post-pandemic rally is fading as the nation’s... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
World World's spy chiefs meet in secret conclave in Singapore SINGAPORE: Senior officials from about two dozen of the world’s major intelligence agencies held a secret meeting on... Updated 04 Jun, 2023 11:44am
Print Senior US official to travel to China for rare visit WASHINGTON: A senior US diplomat will embark on a rare trip to Beijing Sunday, the government said, as Washington... Updated 04 Jun, 2023 09:31am
World Senior US State Department official to visit China next week amid tense ties WASHINGTON: A senior US State Department official will travel to China next week, the department said on Saturday,... Published 03 Jun, 2023 09:14pm
World US defence chief tells China talks essential to avoid crisis SINGAPORE: United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Saturday he was deeply concerned by China’s... Published 03 Jun, 2023 12:29pm
World China objects to NATO labelling it a ‘threat’ SHANGHAI: China “strongly opposes” NATO repeatedly labelling it a threat, China’s embassy to Norway said on... Published 03 Jun, 2023 12:04pm
World Canada facing rising threat from cyberattacks SINGAPORE: Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand said on Saturday that the country’s critical infrastructure was... Published 03 Jun, 2023 11:29am
World ‘CIA chief made secret trip to Beijing last month’ WASHINGTON: CIA Director William Burns made a secret trip to China last month hoping to shore up lines of... Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am
Markets India’s April finished steel imports from China hit five-year high NEW DELHI: India’s finished steel purchases from China touched a five-year high in April, and the country’s overall... Published 02 Jun, 2023 05:55pm
World US open to nuclear arms dialogue with Russia, eyes China WASHINGTON: A top White House official on Friday will offer to maintain current nuclear weapons limits with Russia,... Published 02 Jun, 2023 05:22pm
World India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at Modi over China in US visit WASHINGTON: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of... Published 02 Jun, 2023 10:18am
World Biden trips and falls during graduation ceremony, recovers quickly WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden tripped and fell after handing out the last diploma at a graduation ceremony at the... Published 02 Jun, 2023 10:12am