Russia wants Chinese businesses to replace Western firms MOSCOW: Moscow is ready to help Chinese businesses replace Western firms that have left Russia over the Ukraine... Updated 22 Mar, 2023 09:05am
World NATO's Stoltenberg warns China against delivering arms to Russia BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned China on Tuesday against supplying lethal weapons to... Updated 21 Mar, 2023 08:00pm
Technology BYD reduces shifts at two EV assembly plants in China SHANGHAI: BYD has reduced shifts at two auto assembly plants in China, people with knowledge of the matter told... Published 21 Mar, 2023 02:40pm
Print $7.407bn borrowed from multiple financing sources in 8 months ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed $7.407 billion from multiple financing sources, including $900 million from... Updated 21 Mar, 2023 09:00am
Markets China Jan-Feb aluminium imports from Russia more than triple on-year BEIJING: China’s aluminium imports from Russia more than tripled in the first two months this year with a 266.2%... Published 20 Mar, 2023 01:08pm
World Japanese PM in India with an eye on trade, China NEW DELHI: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in India on Monday for talks expected to focus on deepening... Published 20 Mar, 2023 11:57am
World Nine Chinese nationals killed in Central African Republic BAMBARI: Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on... Published 20 Mar, 2023 11:32am
Markets Rupee declines significantly, settles at 284.03 against US dollar Currency depreciates 0.82% in inter-bank market Updated 22 Mar, 2023 10:17am
Markets China’s US soy, corn imports jump in Jan-Feb BEIJING: China’s soybean imports from the US rose 15.4% in the first two months of this year, data showed on Monday,... Published 20 Mar, 2023 10:43am
Print CPEC: entry of 3rd parties now looks imminent ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to remain engaged for the inclusion of third parties to the $60-billion... Updated 20 Mar, 2023 12:44pm
Print Imported coal: PPIB re-approves Gwadar power project ISLAMABAD: Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has re-approved 300-MW power project based on imported... Updated 20 Mar, 2023 09:02am
World Key dates in China-Russia relations PARIS: China and Russia had turbulent relations during the Cold War, but over the past decades the two neighbours... Published 19 Mar, 2023 10:21am
World China's Xi plays peacemaker on Russia visit BEIJING: President Xi Jinping heads to Russia on Monday hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as China seeks... Updated 19 Mar, 2023 12:20pm
Markets Iron ore rises amid cautious trade MANILA: Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures were slightly up on Friday as concerns over a brewing banking turmoil... Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am
Markets China Jan-Feb aluminium imports rose 11.3% on year BEIJING: China’s aluminium imports in the first two months of 2023 rose 11.3% from a year earlier, official data... Published 18 Mar, 2023 12:26pm
Opinion China’s master stroke China is said to have played a master stroke by successfully persuading major Gulf powers, Saudi Arabia and Iran,... Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am
Business & Finance Pakistan receives $500m from China’s ICBC bank KARACHI: Pakistan has received a loan tranche from China of $500 million that will help the country shore up its... Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am
Print B2B bartering with China to boost exports: minister KARACHI: The dollar-strapped Pakistan is now expecting a Business-to-Business (B2B) bartering with neighbouring... Updated 18 Mar, 2023 09:14am
World US accuses China of trying to hide North Korea atrocities UNITED NATIONS: The United States accused China on Friday of attempting to hide North Korea's atrocities from the... Published 17 Mar, 2023 11:56pm
World New Zealand to ban TikTok from MPs’ devices: parliament WELLINGTON: New Zealand will ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from lawmakers’ devices, officials told AFP... Published 17 Mar, 2023 11:18am
BR Research A new order? The China-brokered diplomatic breakthrough between Iran and Saudi Arabia has caught the world by surprise. It’s... Published 17 Mar, 2023 08:47am
Technology Apple supplier Foxconn wins AirPod order, plans $200mn factory in India TAIPEI: Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc and plans to build a... Published 16 Mar, 2023 01:55pm
World China, Russia, Iran conduct naval exercises in Gulf of Oman BEIJING/MOSCOW: China, Iran and Russia are conducting joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman from March 15-19, ... Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Pakistan China likely to help set up seismic centre in Quetta LAHORE: China is likely to provide financial assistance in setting up a seismic centre in Quetta, said reliable... Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Opinion The MbS reset The Arab press hasn’t buzzed like this since al Qaeda (AQ) hijacked the so-called Arab Spring in Libya and Syria,... Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am
World Blinken says China's brokering of Iran-Saudi accord 'good thing' ADDIS ABABA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday offered guarded praise to China for brokering a deal... Published 15 Mar, 2023 11:16pm
World Strike grips Sri Lanka as unions protest IMF bailout COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s hospitals were crippled and transport disrupted on Wednesday as trade unions protested... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:08pm
World Beijing warns AUKUS allies on ‘path of error and danger’ with subs pact BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday that Australia, Britain and the United States were treading a “path of error and... Published 15 Mar, 2023 07:15am
Business & Finance Chinese Group intends to invest $2bn in telecom sector ISLAMABAD: The Sunwalk Group intended to invest $ 2 billion in the telecom sector for the deployment of an optical... Published 15 Mar, 2023 07:02am
World Nepal seeks easier trade access to Chinese markets KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday asked China to provide “easy and more generous”... Published 14 Mar, 2023 05:35pm