Blinken hopes China strategy works on Covid WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the United States had a stake in China’s response to... Published 06 Dec, 2022 11:52am
World China’s Xi thanks late leader Jiang Zemin for ensuring party’s survival from ‘storms’ BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping paid tribute to former leader Jiang Zemin on Tuesday for ensuring the... Published 06 Dec, 2022 10:06am
World Germany’s Scholz: We must avoid dividing world into Cold War-style blocs BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned against creating a new Cold War by dividing the world into blocs and... Published 05 Dec, 2022 02:08pm
World COVID confusion in China as authorities row back curbs BEIJING: A patchwork easing of the world’s toughest COVID-19 curbs sowed confusion across China on Monday, spurring... Published 05 Dec, 2022 10:13am
Business & Finance Analysts upgrade China’s 2023 earnings projections on hopes of reopening SHANGHAI: Analysts have upgraded forecasts for Chinese corporate earnings in 2023, on expectations that its economy... Published 05 Dec, 2022 07:30am
World Chinese cities ease curbs but full zero-Covid exit seen some way off BEIJING: More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as... Published 05 Dec, 2022 06:36am
Business & Finance Efforts underway for formulating 10-year plan for PR: minister LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that 46 coaches from China have arrived in... Published 05 Dec, 2022 05:47am
Pakistan SAU inks MoU with Chinese varsity HYDERABAD: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam and... Published 05 Dec, 2022 05:47am
Print PM urges Chinese co to invest in renewable energy sector ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited China Construction Third Engineering Bureau to invest in... Updated 03 Dec, 2022 09:55am
Markets IMF strategy chief heads to China, to focus on speeding up debt treatments WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund strategy chief Ceyla Pazarbasioglu said she will travel to China next week... Published 01 Dec, 2022 12:24pm
World China has room for further ‘recalibration’ of zero-Covid policy: IMF WASHINGTON: China has room to adjust its strict zero-Covid policy, the IMF said Wednesday, while underlining that ... Published 01 Dec, 2022 06:45am
World Blinken says China repression of Covid protests 'sign of weakness' WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that China's "repressive" crackdown on protests over... Published 01 Dec, 2022 12:33am
Technology Jack Ma living in Japan after China tech crackdown: FT TOKYO: Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo for almost six months after disappearing from public view... Updated 30 Nov, 2022 02:48pm
Business & Finance Aussie jumps on China reopening hopes NEW YORK: The Aussie bounced back on Tuesday as sentiment improved on hopes that China would reopen from COVID... Published 30 Nov, 2022 06:52am
Pakistan Pakistan seeks support from Bank of China to bring back macroeconomic stability ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sought support from the Bank of China to bring back macroeconomic stability, the South Asian... Updated 01 Dec, 2022 05:47pm
World China’s Xi looks to strengthen energy ties with Russia BEIJING: China is willing to forge a closer partnership with Russia on energy issues to ensure global energy... Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:27pm
Markets Qatar agrees long-term gas supply deal with Germany: energy minister DOHA: Qatar has agreed to send Germany two million tons of liquefied natural gas a year for at least 15 years,... Published 29 Nov, 2022 01:56pm
Business & Finance Toyota’s Oct global vehicle production up 23%, above its target TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp reported on Tuesday a 23% rise in October global vehicle output, beating its own target for... Published 29 Nov, 2022 11:33am
World Xinjiang eases some Covid measures BEIJING: China’s western Xinjiang region eased some Covid restrictions in its capital Urumqi on Monday, after a... Published 29 Nov, 2022 07:35am
Business & Finance Debt-hit China Evergrande sells land for $1bn BEIJING: Embattled property giant China Evergrande has sold land earlier earmarked for its headquarters in the... Published 29 Nov, 2022 07:26am
Markets China’s iron ore traders seek low-cost Indian supplies as steel margins slump BEIJING: China is set to snap up significant volumes of low-grade Indian iron ore in coming weeks, as Chinese... Published 29 Nov, 2022 07:18am
World Canada unveils new Asia-Pacific strategy with eye on China OTTAWA: Canada on Sunday unveiled its new economic and diplomatic strategy for the Asia-Pacific region, allocating... Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:57am
World China tightens security after rare protests against COVID curbs SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Police on Monday stopped and searched people at the sites of weekend protests in Shanghai and... Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:36pm
Markets China’s net gold imports via Hong Kong nearly halve in October China’s net gold imports in October via Hong Kong fell 45% from the previous month, Hong Kong Census and Statistics... Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48pm
Technology Who’s next? Chinese EVs drive Stellantis’ Jeep off the road LONDON/MILAN: The bankruptcy of Stellantis’ Jeep joint venture in China could spell trouble for other global... Published 28 Nov, 2022 02:17pm
World China COVID cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests BEIJING: China posted another record high COVID-19 infections on Monday, after an extraordinary weekend of protests... Published 28 Nov, 2022 10:10am
Markets Gold dips as dollar gains on China COVID risks Gold prices slipped on Monday, as the dollar strengthened on safe-haven demand triggered by protests in several... Published 28 Nov, 2022 09:57am
Markets Wheat hits 3-month low on Black Sea supplies, China protests SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat slid around 1.5% on Monday to its lowest in three months, with supplies from the Black Sea... Published 28 Nov, 2022 09:55am
Technology China set to launch Shenzhou-15 spacecraft to its space station on Tuesday BEIJING: China will launch the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft to its space station at 11:08 p.m. (1508 GMT) on Nov. 29, the... Published 28 Nov, 2022 09:25am
Business & Finance Pakistan receives first batch of high-speed rail coaches from China KARACHI: Pakistan Railways on Sunday received the first 46 out of 230 new high-speed passenger coaches from China.... Updated 28 Nov, 2022 10:57am