North Korea fires missile hours after warning of ‘fiercer’ military response SEOUL: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Thursday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a... Published 17 Nov, 2022 11:18am
World China’s Xi confronts Canada’s Trudeau at G20 summit over leaks to media BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in person over... Published 16 Nov, 2022 08:35pm
Business & Finance China new home prices see sharpest decline in over seven years BEIJING: Prices of new homes in China saw their sharpest decline for seven years in October, data showed Wednesday,... Published 16 Nov, 2022 12:11pm
Technology More ads, paying users help China’s Tencent Music beat Q3 estimates Tencent Music Entertainment Corp beat analyst estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit, boosted by a recovery... Published 16 Nov, 2022 11:57am
Pakistan Health sector: China will continue to support Punjab govt: officials LAHORE: The Chinese government will fully support the Punjab government in providing better health facilities to its... Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am
World China praises Russia’s opposition to a nuclear war at G20 summit BEIJING: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during a meeting at the Group of 20... Published 15 Nov, 2022 08:34pm
World Trudeau spoke with China’s Xi about ‘interference’, Ukraine OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday for about 10 minutes... Published 15 Nov, 2022 08:26pm
World China to speed up free trade agreement talks with South Korea: Xi BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday China will speed up bilateral free trade agreement... Published 15 Nov, 2022 04:43pm
Markets China stocks rise on Xi-Biden meeting, pro-growth policies SHANGHAI: China stocks rose on Tuesday, led by semiconductor and internet companies on signs of easing Sino-US... Published 15 Nov, 2022 11:55am
Technology EV battery makers race to develop cheaper cell materials, skirting China US and European startups are racing to develop new batteries using two abundant, cheap materials — sodium and sulfur... Published 15 Nov, 2022 11:49am
World China COVID numbers rise, as cities cut back on testing BEIJING: China’s COVID cases rose further on Tuesday, including in the capital Beijing, even as many cities scaled... Published 15 Nov, 2022 10:56am
Pakistan China to help Punjab control smog, says envoy LAHORE: Consul General of China Zhao Shiren called on Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at his office and... Published 15 Nov, 2022 07:40am
World Blinken to visit China following Biden-Xi talks: White House NUSA DUA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China early next year in a sign of easing tensions... Published 14 Nov, 2022 09:40pm
World Sri Lanka govt takes over $1.7bn in debt owed to China COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka said Monday it would take responsibility for $1.7 billion owed to China by state... Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:51pm
World China says it will continue fine-tuning COVID measures SHANGHAI: China will keep fine-tuning its steps to control COVID-19 as it tries to minimise infections and serious... Published 12 Nov, 2022 05:13pm
World China confirms Xi to attend G20 summit, meet Biden BEIJING: Xi Jinping will attend the G20 summit in Indonesia next week and meet his US counterpart Joe Biden,... Published 11 Nov, 2022 02:23pm
World Iran says it has developed hypersonic missile TEHRAN: Iran has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, General Amirali... Published 10 Nov, 2022 02:37pm
Markets London copper eases as firm dollar, China data dampen appeal Copper prices in London fell on Thursday as a firmer US dollar made greenback-priced metals more expensive for... Published 10 Nov, 2022 10:06am
Markets China, HK stocks fall HONG KONG: China and Hong Kong stocks closed lower on Wednesday, as producer prices’ fall for the first time since... Published 10 Nov, 2022 05:50am
World China reports 8,335 new COVID cases for Nov 8 vs 7,691 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 8,335 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 8, of which 1,346 were symptomatic and 6,989 were... Published 09 Nov, 2022 01:34pm
Pakistan Pakistan secures $13bn-14bn in financial commitments, says Dar Finance minister says IMF programme on track Reiterates action will be taken against those involved in currency manipulation Updated 08 Nov, 2022 02:50pm
World Global South needs $2 trillion a year to tame, cope with climate SHARM EL SHEIKH: Developing and emerging countries – excluding China – need investments well beyond $2 trillion... Published 08 Nov, 2022 12:35pm
World China virus cases at six-month high despite grinding lockdowns BEIJING: China reported its highest daily Covid caseload in six months Monday, despite grinding lockdowns that have... Published 07 Nov, 2022 05:57pm
World Macron urges US, China to pay their fair share on climate SHARM EL SHEIKH: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged the United States, China and other non-European... Published 07 Nov, 2022 03:28pm
Markets China’s October imports of soybean are lowest in eight years BEIJING: China’s imports of soybean fell 19% in October from a year earlier to 4.14 million tonnes, customs data... Published 07 Nov, 2022 10:50am
Opinion PM’s China visit This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “PM’s China visit: main takeaways” carried by the newspaper on... Published 07 Nov, 2022 05:49am
World China doubles down on zero-Covid after reopening rumours boosted markets BEIJING: China said on Saturday that it would “unswervingly” stick to its zero-Covid policy, dampening the... Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am
World Scholz: Xi opposing nuclear weapons in Ukraine reason enough to visit China BERLIN/FRANKFURT: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who was heavily criticised for a trip to Beijing this week, said on... Published 05 Nov, 2022 10:53pm
Print China agrees to provide latest met equipment: Saad ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafiqe said on Friday that China agreed to enhance the... Updated 05 Nov, 2022 11:33am
World China, Germany oppose any nuclear arms use in Ukraine war: Scholz BEIJING: Germany and China are opposed to the use of any nuclear weapon in the Ukraine war, German Chancellor Olaf... Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:35pm