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China's Xi calls for 'popularizing' Mandarin in Inner Mongolia

The clampdown echoed Beijing's moves in Xinjiang and Tibet, where similar assimilation policies have been implemented.

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:12pm

Pakistan

Poverty eradication: Pakistan lauds China on accomplishing UN goal

NEW YORK: Pakistan has congratulated China on achieving the poverty eradication target 10 years ahead of the ...

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:40am

Pakistan

Pak-China diplomatic relations: Celebrations commence to mark 70th anniversary

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, on Tuesday formally commenced...

Updated 03 Mar, 2021 09:39am

Opinion

‘Welcome to the Fourth CIIE in Shanghai’

The Third China International Import EXPO (CIIE) with the theme of “New Era, Shared Future” was successfully ...

Published 02 Mar, 2021 05:50am

World

Polish and Chinese presidents discuss buying Chinese COVID vaccine

At the request of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the president also raised the question of Polish-Chinese cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, including the possibility of Poland purchasing vaccines produced in China.
Like other EU countries, Poland's vaccination programme has been hampered by delays in deliveries from producers like AstraZeneca and Pfizer.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 07:59pm

World

Xi boasts of Chinese ‘miracle’ in tackling poverty

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared his country had achieved the “human miracle” of...

Updated 26 Feb, 2021 09:32am

World

Xi boasts of Chinese 'miracle' in tackling poverty

China is now "providing help to developing countries" still struggling with poverty, Xi said.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 05:00pm

World

Jack Ma's Ant IPO blocked by Chinese government, after probe revealed political beneficiaries

Last year, Chinese premier Xi Jinping blocked Ant Group's initial public offering, as it was speculated that the decision was based on Jack Ma's public criticism of Jinping's financial oversight campaign, and that it could add risk to the financial system.
A group of well-connected Chinese power players backed the company; including those linked with political families that pose a potential challenge to Jinping's authority.

Updated 17 Feb, 2021 05:05pm

Markets

Australia shares edge lower as US-China worries resurface

The country's largest telecom firm Telstra Corp rose to a six-month peak after brokerage Jefferies lifted its price target on the company's stock.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 09:54am

Markets

Malaysian shares pare gains on dour GDP data; most others muted in holiday trade

"In our view, the Fed stance is still extremely dovish, and this fundamentally holds back the bullish-USD story", OCBC Treasury Research analysts wrote.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 12:40pm

World

Taiwan expresses 'admiration' for Biden concern in Xi call

Taiwan has been heartened by the renewed pledges of support from Biden's team.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 12:03pm

World

Biden speaks by phone with China's Xi Jinping

Biden offered Xi his "greetings and well wishes" to the Chinese people on the occasion of the Lunar New Year celebrations, the White House said in a statement.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 10:49am

World

Biden presses Xi on HK, Xinjiang in first phone call

The two leaders also spoke about the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and weapons proliferation.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 10:30am

World

Biden foresees ‘extreme competition’ with China, not ‘conflict’

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden anticipates the US rivalry with China will take the form of “extreme ...

Updated 08 Feb, 2021 09:31am

PLA provides Covid-19 vaccine to Army

BEIJING: The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has delivered a batch of Covid-19 vaccine to the Pakistani...

Published 08 Feb, 2021 03:46am

Markets

China's new coal power plant capacity in 2020 more than 3 times rest of world's

China has been criticised for pursuing an energy-intensive post-COVID recovery based on heavy industry and construction, and experts say new coal plants could end up becoming heavily-indebted "stranded assets".

Published 03 Feb, 2021 12:30pm

First batch of 0.5m doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrives

ISLAMABAD: The first batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Pakistan on Monday as a gift from China...

Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am

World

Containing China is ‘mission impossible’, Beijing warns Biden

BEIJING: Any attempt to contain China is “mission impossible”, the country’s defence ministry warned the US on...

Updated 29 Jan, 2021 09:43am

Xi warns Davos WEF against ‘new Cold War’

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned global leaders at an all-virtual Davos forum Monday against starting a...

Updated 26 Jan, 2021 09:53am

World

China's Xi calls for greater role for G20 in economic governance

Xi, making his first appearance at the forum since his vigorous defence of free trade and globalisation in an address in Davos in 2017.
We should build an open world economy ... discard discriminatory and exclusionary standards, rules and systems, and take down barriers to trade, investment and technological exchanges.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:29pm

World

China's Xi warns Davos World Economic Forum against 'new Cold War'

He stressed the importance of strengthening macroeconomic policies to combat the pandemic-induced global economic downturn.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:29pm

World

Xi to open virtual Davos forum as virus-hit West struggles

US President Joe Biden will be absent from the week-long online gathering, as he tackles urgent and daunting challenges at home.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 06:08pm

World

China's Xi pens letter to Starbucks tycoon to promote trade

US-China ties have grown increasingly strained under the administration of Donald Trump.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 06:01pm

World

China's Xi asks Starbucks' Schultz to help promote US-China cooperation

State broadcaster CCTV said Xi made the remarks in a message when replying to Schultz.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:05am

World

China's Xi congratulates North Korea's Kim on new title

Kim was elected on Sunday, taking over the title from his late father. China is North Korea's largest trade partner and closest ally.
Kim told a party congress last week that his five-year economic plan had failed to meet its goals.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:24pm

World

EU and China to agree major investment deal

The pact boosts ties between two of the world's biggest economies.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 06:57pm

World

China's Xi, EU leaders to hold call on investment deal

EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel will be joined by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on the call, the EU said.
The deal addresses complaints by the EU and US about China’s industrial subsidies and forced technology transfers.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 04:57pm

World

A Biden-Xi reboot will be frosty but mostly honest

President Donald Trump's tenure was so irascible, Biden can calm troubled waters by simply declining to escalate.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 10:01am

Technology

Chinese craft returns to Earth with Moon rocks

"These samples will help reveal secrets of our Earth-Moon system (and) gain new insights about the history of our solar system."

Published 17 Dec, 2020 11:50am

World

China's Xi targets steeper cut in carbon intensity by 2030

Li estimated that China's new carbon intensity target would mean China would reach the peak of its carbon emissions between 2025 and 2030.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 12:01pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
FTSE 100 / May 9	8381.35
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	18686.60
France CAC40 / May 9	8187.65
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	205075
Petrol/Litre / May 10	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Diesel/Litre / May 10	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 10 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 10 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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