Tag: China
Oil industry sees China winning, west losing from Iran sanctions
As the European Union prepares to ban Iranian oil and the United States turns the screw on payments, oil executives and policymakers say China...
TDAP gets best organiser award in trade fair of China
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) got the best organiser award for 12th western China international trade fair held in Chengdu from 18-22nd October...
Bird flu claims second victim in China
A man in southwest China who contracted the bird flu virus died on Sunday, health authorities said, the second human death from the virulent...
Undeterred, Railways hopes to procure Chinese locomotives
Despite disapproval by the federal cabinet and the formation of a committee to probe the contract to purchase 75 locomotives from a Chinese company,...
AIDS kills 28,000 in China in 2011
AIDS killed 28,000 people in China last year, and another 48,000 new infections from the HIV virus were discovered in the country, according to...
China faces ‘bigger challenges’ in Dragon year: Wen
China will face “bigger challenges” in the new Year of the Dragon its Prime Minister Wen Jiabao warned Saturday, as he pledged economic reforms...
China backs Syria monitors, Russia opposes sanctions
China on Wednesday defended the Arab League’s widely criticised observer mission to Syria as Russia warned against imposing sanctions on the regime of President...
China banking on Pakistan for India intelligence: report
The Indian media on Wednesday claimed that there was a tie-up between Chinese and Pakistani agencies to share intelligence on India.
“There is mounting...
NUST holds seminar on Sino-Pak economic cooperation
The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) organised a seminar on ‘Regional Peace and Economic Development – Role of China and Pakistan’ on...
China’s Internet population hits 513 million
The number of Internet users in China rose last year by nearly 56 million to more than half a billion, nearly half of whom...
Tibetan attempts self-immolation in China
A Tibetan set themselves on fire near the restive Kirti monastery in southwest China on Saturday and police fired on a crowd of locals...
Civil-military tensions
Ignoring the external context for our internal turmoil
In the last few days, a number of scenarios are being discussed in the media that could...
The alarm bells of China
Recent growth in China has relied mostly on the surging real estate prices ...
Arab observers face tough mission in Syria: China
China’s envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike on Thursday said Arab League observers were facing “difficulties” in Syria, urging the government and other...
Chinese art troupe visits Lok Virsa
A 14-member Guangdong Art Troupe from the People’s Republic of China visited the Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) at Shakarparian on...
China says war over Iran will bring disaster
A top Chinese diplomat said Tuesday war over the Iranian nuclear issue would bring disaster to the world economy and urged all nations involved...
China planning military base in Pakistan: report
China is planning a military base in Pakistan, India Today reported, citing “a secret report prepared by the government’s joint intelligence committee”.
According to...