Tag: China

China´s waste import ban upsets global recycling industry

BEIJING: For years China was the world's top destination for recyclable trash, but a ban on certain imports has left nations scrambling to find...

China preps for N Korea crisis: deploys troops, cameras, radiation 

BEIJING: China ramped up security along its border with North Korea, installing new surveillance cameras, deploying extra security forces and operating radiation detectors as...

Sunken Iranian tanker may be leaking bunker fuel, says China

BEIJING: Bunker fuel may now be leaking from the Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea last Sunday, China’s State Oceanic...

International skiers arrive in Pakistan to participate in ski races at...

GILGIT: 33 international skiers arrived in Pakistan to participate in different categories of international ski races being held at the PAF Ski Resort Naltar. It is...

Beijing does not need Taiwan’s permission for new air route, says...

BEIJING: The Chinese government said on Wednesday that it does not need Taiwan’s permission to open new air routes, after Taipei complained that a...

East China Sea: Iranian oil tanker wreck produces two slicks

BEIJING: An Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea has left two oil slicks covering a combined 109 square km (42...

India’s military not as strong as officers claim: Hu Zhiyong

BEIJING: India's military was merely bluffing and is not as strong as it claims, an expert said following the harsh remarks made by Indian military...

Air University proposes China-Pakistan Health Corridor along with CPEC

ISLAMABAD: Vice Chancellor Air University AVM (r) Faaiz Amir has said that the Belt and Road Initiative brought lots of opportunities and connectivity in the...

Pakistan should make CPEC part of its national strategy: Chinese envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China to Pakistan Yao Jing on Monday said that Pakistan should make China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a part of its national...

‘Pakistan needs governmental efficiency to boost CPEC’

BEIJING: To advance industrial cooperation, especially the construction of industrial parks, Pakistan needs to carry out deep reforms in several areas, amend laws and frame corresponding policies. Moreover, this also...

China’s influence in South and Southeast Asia

BEIJING: China’s influence has made significant progress, but there still remain several hurdles, as trade and investment are two keys for Beijing to achieve...

Chinese envoy meets Nawaz Sharif, hopes CPEC projects will see the...

LAHORE: Chinese envoy Yao Jing met with the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and hoped that all the projects relating to China Pakistan Economic Corridor...

China demolishes Christian megachurch

BEIJING: Authorities in northern China have demolished a Christian megachurch in a move denounced by religious rights groups. China’s officially atheist Communist authorities are wary of...

Two more bodies recovered from burning oil tanker in East China...

BEIJING: Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two crew members on an Iranian oil tanker that has been burning since it collided with a freighter...

China rejects report of funding construction of anti-terror base in Afghanistan

BEIJING: China on Thursday rejected a media report that it plans to fund the construction of an anti-terror base in Afghanistan. “I have not heard what...

Chinese language course at FCCI to start from Jan 15

FAISALABAD: The sixth Chinese language course will start at the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) from January 15 (Monday). A spokesperson for the chamber...

Macron says contract with China for airbuses to be finalised soon

BEIJING: French President Emmanuel Macron said a contract with China for 184 Airbus A320s would be finalised soon and that his country also had...