Tag: China
New film questions India’s ‘Shanghai’ envy
A Hindi political thriller called "Shanghai" hits cinemas Friday, raising awkward questions about India's development with a fictional town trying to emulate fellow giant...
China and Afghanistan edge towards ‘strategic partnership’
To help stabilize the region, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has offered to increase cooperation with Afghanistan. But what the cooperation would entail remains...
Pakistan looks to SCO for full membership
President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday announced that Pakistan would host an international conference on narcotics and called for a full membership of the...
China, Russia ‘decisively against’ Syria regime change
China and Russia said Wednesday they were “decisively against” intervention or regime change in Syria as Arab and Western calls mounted for tougher international...
Pakistan, China sign MoUs
Pakistan and China signed, on Wednesday, 3 Memoranda of Understanding about different plans aimed at social welfare and economic development of Pakistan, while President...
China vows bigger role for regional bloc in Afghanistan
China, Russia and four Central Asian countries have vowed to play a bigger role in Afghanistan, Chinese President Hu Jintao said in comments published...
Asian leaders promise to get their act straight
Perceiving global economic crisis of 2008 and recent debt crisis of Eurozone, the economic leaders of South Asia and China on Tuesday vowed for...
Zardari sets out on three-day China visit
President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday left for China on a three-day official visit to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. He will...
Putin visits China to tighten alliance
President Vladimir Putin visits China Tuesday on the first Asia trip of his new Kremlin mandate aiming to tighten an increasingly close alliance that...
SCO ballast for regional peace, stability: Masood Khan
The Pakistani Ambassador to China sang the praises of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), saying the organization works as a ballast for peace, security...
China warns US from ‘muddying waters’ in South China Sea
It was no time to "make waves" in the disputed South China Sea and dance behind a "Pied Piper", China's official news agency warned...
China backs Pak’s calls to respect its sovereignty
Against the backdrop of US drone attacks in Pakistan, China has sought to reinforce its strategic ties with Islamabad, promising “enhanced” economic aid and...
Talk what you can walk, China tells Pakistan
Though China publicly backed the Pakistani stance over its continued tension with the US, Beijing sent a private message to Islamabad to avoid taking...
China wants to make hay while the sun shines
Pakistan and China have discussed investment opportunities in energy sector and various proposals for “on grid” and “off grid” solar energy solution.
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Iran cancels $2 billion dam deal with China
Chinese state media said on Thursday that Iran has cancelled a $2 billion contract for a Chinese firm to help build a hydroelectric dam...
China detains hundreds in Tibet capital
Hundreds of people have been detained in Lhasa after two men set themselves on fire in the Tibetan regional capital on Sunday in protest...
China’s United Energy eyes loan to fund Pakistan wind project
Chinese oil and gas company United Energy Group Ltd said on Thursday that it could tap a $5 billion credit facility with state-owned China...
