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ISLAMABAD - Since many of the ongoing energy projects in the country are being completed under Chinese assistance, the Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar has directed the departments concerned to reprioritise the same. He observed that revamping process would also be discussed at the forthcoming meeting of Pakistan China energy working group. An official source said that the minister gave these directions at a specially convened meeting on the energy sector projects. He

KARACHI - The federal government is showing reluctance to financing the establishment of the China Industrial Zone that is aimed at promoting industrialisation in Sindh, sources in the provincial government have informed Pakistan Today. Under President Asif Ali Zardari's initiative, the Sindh government had decided to set up the China Industrial Zone at Shahdadpur in Sanghar district, adjacent to some small industries already operating in the region, to promote industrialisation in

BEIJING - Dollar dominance is sowing the seeds of financial turmoil, and the solution is to promote new reserve currencies, a Chinese government economist said in a paper published on the eve of a G20 meeting about how to reform the global monetary system.
Although not an official policy statement, the paper by Xu Hongcai, a department deputy director at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, offered a window onto the domestic pressures bearing on Beijing to move

HONG KONG - The world's highest hotel opened its doors in Hong Kong on Tuesday, housed in the city's tallest skyscraper and offering unrivalled panoramic views of the world famous Victoria Harbour.
Towering some 490 metres (1,600 feet) above the bustling, chaotic streets of the Southern Chinese city, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is making a grand comeback after temporarily closing in 2008.
Visitors peered out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 118th floor of the International

LAHORE - Chinese Taipei coach Lo Chih-Tsung will field a full strength side against Pakistan when both the teams face each other in the fourth AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers today at MBJP Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It will be third and final match for both the teams. Lo has included both the palyers who scored against Pakistan in previous editions of this tournament. Lo Chih-an acored against Pakistan in the 2008 edition at Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei when they lost 1-2 to

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has finalised a portfolio of 32 energy projects to seek financial assistance from China, including the construction of the Iran Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project, oil refineries along Balochistan coast and exploitation of Thar coal reserves in Sindh.
Briefing reporters on the energy sector, Petroleum Secretary Imtiaz Kazi said the portfolio of energy projects would be discussed at the next meeting of the energy working group of the two countries. During the

BEIJING - China's state media stepped up its criticism of calls for anti-government rallies on Sunday, saying stability was key amid concern that unrest sweeping the Middle East could spread to the Asian nation. The reports came a day after a similar comment piece was published for the first time in a state-run newspaper, amid renewed online calls for citizens to gather in dozens of cities to participate in "strolling" demonstrations Sunday.
"Firstly we must recognise that some

LAHORE - Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir on Saturday said that the differences between the PPP and the PML-N were a part of democracy and, apparently, there was no threat to democracy at the moment in the country.
However, time and people would decide whether their differences were good for the country, she added. She was talking to media at the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) where she had come to cast her vote for annual election of the

KARACHI - The Sindh government has issued a termination warning to a Chinese company over the firm's non-tangible progress and non-performance for the development of coal mine-mouth power generation project of 250MW in District Thatta.
According to a letter written to China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC) Project Manager Wang Xuequn by the Coal and Energy Development Department Sindh, the current state of affairs of the firm' project is not in line with

LAHORE - Chinese Taipei booked berth in the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers on Sunday and will now face with Pakistan on March 25. They played 1-1 draw with Laos in the second-leg of their pre-qualifying playoff and sealed a 6-3 aggregate win. Pakistan are in Group B and their other matches will be against India (March 23) and Turkmenistan (March 21).
All three matches will be held at Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.Laos had tough task following their 5-2 first-leg defeat in

TOKYO - Japan's economy shrank slightly in the final quarter of 2010 but analysts expect a recovery this year as stronger exports to China and other parts of fast-growing Asia offset persistently weak domestic demand. The latest GDP figures confirmed analysts' estimates that China pulled ahead of Japan in 2010 as the world's second-biggest economy behind the US on a seasonally unadjusted, nominal dollar basis, at $5.8786 trillion against $5.4742 trillion.
The data confirmed Japan

QUETTA - Two Chinese engineers were killed in a mine-related accident in Killa Saifullah district on Sunday. According to reports, the Chinese engineers were busy in mining of chromites in Muslim Bagh area when the mine caved, which resulted to their instant death. The dead bodies were recovered from the debris and shifted to Quetta for onward dispatch to their country. The victims are identified as Konjxing Shen and Zhohjias Isheg.

LAHORE - Chinese Taipei took a big step towards the fourth AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers with an emphatic 5-2 victory over Laos at Taipei in the first-leg of their pre-qualification playoffs. The winner of Chinese Taipei/Laos tie will clash with Pakistan and Turkmenistan in Group B. The group stage will be played between from March 20 to 31. Cambodia and Philippines also won their pre-qualification matches, while the Bhutan-Afghanistan was postponed.
Lin Cheng-yi opened the

ISLAMABAD: A Chinese national woman doctor, Dr Jiya, 48, was mysteriously found dead at her residence-cum-clinic here on Friday in a posh sector of the federal capital.
The police said she had been running a clinic at Rose Plaza at I-8 Markaz for several years.
"Dr Jiya, after embracing Islam, was married to a Pakistani national, Danish Hussain," said Industrial Area SP Ishaq Warraich. He said her hands had been tied and her mouth gagged with a piece of cloth, the SP added.

BEIJING - Major road accidents have claimed as many as 44 lives in China since February 2, the eve of the Lunar New Year, figures released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.
Six road accidents, each killing at least five people, were reported nationwide between February 2 to 7.Most cases involved small vehicles in head-on collisions, and majority of the victims were families and friends, said the statement.
The ministry urged police across the

KARACHI - Three separate trade delegations from China will visit Pakistan shortly to explore new avenues for boosting bilateral trade as a first step to celebrate the Sino-Pak friendship year. The foreign missions from three big provinces of the neighbouring country have confirmed their visits, while various options to explore new trade opportunities are being discussed prior to the formal visits, sources in the Pakistan Embassy to China told Pakistan Today.
Importers of three

ISLAMABAD - The Kingho Group, the largest private group of China, has expressed keen interest to invest in the Thar Coal project. A seven member delegation of China Kingho Group, headed by Executive Vice President Ma Xiaomin, visited Board of Investment to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan in the coal sector, particularly the development of coalfields in Thar and Badin, says a statement issued here.
Minister of State and BOI Chairman Saleem H Mandviwalla stressed that