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China stops releasing youth unemployment figures as economy falters
New Delhi: China has stopped releasing youth unemployment figures, which were seen by some as a key indication of the country’s slowdown. The decision is due to changes in the world’s second…
- World
Taiwan vice-president’s US ‘stopover’: China expresses unhappiness
Beijing: China’s foreign ministry on Sunday condemned Taiwan’s vice president William Lai’s stopover in the US, calling him a “troublemaker”. Lai arrived in New York on Saturday en route to Paraguay, Taiwan’s…
- World
US announces new bans on investments in China, Beijing disappointed
Washington: US President Joe Biden has slapped new bans on investments in advanced technology industries in China in order to protect national security. President Biden signed an executive order late on Wednesday,…
- World
10 injured after 5.5-magnitude quake hits China
Beijing: At least 10 people have been injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China’s Shandong Province at around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.…
- Technology
China mulls new rules to curb kids’ smartphone use
Hong Kong: China’s cyberspace regulator has proposed rules that would limit the smartphone screen time of kids based on their age with a “minor mode”. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on…
- World
US completes second lottery round for H-1B visa, successful candidates notified
Washington: The US has completed a second round of random lottery selection for the much sought-after H-1B work visa for foreign guest workers and the successful applicants have been notified, according to…
- Pakistan
Pakistan, China agree to revive CPEC phase 2
Islamabad: Pakistan and China have agreed to revive the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The agreement…
- Pakistan
Pakistan, China ink deals to boost CPEC phase 2
Islamabad: Pakistan and China on Monday signed six key documents to help undertake the second phase of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects under a new model, further cementing…
- Pakistan
Pakistan and China ink six agreements to expedite cooperation under CPEC
Islamabad: Pakistan and China on Monday signed six important documents to expand and expedite cooperation under the ambitious multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, further cementing the all-weather strategic relations between…
- Opinions
China is not immune to India’s cross the LoC warning to Pakistan
There are two ways of looking at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s latest declaration that the Indian troops would cross the Line of Control or LoC that divides the territories of the erstwhile state…
- World
Pakistan inks deals with local, Chinese firms for Saudi-backed oil refinery
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik said on Thursday that four Pakistani public entities signed three memorandums of understanding to raise the necessary local equity for a multibillion-dollar Saudi…