Category: International News

BEIJING, March 15 (APP):The 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s top political advisory body, concluded its annual session in Beijing on Thursday morning. During the closing session, the national political advisers approved a work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, a resolution on an… Continue reading China’s top political advisory body concludes annual session

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (APP):Two United Nations relief agencies Wednesday joined a chorus of international organizations and partners in the quest to end seven years of conflict in Syria, urging warring parties to allow humanitarian access for the delivery of life-saving assistance to those desperately in need. “Every day that goes by without a resolution… Continue reading Marking 8th year of Syria conflict, UN agencies join call for peace, safe aid delivery

LONDON, March 14 (APP):Pakistan Day celebrations have kicked off here at the Pakistan High Commission with showcasing artistic creations of Pakistani artists. Renowned designers from Pakistan showcased the specimens of their work to packed to capacity venue comprising spouses of high commissioners, ambassadors, diplomats and leading ladies from the diaspora. Naila Noornai, jewellery designer and… Continue reading Pakistan Day celebrations kick off at High Commission London

  BEIJING, March 14 (APP):Chint Group, China’s leading industrial electrical equipment and new energy enterprise in the private sector has said its power transformers have a 70 percent market share in Pakistan. “We are expanding our global operations in response to the Belt and Road Initiative, with our high and low voltage equipment and general… Continue reading China’s leading company’s power transformers have 70% market share in Pakistan

  BEIJING, March 14 (APP):The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will continue to strengthen its anti-terrorism efforts due to the complicated international situation and there is no room for slacking off, Zhu Hailun, deputy party secretary of Xinjiang CPC Committee said on Wednesday. “The battle against separatism and terrorism is a long-term and complicated one, and… Continue reading Xinjiang continues to strengthen anti-terrorism efforts: Senior CPC official

BEIJING, March 14 (APP):China on Wednesday congratulated Bidhya Devi Bhandari on her-re-election as Nepalese President. “The Chinese side looks forward to Nepal’s greater achievements in development under her leadership and the Nepalese government,” Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Lu Kang said during his regular press briefing here. He said that China was a friendly neighbour of… Continue reading China felicitates Ms.Bhandari on re-election as Nepalese president

LONDON, Mar 14 (APP):The UK is missing out on £10bln worth of exports a year to a group of emerging economies, according to a study by Standard Chartered Bank. The BBC quoting Standard Chartered Bank said, the annual exports to what Standard calls the Emerging 7 (China, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia) are… Continue reading The UK missing out on £10 bln worth of exports a year to a group of emerging economies :Study

BEIJING, Mar 14 (APP):Pakistan Ambassador to China, Masood Khalid said on Wednesday that Pakistan would continue to deepen cooperation with China’s Guangdong Province in the fields of agriculture, education, food processing, and industries. The friendship between China and Pakistan goes back to ancient times. It is hoped that under the “One Belt and One Road”… Continue reading Pakistan, Guangdong to deepen cooperation in agriculture, education, food processing

WASHINGTON, Mar 14 (APP):The nuclear deal with Iran US reached in 2015 with the help of world powers seems in jeopardy after President Trump on Tuesday sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who had resisted his desire to annul the accord, a news report said. Trump and Tillerson had differed publically on major foreign policy… Continue reading Iran nuclear deal seems in jeopardy after Trump sacks Secretary Tillerson: Report

  BEIJING, Mar 13 (APP/Xinhua):Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday extended condolences over the Bangladeshi airliner crash in Nepal a day earlier, in which 49 people were killed and 22 others injured. In messages sent to President Md. Abdul Hamid of Bangladesh and President Bidya Devi Bhandari of Nepal, Xi expressed regret over the crash… Continue reading Chinese President Xi extends condolences over Bangladeshi airliner crash

BEIJING, Mar 13 (APP):Chairman of Regional Government, Shohrat Zakir said on Tuesday that Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will deepen cooperation with neighboring countries and enhance the level of its opening-up. As the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt, Xinjiang will be deeply involved in China’s Belt and Road Initiative by further improving connectivity,”… Continue reading Xinjiang to deepen cooperation with neighboring countries including Pakistan

  BEIJING, Mar 13 (APP):India will focus on diplomacy with its neighbors this year, including Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal, to hold its ground and status in South Asia, a strategy that Chinese observers said is likely to fail. India’s diplomatic engagement will focus this year on Bhutan, with its Prime Minister Narendra Modi planning to… Continue reading Indian strategy focusing on South Asian diplomacy likely to fail: analyst

UNITED NATIONS, Mr 13 (APP):Despite a UN Security Council demand to institute a 30-day ceasefire across Syria, airstrikes, shelling and ground offensives have intensified in Eastern Ghouta, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reported Monday, warning that the conflict is entering its eighth year with the “grimmest” reality on the ground. A country known for its ancient civilization… Continue reading Syria ‘bleeding’ as conflict enters eighth year, says UN chief

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 13 (APP):The United Nations body dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment opened its annual session on Monday hearing calls to help women, especially those in rural communities, secure an end to the male-dominated power dynamic that has long marginalized their participation and muted their voices. Across the world, women are telling… Continue reading UN women’s commission meets at ‘pivotal moment’ for gender equality movement

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (APP):The World Health Organization (WHO), a U.N. agency, has launched new guidelines on the role that tobacco product regulations can play in saving lives by reducing the demand for tobacco and tobacco products, estimated to kill over seven million people annually. The new guide together with an accompanying publication would help… Continue reading New WHO guidelines launched to help countries end reign of tobacco industry

NEW YORK, Mar 12 (APP):A helicopter chartered for a photo shoot plunged into New York East River Sunday night, killing all five of its passengers in a crash that was caught on video. The pilot escaped alive and emerged from the frigid water desperately yelling for help after the 11-minute flight. Footage of the deadly… Continue reading Five killed as helicopter crashes into New York East River

BEIJING, Mar 12 (APP):Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has gained wider acceptance around the world, Wang Guoqiang, head of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said on Monday on the sidelines of China’s ongoing “two sessions”, suggesting putting more quality TCM products in global market. Countries along the Belt and Road have shown a growing… Continue reading Traditional Chinese medicine gains wider global acceptance: official

BEIJING, March 12 (APP):Pakistan Ambassador to China Masood Khalid said on Monday that since the signing of China-Pakistan Free Zone Trade Agreement in 2007 and the launch of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2013, the bilateral trade volume and investment between China and Pakistan was soaring. “Currently, China was Pakistan’s largest trade partner and foreign… Continue reading Pak-China bilateral trade soaring after signing of Free Zone Trade Agreement, CPEC: Ambassador Khalid