China’s top legislator meets North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on goodwill visit BEIJING: China’s top legislator Zhao Leji met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Saturday, expressing... Published 13 Apr, 2024 05:19pm
World China natural disasters cost $3.3 billion in first quarter, government says BEIJING: Floods, droughts, an earthquake and freezing conditions in China caused direct economic losses of 23.76... Published 13 Apr, 2024 11:55am
Markets China March crude oil imports at 49.05mn metric tons BEIJING: China’s crude oil imports in March fell back from high levels a year earlier but remained strong as key... Published 12 Apr, 2024 12:28pm
World China sanctions two US defence firms for selling Taiwan weapons BEIJING: China has banned the senior executives of two US defence companies from entering the country and frozen... Published 11 Apr, 2024 04:32pm
World Germany’s Scholz between tough talk and trade on China trip BERLIN: Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to China this weekend, walking a fine line in shoring up economic ties with... Published 11 Apr, 2024 10:51am
World Biden, Japan PM boost defense ties with eye on China WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled their countries’ biggest ever... Updated 11 Apr, 2024 04:46pm
World US to consider concerns about China’s Brite in trade sanction decisions WASHINGTON: The Biden administration will consider concerns about Chinese chip designer Brite Semiconductor flagged... Updated 12 Apr, 2024 09:27am
World Apple’s India iPhone output hits $14bn, Bloomberg News reports Apple Inc has assembled $14 billion worth of iPhones in India in fiscal 2024, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.... Published 10 Apr, 2024 12:35pm
Business & Finance Fitch cuts China’s ratings outlook on growth risks BEIJING: Fitch cut its outlook on China’s sovereign credit rating to negative on Wednesday, citing risks to public... Updated 10 Apr, 2024 02:34pm
World China, Russia say to strengthen cooperation in Lavrov’s visit BEIJING: China and Russia said Tuesday they would strengthen strategic cooperation as Moscow’s top diplomat met... Published 10 Apr, 2024 02:16am
World Russia, China to start dialogue on Eurasian security, Russia’s Lavrov says Russia and China have agreed to begin a dialogue on security in the Eurasian region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei... Published 09 Apr, 2024 10:40am
Business & Finance US ‘will not accept’ flood of below-cost Chinese goods: Yellen BEIJING: The United States “will not accept” a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global ... Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am
World US ‘will not accept’ flood of below-cost Chinese goods: Yellen BEIJING: The United States “will not accept” a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global market,... Published 08 Apr, 2024 07:21pm
Technology Alibaba Cloud announces price cut on products powered by offshore data centers HONG KONG: China’s Alibaba Cloud on Monday said it will cut prices for products that are powered by its offshore... Published 08 Apr, 2024 02:13pm
World Top Russia diplomat arrives in China for official visit: ministry BEIJING: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China for an official visit on Monday, his ministry said,... Published 08 Apr, 2024 11:24am
World Climate-warming gases being smuggled into Europe, investigation says SINGAPORE: Large amounts of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkiye are being smuggled illegally... Published 08 Apr, 2024 10:25am
World China says US, Europe accusations of ‘overcapacity’ are groundless BEIJING: China’s electric vehicle companies do not rely on subsidies to gain a competitive advantage, Commerce... Published 08 Apr, 2024 10:14am
World China conducts ‘combat patrols’ as US holds drills with allies in disputed waters BEIJING: China conducted “combat patrols” Sunday in the South China Sea, its army said, the same day the... Published 08 Apr, 2024 04:46am
World US, China need ‘tough’ conversations, Yellen tells Chinese premier BEIJING: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday raised her concerns about China’s excess industrial capacity... Updated 07 Apr, 2024 09:25pm
World ‘Burning subjects’ for Russia’s Lavrov on China visit MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Moscow’s key diplomatic and economic partner China on... Published 07 Apr, 2024 01:35pm
World US, China to start new talks on balanced growth, Yellen says GUANGZHOU: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng agreed to... Published 06 Apr, 2024 03:21pm
World China pushes back on Yellen’s excess capacity stance as meetings run long GUANGZHOU: China pushed back on U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s call to rein in excess production capacity... Published 06 Apr, 2024 10:57am
World Janet Yellen launches contentious meetings on Chinese excess production threat GUANGZHOU: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday launched four days of talks with senior Chinese officials... Published 05 Apr, 2024 10:00am
Print NPGCL inks $200m FDI MoU with Chinese firm NGLE ISLAMABAD: In a significant stride towards sustainable energy production, Northern Power Generation Company Limited... Updated 05 Apr, 2024 09:03am
World Yellen in China to press officials on industrial subsidies GUANGZHOU: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China’s Guangzhou on Thursday for meetings to press Beijing... Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:57pm
Technology Apple services restored after brief outages globally Issues with Apple services including its App Store, video and music streaming platforms Apple TV+ and Apple Music,... Published 04 Apr, 2024 09:33am
World Janet Yellen to press China on ‘unfair’ trade practices during visit WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen leaves Wednesday for China, for the second time in less than a year... Published 03 Apr, 2024 11:40am
World China condemns Israel strike on Iranian consular annex in Syria BEIJING: China on Tuesday said it condemned Israeli air strikes that destroyed the Iranian embassy’s consular annex... Published 02 Apr, 2024 12:38pm
Technology China Xiaomi’s market value soars by up to $7.6bn on EV launch BEIJING/HONG KONG: Shares of China’s Xiaomi surged as much as 16% on Tuesday as the electronics maker’s sporty... Published 02 Apr, 2024 11:24am
World France wants China to send ‘clear message’ to Russia over Ukraine war BEIJING: France’s top diplomat said Monday that Paris expects China to send “clear messages” to its close partner... Published 01 Apr, 2024 11:40am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees