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Chinese President Xi Jinping

Xi to arrive in Macau for 25th anniversary of Chinese rule

MACAU: Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Macau on Wednesday afternoon for a three-day visit as the casino...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 11:33am

Editorials

President Xi’s warning

EDITORIAL: Chinese President Xi has warned the incoming Trump administration that there will be no winners in a ...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 08:25am

World

Xi warns ‘no winners’ in trade war with US

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that there would be “no winners” in a trade war with the...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 08:42am

World

In pivot from India, Nepal PM visits China to seek investment

BEIJING: Nepal’s veteran communist politician K.P. Sharma Oli, returning as prime minister this year for a fourth...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 01:03pm

World

Xi Jinping asks Germany’s Scholz to help resolve issue of EU tariffs on Chinese EVs

RIO DE JANEIRO: Chinese President Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday he hoped Germany could...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 12:19pm

World

Russia, Chinese foreign ministers discuss ties, Ukraine, Korean Peninsula on G20 sidelines

Chinese and Russian foreign ministers discussed bilateral ties, the conflict in Ukraine and the situation on the...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:30am

World

G20 leaders flag global conflicts, cooperation at Rio summit

RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies on Monday issued a joint statement highlighting the...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 10:52am

Pakistan

Zardari thanks Chinese President for goodwill message

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday extended gratitude to the Chinese President Xi Jinping for the...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

World

China, Indonesia enhance ties with key deals on lithium, green energy, tourism

BEIJING: China and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in key sectors, including lithium, new energy...

Updated 10 Nov, 2024 09:13pm

World

China says Xi to travel to Peru, Brazil next week for APEC, G20 meetings

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Peru and Brazil next week for meetings of APEC and the G20,...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 01:33pm

World

Indonesia’s new leader heads to China as five-nation tour begins

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s new president headed to China for a state visit on Friday, starting a five-nation tour that...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 12:04pm

World

Donald Trump win to test limit of presidential power; Harris concedes but vows to ‘fight’

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA/WASHINGTON: Donald Trump recaptured the White House with a sweeping victory on Wednesday as tens...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 04:52pm

World

Xi calls for troops to boost war preparedness

SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping called this week for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war, state...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

World

Spanish autos, pork in Beijing’s sights with PM Sanchez in China

BEIJING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, with the...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:25am

World

US official Sullivan to visit China next week, Axios reports

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will visit China to meet foreign minister Wang Yi next week,...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:02pm

World

China and Vietnam sign 14 deals from rail to crocodiles after leaders meet

BEIJING: China and Vietnam signed 14 documents spanning cross-border railways to crocodile exports on Monday, after...

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 07:58am

World

Fuming EU partners to show Hungary PM ‘yellow card’

BRUSSELS: Hungary is raising the hackles of its EU partners with a go-it-alone diplomatic initiative on Ukraine by...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 11:05am

World

Hungary’s Viktor Orban arrives in China on Ukraine peace mission

BEIJING: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Beijing on Monday after talks on a potential Ukrainian...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 11:14am

World

Hungary PM Orban says he ‘appreciates’ the Chinese peace initiative for Ukraine

BUDAPEST: China is a key power in creating the conditions for peace in the Russia-Ukraine war, Hungarian Prime...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 10:47am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz to visit China on June 4: FO

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China from June 4 to 8 on the invitation of President Xi...

Updated 31 May, 2024 06:27pm

World

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, from Kharkiv, urges Biden, Xi to join peace summit

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on...

Published 26 May, 2024 01:38pm

World

North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says

SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, South...

Published 17 May, 2024 12:29pm

World

North Korea sends delegation to China, Vietnam, Laos, KCNA says

SEOUL/BEIJING: North Korea has sent a delegation to China, Vietnam and Laos, state media KCNA said on Friday, as the...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:35am

Sports

IOC’s Bach sees ‘shift in sport towards Asia’

HANGZHOU: IOC president Thomas Bach forecast a “shift in the world towards Asia in sport”, ahead of Saturday’s Asian...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 03:22pm

World

China, Venezuela sign agreements on economy, trade, tourism

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro have signed bilateral cooperation...

Published 14 Sep, 2023 09:49am

World

Venezuela’s Maduro arrives in Beijing ahead of Xi meeting

BEIJING: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Beijing on Tuesday ahead of a meeting with China’s Xi...

Published 12 Sep, 2023 11:37am

World

China, Europe should ‘unite and co-operate’, Premier Li says at G20

BEIJING: China and Europe should “unite and co-operate” against global uncertainties, Premier Li Qiang told the...

Published 10 Sep, 2023 10:10am

World

Indian billionaires Ambani, Adani set to attend G20 summit dinner

NEW DELHI: India’s richest businessmen, led by rivals Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, will join G20 leaders at a...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 02:57pm

World

Stable US-China ties ‘profoundly important’: Raimondo

BEIJING: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday, saying it was...

Updated 28 Aug, 2023 05:21pm

Business & Finance

China’s industrial profits extend slump into seventh month

BEIJING: Profits at China’s industrial firms fell 6.7% in July from a year earlier, extending this year’s slump to a...

Published 27 Aug, 2023 11:13am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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