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Amid Trump tariffs, China’s trade and economy tsar steps into spotlight

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: When the leaders of some of the world’s largest companies flocked to Beijing for a business...

Published about 21 hours ago

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Japan PM goes to Vietnam, the Philippines to talk tariffs

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left Sunday for a four-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines, as...

Published a day ago

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China’s Xi calls for self sufficiency in AI development amid US rivalry

HONG KONG: China’s President Xi Jinping pledged “self-reliance and self-strengthening” to develop AI in China, state...

Published 3 days ago

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Trump says Xi called him, lays out trade and other deal plans in TIME interview

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said his administration is talking with China to strike a tariff deal and that...

Published 25 Apr, 2025 05:15pm

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Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end; TikTok deal on ice

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 02:50pm

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China’s Xi meets Malaysian leaders in diplomatic charm offensive

KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese President Xi Jinping met Malaysia’s king on Wednesday in a state visit analysts said was aimed...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 07:03pm

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China, Vietnam sign deals after Xi warns protectionism ‘leads nowhere’

HANOI: China and Vietnam signed dozens of cooperation agreements Monday, strengthening ties between the ...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

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Trump’s tariff exemptions give markets relief, but tensions loom

WASHINGTON: US tariff exemptions for electronics prompted market rallies Monday from Asia to Wall Street, but failed...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 11:08pm

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China, Vietnam sign deals as Xi visits Hanoi amid US tariff tensions

HANOI: China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 04:57pm

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China’s Xi urges stronger trade ties with Vietnam amid US tariff tensions

HANOI/BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 11:58am

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How China went from courting Trump to ‘never yield’ tariff defiance

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: China has put civilian government officials in Beijing on “wartime footing” and ordered a...

Published 13 Apr, 2025 03:34pm

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China’s Xi vows to Indonesia’s Prabowo to deepen partnership, Xinhua says

SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to deepen his country’s strategic partnership with Indonesia in a call...

Published 13 Apr, 2025 01:57pm

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Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration granted exclusions from steep reciprocal tariffs to smartphones,...

Updated 13 Apr, 2025 08:00pm

Business & Finance

After years of survival, China’s Huawei returns to revenue peak

SHENZHEN: China’s Huawei is expected to claim triumph over US sanctions at its upcoming annual results, bolstered by...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

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Xi urges global CEOs to protect trade

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping urged a gathering of multinational CEOs on Friday to protect global industry...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

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Bangladesh says Xi Jinping would consider lowering interest on Chinese loans

DHAKA: Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, that Beijing would...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 01:42pm

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Chinese President Xi meets with global CEOs in Beijing, Xinhua reports

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with global CEOs in Beijing on Friday, Xinhua reported, without providing...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 10:22am

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Bangladesh’s Yunus to meet Xi amid strained India ties

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s head of the interim government is set to hold his first meeting with Chinese President Xi...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Markets

Wall St pares losses as Trump signals tariff flexibility

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main stock indexes traded shy of their session lows on Friday, after US President Donald...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

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China’s Xi declines to EU invitation to anniversary summit, FT reports

Chinese President Xi Jinping has declined an invitation to visit Brussels for a summit to mark the 50th anniversary...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 10:44pm

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China and Russia should strengthen coordination in international affairs, Xi says

BEIJING: China and Russia need to continue to strengthen coordination in international and regional affairs,...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:02pm

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Russia security chief Shoigu lands in Beijing: Russian agencies

MOSCOW: Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu landed in Beijing on Friday, Russian news agencies reported, for...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 11:06am

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Xi affirms ‘no limits’ partnership with Putin in call on Ukraine war anniversary

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his “no limits” partnership in a phone call with Russian President...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 04:31pm

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China’s Xi meets with business leaders amid economic, geopolitical headwinds

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday spoke at a symposium was attended by business leaders including...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 11:44am

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China will ‘play along to the end’ with US: Wang Yi

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that China will “play along to the end” if the United...

Published 16 Feb, 2025 02:53am

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Trump says he wants to work with Russia, China on limiting nuclear weapons

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would like to have conversations with both Russian...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 03:39am

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China’s Xi accepts invitation to attend Moscow’s Victory Day in May, TASS reports

MOSCOW: Chinese President Xi Jinping has accepted Russia’s invitation to attend the commemorations of the Soviet...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 12:15pm

President, Xi discuss CPEC 2.0

Also hold discussions on opportunities to even further expand the scope of bilateral partnership

Updated 06 Feb, 2025 09:27am

Pakistan

Zardari sends New Year greetings to Chinese president

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has conveyed his heartfelt felicitations to the President of the People’s...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

Markets

China, HK stocks rise after Trump says conversation with Xi ‘friendly’

SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Friday, buoyed by US President Donald Trump’s comments that his ...

Published 25 Jan, 2025 06:22am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 28	281.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 28	281.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 28	142.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 28	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 28	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
India Sensex / Apr 28	80,218.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Hang Seng / Apr 28	21,971.96
FTSE 100 / Apr 28	8,417.34
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 28	22,271.67
France CAC40 / Apr 28	7,573.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 28	62.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 28	3,347.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 28	67.55
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ruby Textile / Apr 28 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.98 ▲ 0.78 (10.83%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Apr 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	34.71 ▲ 3.16 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 28 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.36 ▲ 3.49 (10.01%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 28 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	172.02 ▲ 15.64 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 28 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	392.76 ▲ 35.71 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	43.58 ▲ 3.96 (9.99%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 28 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,608.54 ▲ 326.25 (9.94%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 28 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.89 ▲ 1.25 (9.89%)
Supernet Ltd. / Apr 28 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	23.79 ▲ 1.96 (8.98%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Apr 28 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	92.81 ▲ 7.54 (8.84%)

Stock	Price
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	358.88 ▼ -1392.57 (-79.51%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7 ▼ -1 (-12.5%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.51 ▼ -0.79 (-10.82%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 28 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.74 ▼ -0.99 (-10.17%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Apr 28 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	39.84 ▼ -4.43 (-10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 28 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	30.75 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Cyan Limited / Apr 28 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	36.20 ▼ -4.02 (-10%)
Atlas Battery / Apr 28 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	292.11 ▼ -32.46 (-10%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Apr 28 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	216.10 ▼ -24 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 28 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	78.07 ▼ -8.67 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Apr 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,705,546 ▼ -0.41
Power Cement / Apr 28 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,585,733 ▼ -0.99
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,309,847 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,055,841 ▼ -2.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,648,408 ▼ -0.99
Sui North Gas / Apr 28 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,187,141 ▼ -4.28
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	12,616,978 ▼ -1
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,357,232 ▼ -0.28
Sui South Gas / Apr 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,366,687 ▼ -2.77
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	9,953,480 ▼ -1392.57

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