ISLAMABAD: China on Tuesday confirmed the participation of representatives from over 110 countries that they will attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in October, with preparations for the forum being well underway. Events during the forum include the opening ceremony, three high-level forums on connectivity, green development and digital economy and six thematic forums: …

BEIJING: A seminar titled “2022 High Definition Television Technology Seminar for Developing Countries” commenced here sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and organized by the National Radio and Television Administration. This 20-day training course is being attended by around 100 media elites from nine developing countries, including Pakistan, Nepal, Laos, Mauritius, Tanzania and other …

State visit provides new strength to Belt and Road cooperation 

BEIJING: Beijing will continue to support Pakistan in stabilising its financial situation, the Chinese state media quoted China’s President Xi Jinping as saying following his meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday. China and Pakistan should move forward more effectively with the construction of their economic corridor, as well as accelerate the construction of infrastructure for the Gwadar Sea …

BEIJING: Training course on broadcast journalism, transmission technology for developing countries journalists in China concluded here on Thursday. The 2022 Training Course on Broadcasting Program Production and Transmission Technology for Developing Countries was sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and organized by the National Radio and Television Administration. This 21-day training course was attended …

RAWALPINDI: Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe on Monday told the visiting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa that Pakistan-China military cooperation an important pillar of bilateral relations. General Wei Fenghe made these remarks during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on a two-day official visit to China, an …

ISLAMABAD: Media experts and journalists from China and Pakistan have vowed to carry forward the spirit of steel friendship and to jointly thwart the negative propaganda and fake news by the western media against China and Pakistan. The pledge was made by media professionals from China and Pakistan at the concluding ceremony of an online seminar on “Young Media Professionals for …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed eminent entrepreneur Zeeshaan Shah as Ambassador-at-Large on Investment, according to a notification issued by secretary to the prime minister. Later, Zeeshan Shah called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and discussed in detail his plans to facilitate foreign investment to Pakistan. The prime minister assured Shah of full support of his government and said …

NANJING: Before coming to China, Shabir Mohsin Hashmi knew little about the country. Now, the 47-year-old man not only has a family here but has also become an ambassador for the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In 2006, Hashmi got a chance to study abroad. There were five countries to choose from. “I knew China and Pakistan are in a …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Board of Investment and Special Initiatives Chaudhry Salik Hussain on Thursday informed Senate the government has revived work on the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with full speed. Responding to queries during questions hour in the Senate, Hussain said a long term plan is being considered into an implementation matrix on CPEC, adding that joint working groups are …