ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Sunday expressed the determination to further enhance and upgrade cooperation on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. This was expressed by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Zheng Jianbang, the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China. According to the Foreign Office (FO), the two met on the sidelines of the …
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the young people in the new era to strive to write their youthful chapter of shouldering responsibility for Chinese modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in his messages for Chinese youth ahead of China’s …
BEIJING: China’s Foreign Ministry refuted the US’ recent negative statements and actions toward China on Monday. Experts noted that the actions of the US showed that its confrontational mentality toward China remains unchanged, and urged the US to honor its words and show real sincerity in improving China-US relations. Wrapping up his three-day visit to China, US Secretary of State …
ISLAMABAD/BEIJING: In a historic first, a Pakistani satellite will orbit the moon as part of China’s Chang’e-6 lunar mission, which was launched from Hainan, China, on Friday. The mission, which aims to explore the moon’s “dark side”, will employ lunar research payloads from multiple countries, including Pakistan’s iCube Qamar satellite. The Institute of Space Technology (IST) on Tuesday said Pakistan’s “historic” …
BEIJING: The Chang’e-6 lunar probe is scheduled for launch on May 3, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Wednesday. The probe is set to collect samples from the far side of the moon, making this mission the first of its kind in human history. At present, preparations for the mission are progressing steadily at the Wenchang Space Launch …
NEW YORK: Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, on Wednesday said the United States was abusing its veto power on the Palestine-Israel issue. He made the remarks while addressing the UN General Assembly plenary meeting on the use of the veto on the situation in the Middle East. Fu expressed China’s disappointment over a U.S. decision on …
In recent years, Hutubi county, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has constantly optimized its agricultural structure, actively promoted high-density corn planting techniques, and vigorously developed smart agriculture based on local conditions. It has continuously consolidated the foundation of food security and embarked on a new path of grain production featuring full-process mechanization and comprehensive agricultural …
With the rising popularity of Tianshui’s malatang, a local street dish featuring a mix of fresh vegetables and meat boiled in a hot, spicy broth, related products, including malatang soup base and packaged potato starch noodles, have become a hit among tourists visiting Tianshui city in northwest China’s Gansu Province. On the evening of April 7, the city’s Tianshui ancient …
Around the time of the Qingming Festival, which falls in early April, tea leaves flourish under the nourishment of spring rain in Furong village, Yinping township, Chaohu city, east China’s Anhui Province. At the base of the tea mountain, within a tea planting cooperative, the air is filled with the sounds of machines rolling and workers engaged in the processing …
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, will issue a set of commemorative coins celebrating the country’s polar exploration efforts on April 17, 2024, to mark the 40th anniversary of China’s first polar scientific expedition, according to the PBOC’s website. The set will include a gold coin and a silver coin, both of which will be round and …