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 …

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir met his British counterpart General Sir Patrick Sanders, where the two discussed measures to further elevate bilateral defence relations, the military’s media affairs wing said on Wednesday. In the meeting, which was also attended by CGS-designate of the UK Army General Sir Roland Walker, both sides “discussed matters of professional interest …

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in The Gambia on Wednesday to represent Pakistan at the 15th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Banjul on May 4 and 5. He was received by Gambian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Nani Juwara, Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi and Pakistani Ambassador to Senegal Saima Maymunah Sayed, …

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed the government’s resolve to bolster labourers’ welfare and safeguard their rights, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. As the world commemorated International Labour Day, the president and the premier issued separate messages to mark the occasion. President Zardari urged Pakistani employers to adopt fair wage practices, take steps for worker safety and health, …

WASHINGTON: The US State Department stated on Tuesday that it expects India to address the alleged involvement of senior Indian officials in assassination attempts within the United States. “We continue to expect accountability from the government of India based on the results of the Indian inquiry committee’s work, and we are regularly working with them and inquiring for additional updates,” said the …

ISLAMABAD: In a fresh twist in the cipher case, the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday observed that the Federal Investigation Age­ncy (FIA) has nothing on record to prove that former prime minister Imran Khan retained the confidential diplomatic cable, and that it went missing from his possession. The observation was made by an IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer …

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court on Tuesday suspended a notice of Election Commission of Pakistan to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur for appearance in a case related to his assets. A bench consisting of Justice Syed Mohammad Attique Shah and Justice Shakeel Ahmad issued notice to ECP and sought its response to a petition filed by Mr Gandapur, challenging issuance …