New measures announced by President Xi Jinping to support the United Nations will offer a strong boost to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, bolster the level of food security and reduce extreme poverty for the world’s least developed countries, officials and experts said. In a speech delivered via video at the general debate of the 75th session of the …
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for efforts to promote innovation and enhance the entrepreneurial environment in rural areas while injecting a new impetus into rural development to facilitate employment and income growth among farmers. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in an …
BEIJING – What comes into your mind when we mention the linkage between North China and South China? Yes! A quick answer could be the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal not only witnessed the evolution of China’s long history and natural landscape but also showcased China’s most vibrant hydraulic advancement and civil engineering before the Industrial Revolution. As an important waterway …
Asia markets fell on Monday with investors cautious on news of an international deal to shore up oil prices and tentative signs of progress in efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. OPEC producers dominated by Saudi Arabia and allies led by Russia thrashed out a compromise deal on Sunday to cut production by nearly 10 million barrels per day from …
Gwadar Pro ISLAMABAD – During the 5th Board of Approval (BOA) meeting, Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the Development Agreement (DA) on the first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Rashakai under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The development agreement was earlier signed between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zone Development Management Company (KPEZDMC) and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) for undertaking …
CPEC projects’ total loan only US$ 5.8 billion; Chinese Embassy puts record straight
Trade agreement is good for China, US and the world, Xi says CHINA ECONOMIC NET WASHINGTON D.C. – China and the United States formally signed their phase-one economic and trade agreement here on Wednesday, with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. President Donald Trump inking the papers in the White House. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Liu, also …