LONDON, Oct 20- China’s real estate market is in decline. Debt deflation hangs in the air. The country’s workforce is shrinking and GDP growth is trending downwards. No wonder the International Monetary Fund at its recent shindig in Marrakech warned of slowing economic growth in the People’s Republic, raising...
China has banned the teaching and use of the Tibetan language at elementary and middle schools in two Tibetan-populated regions in southwestern China, sources inside the country said, requiring all instruction to be in Mandarin.
The move could lead to the extinction of the language in the regions – and...
The Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony convened on Tuesday to discuss the implications of the Saudi government's decision to significantly reduce the number of Pakistani Hajj Group Organizers (HGOs) from 905 to only 46.
Chaired by Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, the committee gathered with the participation...
RAWALPINDI: The restrictions on fuel supply owing to non-payment of dues as well as certain operational issues continued to affect the flight operations of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Tuesday, forcing the loss-making state-owned entity to cancel at least 24 domestic and international flights and delay 12 others.
Among...
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) faced fresh turbulence as its domestic flight operations were disrupted on account of non-payment of dues, leading to a complete halt in the supply of aviation turbine fuel to the carrier.
Pakistan State Oil (PSO) halted the supply of aviation fuel to the national carrier on...
The India-Mongolia partnership achieved a new milestone with the launch of construction of Mongolia’s first oil refinery in a remote corner of the Gobi desert in June 2018.
As part of financial assistance, India is providing a soft loan of USD 1.2 billion for the project repayable over a 20-year...
ISLAMABAD: Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Pakistan's top military brass Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday extended "diplomatic, moral and political support of the Pakistani nation" to Palestinians, reported The Express Tribune.
They further expressed deep concern about the latest developments in the Gaza-Israel conflict as human cost has been...
China is emerging as a crucial supporter of Taliban-led Afghanistan, with Beijing increasing its footprint in the neighboring country and taking a more proactive tone in its engagement with the regime.
Experts say that China's reinvigorated policy in post-U.S. Afghanistan could be to "establish an anti-American and anti-West puppet state...
The Five Eyes countries’ intelligence chiefs came together on Tuesday to accuse China of intellectual property theft and using artificial intelligence for hacking and spying against the nations, in a rare joint statement by the allies.
The officials from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand – known...
The Biden administration is refining rules aimed at keeping advanced chips and manufacturing gear out of China, seeking to close loopholes that might help its geopolitical rival gain cutting-edge technologies.
The latest regulations are an attempt to streamline export curbs announced last October, according to people familiar with the matter....
