Fire in Sri Lankan capital destroys at least 80 houses on September 28, 2022COLOMBO: At least 80 houses were destroyed due to a fire that broke out in a highly populous area in Colombo on Tuesday night, with around 220 people displaced, Sri Lankan police said. The fire broke out at the Kajeemawatte Flats in Thotalanga at around 8 p.m. (1430 GMT) on Tuesday and it took firefighters […]
Dinosaur extinction began 2 mln years earlier than previously believed: study on September 23, 2022BEIJING: A recent study has revealed that dinosaurs had been on the road to extinction much earlier than previously believed, and the catastrophic impact 66 million years ago might have only been the last straw. According to the study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United […]
China’s stamp tax revenue up in January-August on September 19, 2022China’s stamp tax revenue rose 4.1 percent year on year to 318.8 billion yuan (about 46 billion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, official data showed. According to the Ministry of Finance, stock trading stamp tax revenue went up 3.9 percent from a year ago to 206.9 billion yuan during this […]
China’s telecom sector sees stable growth in Jan.-July on August 29, 2022China’s telecommunications sector logged steady expansion in the first seven months of this year, official data showed. The combined industrial revenue rose 8.3 percent year on year to 944.2 billion yuan (about 137.87 billion U.S. dollars), according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Emerging businesses, such as big data, cloud computing, internet data […]
S Korea’s trade deficit tops 10bn USD in first 20 days of August on August 23, 2022South Korea’s trade deficit topped 10 billion U.S. dollars in the first 20 days of August due to faster growth in the import than export, customs office data showed Monday. Trade deficit reached 10.22 billion dollars in the Aug. 1-20 period, up from a deficit of 3.58 billion dollars tallied in the same period of […]
Xi supports Pakistan’s efforts to combat terrorism on March 9, 2022Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Pakistani counterpart, Dr Arif Alvi, over recent terrorist attack in Peshawar. In his message, Xi said he was shocked to learn of the deadly terrorist attack in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which had caused heavy casualties. On behalf of the Chinese […]
China calls for rationality in resolving Ukraine crisis on March 8, 2022Calmness and rationality, instead of moves that pour oil on the flame and escalate tensions, are needed to resolve complex problems, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday while elaborating on China’s position on resolving the Ukraine crisis. Wang stressed the need to remain committed to the purposes and principles of the UN […]
China to help friends better understand CPC: Wang Yi on March 8, 2022China’s foreign service will help foreign friends better understand the Communist Party of China (CPC), State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday. In the run-up to the 20th National Congress of the CPC, China’s foreign service will continue to share stories about the CPC with the international community, Wang said, noting that this […]
China’s love of pine nuts helps Afghan exporters on January 7, 2022“I earn up to 1,000 Afghani a day, depending on my work,” said Samsoor, 28, who works for Zmarai Gayanwal Ltd., a pine nut processing and export company in Kabul. “I love my job and so we really need to export more to China. It’s the only way to increase our income and keep the […]
Hydropower project of CPEC starts reservoir impoundment on November 24, 2021The Karot Hydropower Project, a major pilot project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), successfully closed the gates of the diversion tunnels on Saturday, starting reservoir impoundment. Invested by the China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) with a total of about 1.74 billion U.S. dollars, the Karot hydropower project in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is the […]