US tariff threat will backfire, hurt global industry chain on April 10, 2018American cherry vendor Marc Pflugrath worries the trade friction between the United States and China will hurt his business. “I have a lot of concerns about the current actions that have been taken on trade and tariffs. The fact that China is an important customer makes us very vulnerable. I think this is significant, real […]
Protectionist US policies, retaliatory measures to take first toll on American consumers on April 10, 2018Protectionist US policies and retaliatory measures from affected countries will strike a big blow to the consumers worldwide especially in the United States of America, experts said here Monday. They said the United States will not gain anything by imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium, and a looming trade war between the United States and […]
China helps forge prosperous Asia and world by hosting key events on April 8, 2018BEIJING: This year will be a big one for China, with the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) the first major international event the country will host in 2018. Scheduled for April 8 to 11 in Bo’ao, a coastal town in the south China island province of Hainan, the BFA 2018 conference has the theme “An […]
Belt and Road Initiative gains more recognition globally on April 8, 2018BEIJING: A 3,000-km corridor, which starts from China’s Kashgar in the west and ends at Pakistan’s Gwadar, is transforming Pakistan’s energy sector. A power project planned under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has cut 13-14 hours of daily power outages in 2013 to zero in 70 percent areas in Pakistan. It has also helped the […]
Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un hold talks in Beijing on March 29, 2018At the invitation of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), paid an unofficial visit to China from […]
Tricks to split China doomed to fail: Xi on March 21, 2018Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said any actions and tricks to split China are doomed to fail. “It is a shared aspiration of all Chinese people to safeguard China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and realize China’s complete reunification. Any actions and tricks to split China are certain to meet with the people’s condemnation and […]
Pakistan, ADB ink loan accord to improve power transmission on March 21, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a loan agreement worth 260 million US dollars to improve power transmission network in the South Asian country. According to a statement issued by the ADB, the agreement was signed by ADB Country Director Yang Xiaohong and Pakistani Economic Affairs Division’s […]
Li Keqiang elected Chinese premier for second term on March 19, 2018BEIJING: Li Keqiang was endorsed as Chinese premier Sunday at the ongoing first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s national legislature. Nearly 3,000 NPC deputies voted to approve the premiership nomination of Li, by newly-elected President Xi Jinping. Li was officially appointed premier after President Xi signed a presidential decree. Li […]
Former top graft-buster is new vice president of China on March 18, 2018BEIJING: Wang Qishan was elected vice president of China on Saturday at the annual session of the country’s top legislature. Wang was elected at the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) by nearly 3,000 lawmakers. Published in Daily Times, March 18th 2018.
China tells leadership to act within limits of constitution on March 16, 2018China’s top political advisory body concluded its annual session Thursday, stressing on the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC). “Taking a clear political stand is an essential feature of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),” said Wang Yang, newly-elected chairman of the 13th CPPCC National Committee, when addressing the closing of the […]