Posts tagged as: China

China and India: Asia’s most powerful economies – Part 2

China, these days, is facing hard times due to the lack of foreign demand, especially in the US and Europe, economic crisis being one of the reasons. The country’s own domestic consumption is less than satisfactory which has resulted in slow growth rate, somewhere near 2 percent a year, which was once well above 10 percent […]

Thailand’s Inthanon Ratchanok penetrates into semi-final of Thailand Open

Thailand’s Inthanon Ratchanok penetrates into semi-final of Thailand Open Inthanon Ratchanok, the top shuttler of Thailand, showed her impressive craft in front of her home fans and secured her berth in Women’s Singles quarter-final after defeating China’s Xue Yao in pre-quarter-final match at the 2012 Thailand Open GP Gold in Bangkok, on Thursday, June 7. […]

President Zardari urges China for investment in energy sector

Urging China for greater investment in mega energy projects, President Asif Ali Zardari proposed setting up and Energy Fund for the ventures like hydro-power-projects. The Pakistani president held a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the SCO summit, discussing the whole gamut of bilateral relations to the recent developments taking place […]

United States to shift naval focus to Asia pacific within the next decade

The United States will shift the majority of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus on Asia, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta told a summit in Singapore on Saturday. The decision to deploy more ships to the Pacific Ocean, along with expanding a network of military partnerships in […]

Li Yongbo targets to grab sixth Thomas Cup title to take China at the top

Li Yongbo targets to grab sixth Thomas Cup title to take China at the top The former shuttler and current head coach of Chinese national team Li Yongbo shows his passion to take China at the top in the world of badminton by winning one more Thomas Cup title which will be their sixth straight […]

China urges Pakistan to control TIM militants

China urges Pakistan to control TIM militants According to BBC Urdu service, China has urged Pakistan to take effective measures to control the activities of East Turkistan Islamic Movement (TIM) militants that are reportedly residing in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). According to the sources, Yang Jiechi, the Chinese Foreign Minister who is currently visiting […]

Lenovo’s IdeaTab will soon hit the markets worldwide – Technology & Gadgets

Chinese multinational information technology and electronics company Lenovo is set to release a brand new Android-based tablet, which will be "amped up" multimedia features. The IdeaTab S2109 will soon hit the markets. The news about upcoming Lenovo tablet was released on Wednesday, May 31. IdeaTab S2109 is one of the lightest 9.7-inch tablets on the […]

Six Pakistani Universities win places among top Asian institutions

Six Pakistani Universities have won its place in the list of top 300 Universities in Asia, proving the fact that investment in higher education in the country continues to reap dividends. According to a press statement issued by QS World Universities Rankings 2012, National University of Science and Technology (NUST-108) Karachi University (191-200) AKU (201-250) […]

Join currency trade of Japan and China – International News

Japan and China said Tuesday they will begin direct currency trading this week, marking the first time Beijing has let a major unit other than the dollar swap with the Yuan. The move, which will scrap the US currency as an intermediary unit, comes as China introduces measures as part of a long-term goal to […]

Iran says no to a new round of talks on the nuclear issue with the P5

There is no basis yet for another round of negotiations with the P5+1 world powers after the current talks in Baghdad, an Iranian official said on Thursday as the final session here got underway. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton “didn’t say anything new this morning” in a bilateral meeting with Iran earlier Thursday, the […]

Amnesty International terms drone attacks, Abbottabad raid illegal

In quite an unprecedented move, Amnesty International criticized the United States (US) for conducting Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden and using unmanned aircrafts to attack people in the Pakistan’s tribal areas. The Human Rights group released its 50th annual report, lashing out at the US for using lethal force in killing of Al-Qaeda […]

Solar eclipse thrills spectators

Solar eclipse thrills spectators Millions of sky-gazers got the spectacle  of a lifetime as a "ring of fire" solar eclipse crossed the Pacific from Asia  to the United States, where it triggered whoops at festive viewing parties. The annular eclipse was visible in western US from California to Texas late on Sunday and in parts […]

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