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 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. […]
Jun 8 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
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 […]
Jun 2 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
Jun 1 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
Jun 1 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
May 31 2012 | Posted in
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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) […]
May 30 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
May 29 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
May 24 2012 | Posted in
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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 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 […]
May 22 2012 | Posted in
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