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China’s Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) recently achieved an important technological breakthrough in its green and low-carbon development. The carbon capture and liquefaction facility at the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in Chengmai, a county in southern China’s Hainan Province, has commenced operations and is now running smoothly. The milestone represents a significant step forward in the industrialization of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology in Hainan, providing solid scientific and industrial support for the construction of a world-class ecological civilization pilot zone in the FTP. The carbon capture and liquefaction facility has effectively captured, purified and liquefied carbon…

In a recent exclusive interview with CGTN, Jiang Xiaoyan, Chinese Ambassador to North Macedonia, said that cooperation between China and North Macedonia has continued to yield tangible results across trade, infrastructure and people-to-people exchanges. She noted that China has become North Macedonia’s third-largest trading partner and its largest non-European partner, with Macedonian products such as wine, marble and truffles gaining popularity in the Chinese market. Jiang highlighted North Macedonia’s growing role as a transport and logistics hub for the Balkans, saying that Chinese investment in infrastructure and manufacturing has created thousands of local jobs and strengthened regional connectivity. She also…

BEIJING: China on Saturday passed revisions to a key piece of legislation aimed at strengthening Beijing’s ability to wage trade war, curb outbound shipments from strategic minerals to sex dolls, and further open its $19 trillion economy. The latest revision to the Foreign Trade Law, approved by China’s top legislative body, will take effect on March 1, 2026, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday. The world’s second-largest economy is overhauling its trade-related legal frameworks partly to convince members of a major trans-Pacific trade bloc created to counter China’s growing influence that the manufacturing powerhouse deserves a seat at the…

China launched a new meteorological satellite from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Saturday. A Long March-3B rocket, carrying the Fengyun-4 03 satellite, blasted off at 12:07 a.m., and has sent the satellite into the preset orbit. Developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, the satellite is the third in the Fengyun-4 series, following the previous launches of the first two satellites on December 11, 2016 and June 3, 2021, respectively. Equipped with four types of Earth remote sensing instruments and two solar observation instruments, Fengyun-4 03 satellite is an important component of China’s next-generation…

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The draft environmental code, the draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress, and the draft law on national development planning will be submitted to the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) for further deliberation, according to a decision made by the NPC Standing Committee on Saturday. The decision was adopted at the end of an NPC Standing Committee session held from Monday to Saturday. Compilation of an environmental code is a major decision by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and carries profound and far-reaching significance for advancing the Beautiful China Initiative across…

ISLAMABAD : President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has arrived in Pakistan today on a one-day official visit. As soon as the aircraft entered Pakistani airspace, Pakistan Air Force fighter jets escorted the UAE President’s plane and presented an aerial salute. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, along with federal ministers, received the President of the United Arab Emirates at Nur Khan Air Base. The UAE President was accorded a 21-gun salute and a guard of honour. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin…

ISLAMABAD : Chinese and Pakistani officials signed a package of cooperation documents and launched joint programmes to advance vocational education in various disciplines this week, it is reported on Thursday, aiming to integrate the needs of various industries with skills training. The agreements were announced at the “Seminar on International Cooperation and Exchange: Integration of Industry and Education in Vocational Education between China and Pakistan” held in China’s capital Beijing this Tuesday. Twenty-one items were signed and five cooperation platforms were unveiled between the two sides, APP reported. These items and platforms covered professional standards, shared teaching resources, faculty and…

MELBOURNE: MELBOURNE: England were dismissed for just 110 on day one of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday to trail Australia by 42. After the hosts were sent in and bowled out for 152, England fared even worse on a green wicket offering plenty of pace and movement for the bowlers. Harry Brook top-scored with 41 while Michael Neser took 4-45 and Scott Boland 3-30. Earlier in the day, England captain Ben Stokes won a key toss on a green track and his quicks feasted after sending in Australia under overcast skies at a packed…

Third-ranked Coco Gauff and sixth-ranked Taylor Fritz will team up again as the United States defends its championship at the United Cup next week in Australia. The only combined ATP and WTA team event will kick off the 2026 tennis season, beginning on Jan. 2 in Perth and Sydney. The tournament will give several of the world’s top players preparation matches ahead of the first major of the year, the Australian Open, which gets underway on Jan. 18 in Melbourne. Eighteen teams, comprised of one ATP and one WTA player, will compete for the title. The teams are grouped in…