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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with his Kazakh counterpart Yermek Kosherbayev in Beijing on Monday, with the two sides pledging to deepen practical cooperation and strengthen strategic mutual trust. Wang said China-Kazakhstan relations have maintained strong momentum and demonstrated resilience and vitality. China is willing to work with Kazakhstan to carry forward their long-standing friendship, improve people’s well-being, consolidate strategic mutual trust and pursue common development, Wang said. He added that China supports Kazakhstan in pursuing a development path suited to its national conditions and is ready to expand exchanges at all levels, share governance experience and advance…

China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO) on Tuesday held a press conference on the country’s import and export of the first half of 2026.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang  convened a symposium featuring experts and entrepreneurs to seek their opinions on the current economic situation and economic work in the next stage. Participants said China’s economy had remained generally stable in the first half of 2026, with new growth drivers expanding at a faster pace and the momentum for high-quality development continuing to build despite external uncertainties. After hearing their remarks, Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said China’s economy is transitioning across the board toward high-quality development, with increasingly solid…

An event promoting the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Monday. Participants said that as the event coincided with the 25th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), it was of great significance for representatives from all walks of life in both countries and from the SCO family to exchange views on the book. The important work systematically expounds the theory and practice of Chinese modernization, vividly presents China’s vision and program for building a community with a shared future for humanity, and serves as an authoritative work…

Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir arrives in Türkiye on two-day official visit. According to security sources, Field Marshal Asim Munir received a warm welcome upon his arrival in Türkiye. During the visit, the CDF will hold important meetings with Türkiye’s military and political leadership. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Turkiye where he held several key meetings. The premier said that his recent visit to Türkiye will further strengthen longstanding relations between the two countries. The prime minister said Turkish investors and business leaders have shown keen interest in investing…

Security forces have eliminated another five terrorists as a joint counterterrorism campaign, Operation Shaaban, continues in Balochistan. Sources said the militants were killed in aerial and ground operations. The total number of terrorists neutralized in the Operation Shaaban has reached 76. From July 5 until now, a total of 114 terrorists have been killed in the operation Shaaban and other IBOs. The operations involve coordinated efforts by the Pakistan Army, FC Balochistan and law enforcement agencies, with both ground troops and air support being used to target militant hideouts and movement. According to security officials, forces have recovered a large…

Chairman Senate, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Monday urged the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to move beyond declarations and translate their commitments into concrete measures for women’s economic empowerment, describing it as both an Islamic obligation and a prerequisite for sustainable development. Addressing the opening session of the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women as chief guest, held under the theme “Women’s Economic Empowerment for Sustainable Development,” Gilani said Islam had established the principles of justice, dignity and equal opportunity for women more than 1,400 years ago by guaranteeing their rights to education, property, inheritance, economic…

US and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting US facilities in states across the Gulf on Sunday and saying it had again closed the vital Strait of Hormuz. The renewed violence casts further doubt on the future of an interim US-Iranian agreement signed last month that aimed to reopen the strait and end the war after a further 60 days of negotiations. The strikes were the latest in a cycle of attacks and counter-attacks as Iran seeks to assert control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. However, the barrage marked an escalation in…

Heavy rainfall and widespread flooding have caused extensive devastation across Bangladesh, with the death toll rising to 52 and more than one million people affected by the disaster. According to authorities, the flood situation remains critical in seven districts, where numerous roads, bridges and other public infrastructure have been damaged, making access to affected areas increasingly difficult. Officials said conditions remain severe across the seven flood-hit districts, with the highest number of fatalities reported from Cox’s Bazar, the worst-affected district. Authorities said 267,918 families remain stranded in floodwaters, while relief and evacuation operations are underway to move them to safer…

In the latest step to deepen China-Pakistan cooperation in modern agriculture, the Belt and Road Joint Laboratory for Biological Resources and Green Smart Agriculture in Arid Regions was inaugurated in Shaanxi Province in northwest China.  Brought together by Northwest A&F University, the research consortium also includes the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, the Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute and Sindh Agriculture University. According to Prof. Zhang Lixin, the Chinese director of the laboratory and a professor at Northwest A&F University, the joint platform will focus on six research areas, including germplasm resources and intelligent breeding,…