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ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : H.E. Dr. Oumer Hussien Oba, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), called on H.E. Jam Kamal Khan, Federal Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for Commerce, on Thursday at the Ministry of Commerce in Islamabad. During the meeting, both sides had a comprehensive discussion regarding various initiatives for enhancing bilateral cooperation across trade, investment, connectivity, tourism, and culture to further strengthen their ties. They also agreed on establishing a Joint Trade Committee in line with the bilateral trade agreement signed in 2023 between the two sides. Ambassador Dr. Oumer…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Islamabad, convened a high-level policy dialogue titled “Strengthening Governance and Implementation Strategies for CPEC 2.0,” alongside the launch of two reports: “Unlocking CPEC Phase II: Building Capacity for Business-to-Business Cooperation with China and Central Asia” and “From Infrastructure to Impact: Conceptualizing the Strategic Corridors (5Cs) Under CPEC 2.0.” In his keynote address, Federal Minister for the Board of Investment, Qaisar Ahmad Shaikh, outlined key lessons from China’s economic transformation, highlighting Pakistan’s widening trade gap and the need to boost exports. He noted that nearly 70% of regulatory reforms—eliminating redundant approvals…

Cai Qi, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), held talks with Tran Cam Tu, member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and permanent member of the Secretariat of the CPVCC, in Beijing on Wednesday, with both sides pledging to fully utilize their inter-party channels. Cai, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, called on the two parties of China and Vietnam to play the overarching and leading role, and provide concrete guidance to…

The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Wednesday held the opening ceremony of a series of national security education activities. China’s National Security Education Day is observed annually on April 15. Jointly hosted by the Macao SAR government and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, this year’s activities took the theme “Coordinating Development and Security: Safeguarding the New Journey of the 15th Five-Year Plan.” As introduced by the Macao SAR government, the lineup includes key events, such as a national security education exhibition and a public screening of national security-themed films. The exhibition will…

China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5% year on year in the first quarter of 2026, 0.5 percentage points faster than that of the fourth quarter of 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Thursday. The country’s GDP reached 33.4 trillion yuan (about $4.87 trillion) during this period, the NBS data showed. In the first quarter, “the growth of production and supply accelerated, market demand continued to improve, employment was generally stable, market prices picked up moderately, and high-quality development advanced with new and positive momentum,” the NBS said in a statement. “The national economy got off…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Today marks the remembrance day of Azerbaijan’s prominent scholar, Honored Scientist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, full member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Zarifa Aliyeva, Report informs. It has been 41 years since Zarifa Aliyeva’s death. Zarifa Aliyeva died on April 15, 1985, in Moscow. In 1994, her remains were transferred from Moscow’s Novodevichy Cemetery to Baku and buried in the Alley of Honor next to her father’s grave. Zarifa Aliyeva was born on April 28, 1923, in the Sharur district of Nakhchivan. She graduated from the Azerbaijan State Medical Institute named after Nariman…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Eight friends, thousands of kilometers, and a shared sense of adventure — a US student’s journey through the rugged beauty and quiet kindness of China’s Northwest. Growing up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a small city surrounded by endless plains, I’ve found unexpected echoes of home in China’s smaller towns — from the warmth of locals in Huaihua, Central China’s Hunan province, to the quiet charm of Yangshuo, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. With an itch to see more of China’s lesser-visited regions, I began planning a trip to the northwest with seven friends —…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Ambassador Khalil Hashmi visited Ningbo, a coastal city in eastern China, on 14 April 2026 as part of efforts by Pakistan Embassy and its Consulates in China to mobilize investments in 21 priority areas. The Ambassador delivered a keynote address at Pakistan-China (Ningbo) Industrial Cooperation Summit and spoke at two B2B Investment Roundtables in the ICT and Pharmaceutical sectors. These events were organized in collaboration with Pakistan Consulate General in Shanghai and by IBI Group. During his keynote address at the summit, Ambassador Hashmi highlighted Pakistan’s key advantages of location, competitive labour costs, favorable investment policy…

China’s largest scientific artificial intelligence (AI) computing cluster went operational on Tuesday in Zhengzhou City, central China’s Henan Province, marking an advancement in the country’s AI-driven scientific research infrastructure. The world is currently experiencing a paradigm shift in scientific research, with AI-driven discovery becoming a key frontier in global technology competition. Realizing its full potential requires accessible high-performance computing power, according to a report from China Media Group. The cluster acts as a core node of the country’s supercomputer network. It began trial operation in February, initially offering more than 30,000 domestic AI accelerator chips. The April upgrade increased the…

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, held talks with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Vietnamese president, in Beijing on Wednesday.