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BEIJING : The festive holiday atmosphere in China has gotten stronger since the beginning of the 12th month of the lunar year, as Chinese people gear up for the upcoming Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. The countdown to the Spring Festival usually starts on the 23rd day of the 12th month of the lunar year, when Chinese people get busier with preparations for the festival and observe traditional folk customs in the country. The 23rd day of the twelfth month of the lunar year is called Xiaonian, or the Minor New Year’s Day. This is the day when people…

BEIJING : The festive holiday atmosphere in China has gotten stronger since the beginning of the 12th month of the lunar year, as Chinese people gear up for the upcoming Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. The countdown to the Spring Festival usually starts on the 23rd day of the 12th month of the lunar year, when Chinese people get busier with preparations for the festival and observe traditional folk customs in the country. On the 24th day of the 12th lunar month, it is convention for Chinese people to clean their houses. The custom is said to symbolize cleaning…

China formally launched its APEC “China Year” with the first APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting held in the southern coastal city of Guangzhou from February 1 to 10, bringing together more than 1,400 delegates from member economies and setting the tone for a year centered on building an Asia-Pacific community and promoting common prosperity. What is the theme of APEC ‘China Year’? China has proposed “Building an Asia-Pacific Community To Prosper Together” as the overarching theme for the year, a proposal unanimously endorsed by APEC members at an informal senior officials’ meeting in December. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said…

Various sectors in Hong Kong have voiced firm support for the lawful sentence handed down to Jimmy Lai, describing the ruling as well-founded and proportionate. They emphasized that it strongly upholds national security and the authority of the rule of law. The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday sentenced Lai, an instigator of anti-China riots in Hong Kong, to 20 years in prison. Lai was found guilty in December 2025 by the High Court of the HKSAR on two charges of conspiring to collude with external forces and a charge of conspiracy to publish…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for strengthening the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research and supporting scientists and researchers in delivering more original innovations.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, extended festive greetings on Wednesday to people from non-CPC political parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), personages without party affiliation, and other members of the united front ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent the greetings while attending an annual gathering with non-CPC personages at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Addressing the gathering, Xi noted that 2025 was an extraordinary year. He said that facing…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The European Delegation, Team Europe, and the Embassy of Ukraine jointly held a solemn event on Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Hosted at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, the ceremony featured a documentary screening and photographic exhibition highlighting the devastating impact of the conflict on Ukrainian civilians. The event was attended by diplomats, politicians, journalists, think-tank representatives, human rights activists, NGO members, and civil society leaders, who gathered to express solidarity with Ukraine and reaffirm support for its sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a joint statement, the…

The Federal Constitutional Court has restrained the Islamabad High Court (IHC) from initiating contempt proceedings against the prime minister and federal ministers in the Dr Aafia Siddiqui case. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan heard the matter and examined the federal government’s appeals. According to the federal government, the amendment to the petition amounts to an overreach of judicial authority and undermines the finality of decided cases. It further contended that reopening a matter settled after a prolonged period runs contrary to established legal principles. The federal government maintained that the issue relates to foreign policy and…

The United States is concerned about China’s expanding presence in South Asia and is planning to offer Bangladesh’s next government US and allied defence systems as alternatives to Chinese hardware, Washington’s ambassador to Dhaka told Reuters. Bangladesh votes in a general election on Thursday after a Gen Z-led uprising toppled India-allied prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. She has since taken refuge in New Delhi, allowing China to deepen its influence in Bangladesh as India’s presence wanes. China recently signed a defence agreement with Bangladesh to build a drone factory near the India border, worrying foreign diplomats. “The United States…

US President Donald Trump has now claimed that as many as 10 fighter jets were shot down during the Pakistan and India conflict, doubling his initial figure. “I settled eight wars. Of the eight wars, at least six were settled because of tariffs,” Trump said on Fox Business, during a discussion about the effectiveness of his tariff policy. Expanding further, he said: “In other words, I said if you don’t settle this war I’m going to charge you tariffs, because I don’t want to see people getting killed. And they said, ‘Well, what does this have to do…’ I said, ‘You’re…