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Tremors were felt in the Kalat district of Balochistan, spreading fear among residents. According to the Seismological Centre, the earthquake measured 4.6 on the Richter scale and had a depth of 25 kilometres. Officials said the epicentre lay about 27 kilometres south-east of Kalat. Initial reports indicated no loss of life or property. The relevant authorities are monitoring the situation.

Cristiano Ronaldo has departed Saudi Arabia and arrived in Spain following heightened tensions in the Middle East after Iran’s retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases in the region. According to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, the Portuguese star’s Gulfstream G650 jet took off from Riyadh at around 9 p.m. local time on Monday and landed in Spain early Tuesday. The Al-Nassr forward’s departure comes after the Asian Football Confederation suspended eight matches across the Gulf region amid security concerns following the outbreak of hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran. Al-Nassr’s quarter-final clash against Al-Wasl, which was scheduled to take place…

China improved policy coordination and took macro policy steps to enhance counter-cyclical adjustments, with the aim of maintaining the stability of employment, enterprise operations, 8markets and expectations, said Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday. Li made the remarks when delivering the government work report at the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress in Beijing. Li noted that by preparing for the worst while striving for the best, they not only maintained overall macroeconomic stability and secured new advances in high-quality development, but also significantly bolstered morale and confidence across society.

China will strengthen Party conduct and integrity building and advance the fight against corruption, while intensifying efforts to address formalism to ease burdens on primary-level units, according to a government work report submitted on Thursday to the country’s top legislature for deliberation. Efforts will be made to further advance the building of a law-based government and consciously accept oversight in accordance with the law, said the report. Proposals and suggestions from deputies to the National People’s Congress, as well as proposals from members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, will be handled with care, it added. Comprehensive inspections will…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said China successfully met its major economic and social development targets for 2025 and concluded its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) under the leadership of President Xi Jinping. He made the remarks while delivering the government work report at the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress on Thursday. Premier Li described 2025 as an extraordinary year, saying that in the face of profound and complex changes at home and abroad, the Communist Party of China Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, rallied the Chinese people of all ethnic groups and led the…

China will resolutely oppose hegemonism and power politics, and uphold international fairness and justice, according to a government work report submitted on Thursday to the national legislature for deliberation. China will stay committed to an independent foreign policy of peace and to peaceful development, and will expand its global network of partnerships, according to the report. China stands ready to work with all members of the international community to promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and pursue the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global…

The 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s national legislature, opened its fourth session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attended the opening meeting.

China’s new quality productive forces grew steadily, and numerous new advances were made in science and technology, according to a government work report delivered by Chinese Premier Li Qiang on behalf of the State Council at the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress on Thursday. China led the way in the research, development and application of artificial intelligence (AI), biomedicine, robotics and quantum technology. New breakthroughs were made in the independent research and development of chips. The Tianwen-2 probe embarked on an interplanetary exploration mission; large-scale application of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System were…

China targets an economic growth of 4.5% to 5% in 2026 and will strive for better in practice, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country’s top legislature for deliberation. Main targets for development this year also include: a surveyed urban unemployment rate of around 5.5%; over 12 million new urban jobs; an increase in consumer price index of around 2%; growth in personal income in step with economic growth; a basic equilibrium in the balance of payments; grain output of around 700 million tonnes; and a drop of around 3.8% in carbon dioxide emissions per unit…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a government work report on behalf of the State Council at the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress on Thursday.