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The 2025 Silk Road TV Community Summit opened  in Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, under the theme of “Smart Media Empowers, Maritime Silk Road Embarks Anew.” Nearly 300 representatives from media outlets, academic institutions, cultural and tech enterprises across 20 countries and regions, as well as international organizations, attended the event. Shen Haixiong, vice minister of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and president of China Media Group (CMG), noted in his speech that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has evolved from infrastructure and rule-based connectivity to deeper people-to-people bonds. As a pioneer of reform…

China expressed strong indignation and resolute opposition to Japan’s provocative actions and attempts to mislead public opinion on China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier formation, which recently conducted normal flight training in the sea area east of the Miyako Strait, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense said on Sunday. Noting that China’s far-sea training exercises east of the Miyako Strait fully comply with international law and established practices, Zhang urged the Japanese side to conduct thorough self-reflection, rectify its errors and completely abandon any unlawful attempts. “Japan has recently escalated its provocations and disturbances in the military security…

China strongly urges the Japanese side to immediately stop its dangerous moves of harassing China’s normal military exercise and training, and stop all irresponsible disinformation and political manipulation, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. The spokesperson made the comments in response to a query regarding remarks by Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during an emergency press conference early on December 7. The spokesperson said that the Chinese military has stated its serious position on the issue. The facts are very clear. It is the frequent close-in reconnaissance and disruptions conducted by Japan’s fighter jets on China’s normal military…

Marking the anniversary of the demolition of the centuries-old Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, Pakistan has urged the international community to help safeguard Muslim religious heritage. The statement was given by Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi while responding to a question during his weekly media briefing on Friday. Hindus claim the site as the birthplace of Lord Ram and consider it sacred, with historical significance preceding the construction of the Babri mosque by Muslim Mughals in 1528. In November, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted a saffron flag atop the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya at a ceremony, marking the formal completion…

Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf, and Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, on behalf of the Armed Forces of Pakistan, solemnly commemorated the 54th martyrdom anniversary of Major Shabbir Sharif, whose unmatched bravery and devotion to duty remain an enduring symbol of national pride. Major Sharif was posthumously awarded Pakistan’s highest military honour, the Nishan-e-Haider, in recognition of his extraordinary bravery during the 1971 Pakistan-India war. Major Sharif, who also earned the Sitara-e-Jurat for gallantry during the 1965 War, distinguished himself again…

Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), under its flagship initiative “Friends of Silk Road,” organized a conference titled “The Five-Year Plan and China-Pakistan Future: Innovation, Youth Development, and Shared Opportunities” in Islamabad today. The event brought together young influencers, journalists, researchers, and diplomats to discuss how China’s new Five-Year Plan, green development and self-reliance agenda can translate into opportunities for Pakistan’s youth and economy. In his opening remarks, Executive Director PCI, Mustafa Hyder Sayed, underscored that a key message emerging from the recent plenary session of the Communist Party of China is “self-reliance,” which he described as central to “the rejuvenation of Chinese…

ISLAMABAD  : Chinese bus maker Zhongtong Bus Holding Co. Ltd. will begin locally assembling its luxury buses in Pakistan by mid-2026 through a newly signed partnership with Ghandhara Industries Limited (GIL). According to a filing to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, GIL has formalized an agreement to introduce and distribute Zhongtong buses in the country and will set up a dedicated manufacturing line—separate from its existing bus body facility—to enable full local assembly and manufacturing.

The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO’s conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week, a tight deadline that struck some European officials as unrealistic. The message, recounted by five sources familiar with the discussion, including a US official, was conveyed at a meeting in Washington this week of Pentagon staff overseeing NATO policy and several European delegations. The shifting of this burden from the US to European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would dramatically change how the United States, a founding member of…

WASHINGTON: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Amnesty International USA join US Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and US Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At Large) to demand accountability for Israel’s systematic targeting of the press since October 7, 2023. For the first time, Senator Welch will share findings from his office’s engagement with the governments of Israel and the United States on the status of its probe into the attack on his constituent, US citizen and Agence France-Presse (AFP) video journalist Dylan Collins, who will also join the press conference. The press conference will be held on December 11,…

WASHINGTON: Holders Argentina and leading contenders Spain were handed kind draws for the 2026 World Cup in a star-studded ceremony on Friday which saw US President Donald Trump receive FIFA’s new peace prize. The event in Washington started the final countdown to the tournament, six months out from the first-ever 48-team World Cup, with much-fancied France among those receiving a harder task. Lionel Messi’s Argentina will begin their defense of the trophy they won in Qatar in 2022 against Algeria, and will also face Austria and debutants Jordan in Group J. Heavily-fancied Spain, the European champions, will kick off their…