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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that China is ready to expand practical cooperation and elevate ties with Montenegro to a higher level. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during talks with Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ervin Ibrahimovic in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. Wang said China and Montenegro are good friends despite the geographical distance. China was among the first countries to recognize Montenegro’s independence and establish diplomatic relations with it, demonstrating China’s respect for Montenegro and the importance it attaches…

The Double Ninth Festival, which falls on this Sunday, is a traditional festival that celebrates the long-standing Chinese tradition of respecting, caring for, and honoring the elders. These values, deeply rooted in Chinese culture, have shaped the way Chinese people treat the seniors with kindness and respect, as reflected in both the nation’s policies and people-to-people interactions. The Chinese leader himself has led by example. Over the years, President Xi Jinping has regularly visited eldercare facilities to learn about their living conditions and the services available to help them live happy and fulfilling lives. Ahead of the Chinese New Year…

China’s GDP grew 4.6% in the first three quarters of 2026, reaching 107.1 trillion yuan ($16 trillion), data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday. Overall, the country’s economy sustained steady development despite pressures, the NBS said. Value-added industrial output of major enterprises increased by 5.3% year on year from January to September. Notably, value added of equipment manufacturing grew at 10.2% year on year and high-tech manufacturing at 14.3%. Meanwhile, output of 3D printing equipment rose 62.5%, lithium-ion batteries grew 39.5% and industrial robots were up 29.1%. Workers at an intelligent production workshop in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia…

Security forces have killed two wanted militants during an intelligence-based operation in Dalbandin, in Balochistan’s Chagai district, according to security sources. The operation was conducted as part of the ongoing “Operation Radd-ul-Fitna 3”, with security forces targeting suspected militant hideouts, the sources said on Saturday. The two militants were involved in harassing passengers along the Quetta-Taftan Highway and spreading fear in the surrounding areas. According to security sources, the militants had also been involved in setting commercial vehicles and passenger buses on fire along the highway, causing damage to the national economy. Security forces continue operations against militancy in Balochistan,…

Commander National Strategic Command (CNSC) General Syed Aamer Raza on Saturday warned that Pakistan will not tolerate any cross-border aggression or violation of the country’s borders. “Safeguarding the territorial integrity of our motherland is absolute and unyielding,” he said while addressing the 154th Pakistan Military Academy Long Course, 39th Technical Graduate Course, 73nd Integrated Course and 28th Lady Cadet Course passing out ceremony at PMA Kakul. At the beginning of his address, the CNSC said that the ceremony marked the successful completion of foundational military training at “one of the world’s premier military academies”. Gen Raza felicitated the passing cadets…

BAGHDAD: Iraq has lost around USD60 billion during the Middle East war, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Thursday, with Iran blockading a waterway that is crucial to global energy flows. OPEC member Iraq was producing about four million barrels of oil per day before the conflict, exporting about 3.5 million bpd — mostly shipped from the country’s south via the Strait of Hormuz. But Iran’s stranglehold on the waterway forced Iraq, lacking storage capacity, to halt most production and fall back on limited exports via Syria and Turkey, by truck and pipeline respectively. “Iraq has suffered losses estimated at…

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said on Friday that it intercepted missiles and drones over Riyadh and other areas, as the kingdom comes under sustained attack. Since Yemen’s civil war flared back to life in July, the Houthis have repeatedly struck Saudi targets including Red Sea tankers, oil facilities and Riyadh’s international airport, where 13 people were killed in a single attack last week. Saudi Arabia leads a military coalition that has supported Yemen’s internationally recognised government against the Houthis for more than a decade. “We intercepted and destroyed three drones in the southern area and Riyadh… and…

Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said the provincial government’s investment conference in Shanghai attracted Pakistani and Chinese investors and resulted in the signing of 34 MoUs, including 10 government-to-government and 24 business-to-business agreements across sectors such as energy, coal and education. He highlighted the Dhabeji Special Economic Zone under CPEC as a key opportunity for Chinese investment, saying the partnerships would promote industrial development, create jobs, strengthen Sindh’s economy and reduce dependence on imports.

China has approved four-year pilot programs for comprehensive hydrogen energy applications in five city clusters, according to a government circular made public Friday. The programs will cover the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and three cross-regional groups linking northeast China, including eastern Inner Mongolia, with the Yangtze River Delta, Xinjiang with the Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle, and the Yellow River bend with the Central Plains. The circular, jointly released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission, calls on participating cities to accelerate the implementation of…

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Zagreb on Friday, expressing Croatia’s willingness to strengthen exchanges at all levels and advance mutually beneficial cooperation with China. During their meeting, Milanovic asked Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, to convey his sincere greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping. China has undergone tremendous changes over the past few decades and made remarkable achievements in economic and social development, Milanovic said. China’s peaceful development poses no threat to any country and should be viewed objectively and rationally…