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ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) :  The 1320 MW Sahiwal Coal-Fired Power Plant, a flagship project under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is known across the nation for lighting millions of homes. Yet, beyond the power it generates, it has illuminated something far more meaningful, the lives of people in the surrounding villages. For thousands of families living in the heart of Punjab, the establishment of the Sahiwal Power Plant has been a turning point, transforming despair into hope, uncertainty into stability, and dreams into reality. Before the plant came into existence, many families in these rural areas faced daily struggles…

HYDERABAD: Speakers at an international conference have stressed the need to align infrastructure expansion with regional connectivity, long-term economic planning and food security. They said CPEC should be advanced as a people-centric and agriculture-friendly initiative.This they said while addressing a two-day international conference on “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Achievements, Challenges and Way Forward”. The conference started at the main auditorium of Benazir Bhutto Convention Center on Wednesday was organized by Sindh University’s Area Study Centre in collaboration with the Centre for International Strategic Studies Sindh and is sponsored by the Sindh Higher Education Commission, Karachi. Sindh University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Fateh…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) :  Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan co-chaired the Second Meeting of the Pakistan–Cambodia Joint Trade Committee (JTC) with H.E. Cham Nimul, Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia, at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. The meeting formally adopted its agenda, reviewed the outcomes of the Senior Officials’ Meeting, and concluded with the signing of the Joint Statement and the witnessing of an agreement between the Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) of the two countries. The ministerial session followed the structured agenda of the JTC, including opening remarks, adoption of agenda, report by senior officials, adoption of Joint…

BEIJING : With the Spring Festival just days away, China’s annual rush to buy “nianhuo,” or holiday goods, is offering a snapshot of an economy in transition, as younger shoppers are reshaping demand, imported products are becoming routine purchases and a government-backed trade-in program is unlocking new consumer spending. The shopping season around the Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year, has long revolved around staples such as nuts, sweets and alcohol. However, that formula is changing as younger consumers are driving demand for products tied not only to tradition but also to personal identity and emotional appeal.…

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…