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A few taps on a smartphone, and the wheat is sold. This summer, Wang Xiugang, a farmer in Xiajin County of Dezhou City, east China’s Shandong Province, no longer had to spend hours waiting in line at a grain collection station. Through a mobile app, he could book a delivery time, check the prices, track quality inspection results and complete the entire selling process – from weighing to payment – in about 30 minutes. The shift from queuing in person to selling grain at one’s fingertips offers a glimpse into China’s steadily advancing agricultural modernization. For Chinese President Xi Jinping,…

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday castigated Defence Minister Khawaja Asif over his remarks questioning the identity of people in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the epicentre of protests led by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) against the reservation of 12 seats in the AJK’s Legislative Assembly for refugees. Speaking on the NA floor, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman urged patience and tolerance, saying that many emotional statements had been made in the House, including by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq himself. “When the government’s reaction becomes emotional, that is not befitting of the government’s…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a special address at the opening plenary of the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in northeast China’s coastal city of Dalian on Wednesday. Featuring the theme “Innovating at Scale,” the event, held from June 23 to 25, is gathering over 1,700 participants from over 90 countries and regions to discuss topics including the next phase of China’s economic trajectory and how to translate technological advances into real economic benefits.

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met with Ali Mohammed Hammed AI Shamsi, secretary-general of the Supreme National Security Council of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in New Delhi on Tuesday. Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, said China and the UAE are comprehensive strategic partners. China is ready to work with the UAE to strengthen confidence, make joint efforts, maintain high-level exchanges, unlock the full potential of bilateral cooperation, promote people-to-people ties and push bilateral relations to a higher…

The China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) is the world’s first exhibition dedicated to supply chains. It serves as a gateway for China to establish a new development pattern and promote high-level openness. With the theme of “Connecting the World for a Shared Future,” the fourth CISCE is scheduled to take place from June 22 to June 26 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. The thematic event on advanced manufacturing closely aligns with the 15th Five-Year Plan and industrial needs, centering on the integration of intelligent manufacturing. It focuses on three key dimensions – technological breakthroughs, industrial collaboration and ecosystem…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday in New Delhi. Wang is in the Indian capital for the 16th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisors and High Representatives on National Security. During the meeting, Modi said India and China are both ancient civilizations with a history of friendly exchanges spanning thousands of years, and the two countries held leading and dominant positions in the world for a long period of…

Security forces have foiled a major terrorist conspiracy through timely and intelligence-based action in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, security sources said. According to security sources, the operation was conducted in the Jirak area on the basis of secret information, during which a large quantity of weapons and communication equipment was recovered. During the operation, 4 rocket fuses and multiple improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized from a vehicle. Security officials said the explosive materials were intended to be used in a possible large-scale terrorist attack, which was being planned in the region. They added that the timely and professional…

US Vice President JD Vance has returned home after historic peace talks in Switzerland, describing the negotiations with Iran as highly productive and saying they laid the foundation for change in the Middle East. Speaking to the media after returning from Switzerland, JD Vance said significant progress had been made during 36 hours of talks with Iran. He described the discussions as very constructive and said both sides would have to continue working to build on the progress achieved. Strait of Hormuz mechanism agreed The US vice president said one of the key successes of the talks was the…

SANTA CLARA: Algeria fought back from a goal down to beat Jordan 2-1 on Monday, keeping alive their hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout rounds and condemning their opponents to an early exit in Group J. After a long and frustrating struggle to crack open a resolute Jordanian defence, Algeria turned the game around with two goals in the space of 13 second-half minutes from Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri. Jordan absorbed waves of Algerian pressure and went ahead in the 36th minute after a defensive error triggered a quick attack that was finished off by Nizar Al-Rashdan low…

Pakistan’s exports to China exceeded $1.55 billion in the January–May period of 2026, marking a robust 48.7 percent year-on-year increase compared with $1.04 billion recorded in the same period of 2025, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC). The surge, equivalent to an additional $507 million in just five months, represents one of the strongest bilateral trade performances in recent years. As per GACC data, copper products remained the dominant driver, accounting for 43.7 percent of total export value at $675 million up from $393 million a year earlier, a rise of 71.7 percent. March 2026 was…