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The Chinese economy has maintained good growth momentum, starting the year on a steady note with sound industrial performances and impactful macro policies, official data revealed on Monday. During January and February 2025, most key indicators saw solid increases, employment remained generally stable, and new quality productive forces continued to grow, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Given the economy’s sound performance in the first two months, China has more favorable conditions to achieve its full-year growth target of around 5 percent for 2025, NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui said at a press conference. A good start In the…

China’s CERES-1 commercial rocket put eight satellites into the 535-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit on Monday. The carrier rocket, CERES-1 Y10, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 4:07 p.m. on March 17 on a mission dubbed “Auld Lang Syne.” It delivered five satellites, including the Yunyao-1 55-60 and the AIRSAT-06 and -07 satellites. Equipped with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) occultation detection payloads, the Yunyao-1 satellites are part of the commercial meteorological satellite constellation the Tianjin-based company Yunyao Aerospace is building, with plans for 90 in total. The payload enables satellites to collect atmospheric temperature, humidity,…

KARACHI :A Russian Navy Flotilla, comprising two frigates and a medium sea tanker has arrived in Karachi for a goodwill visit. The Director General Public Relations Navy said the Russian warships were accorded a warm welcome upon arrival at Karachi port. During the port call, the crew of the visiting ships will engage in professional discussions with Pakistan Navy. Russian and Pakistani naval ships will also conduct joint exercises to enhance interoperability and maritime cooperation. The visit of Russian Flotilla marks a significant milestone in maritime diplomacy, reinforcing security and defence cooperation between the two nations.

The federal government has officially announced the revised rates for solar net metering, bringing significant changes for rooftop solar panel users. Under the new policy, the government will purchase electricity from net metering consumers at Rs 10 per unit instead of the previous Rs 27 per unit, Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari confirmed. The minister also reiterated that there will be no tax on the electricity units exported to the grid by solar net metering users. However, they will continue to pay an 18% sales tax on the electricity they consume from the grid, similar to…

Yemen’s Houthi movement has said it has retaliated against the United States following airstrikes that killed at least 53 people, including women and children, amid rising regional tensions over the conflict in Gaza. The latest attacks mark a significant escalation, with Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree announcing that the group had targeted the USS Harry S Truman and other US warships with 18 ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones. The US has yet to comment on the claim. The death toll from Saturday’s strikes, carried out by the US, rose to 53, with at least five children and…

School holidays were declared by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, starting Sunday, March 16, and extending until the conclusion of the Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The announcement came through a statement from his office, which confirmed that the Ministry of Education had been instructed to make the necessary adjustments to the academic calendar. In his statement, Dbeibah praised the hard work of students, teachers, and parents who had diligently maintained the study schedule throughout Ramadan, culminating in the successful completion of the midterm exams. The premier extended his best wishes for the continued success of all students.

WhatsApp introduced a new feature that allowed users to directly link their social media profiles to their accounts, enhancing cross-platform accessibility. Available to select beta testers, the update aimed to streamline the integration of social media within the messaging app. With this feature, users could add their social media usernames, automatically generating a clickable link at the top of the chat info page. At that time, only Instagram profiles could be linked, although reports suggested that WhatsApp might extend support to additional platforms in future updates. To ensure user privacy, WhatsApp also introduced visibility controls, which allowed individuals to decide…

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) successfully launched 23 new Starlink satellites into space, including 13 equipped with direct-to-cell connectivity capabilities. According to details, the launch took place from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with the Falcon 9 rocket delivering the satellites into low Earth orbit. According to the company, this launch marked SpaceX’s third within a mere 13-hour period, highlighting the firm’s rapid pace of satellite deployment. As of 2025, SpaceX had completed 31 Falcon 9 missions, with approximately two-thirds dedicated to constructing the Starlink satellite network. This network, now the largest satellite constellation ever assembled, had seen…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent a legal notice to South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch for withdrawing from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to join the Indian Premier League (IPL). According to details, the PCB had sent the notice to Bosch for skipping the Pakistan’s domestic marquee competition after getting signed by Peshawar Zalmi. Subsequently, the Proteas all-rounder had decided to join the Mumbai Indians in the IPL as a replacement of the Lizaad Williams. The Zalmi had picked up Bosch in the diamond category during the draft of the upcoming 10th edition of the PSL. The legal notice…

A Chinese research team has developed an AI tool that predicts the risk of liver cancer recurrence with 82.2 percent accuracy, according to a study recently published in the journal Nature. Liver cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, has a postoperative recurrence rate as high as 70 percent. Accurately predicting recurrence has been a critical challenge. /VCG Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China, led by Sun Cheng, have developed a scoring system named TIMES, which quantifies the spatial distribution patterns of immune cells within the tumor microenvironment to assess relapse likelihood. The system…