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China’s fixed-asset investment rose 4.1 percent year on year in the first two months of 2025, 0.9 percentage points higher than the full-year growth rate of 2024, official data showed on Monday. The investment totaled 5.2619 trillion yuan (about $734 billion) during the January-February period, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement. During the period, investment in infrastructure construction rose 5.6 percent and manufacturing investment increased 9 percent, while investment in property development decreased 9.8 percent. Excluding the property sector, the country’s fixed-asset investment rose 8.4 percent in the first two months. Retail sales of consumer goods,…

The U.S. side using the fentanyl issue as an excuse to impose tariffs on Chinese imports will undermine the foundation of China-U.S. counter-narcotics cooperation, Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Zhang Jianmin said on Saturday. Zhang made the remarks while speaking with the San Francisco Chronicle on the tariff war and fentanyl issue. Zhang pointed out that China imposed controls over its manufacturing, sale, use and export of fentanyl in 2019. However, the U.S. side has used the fentanyl issue as an excuse to impose tariffs on Chinese imports, he said, stressing that there would be no winner from trade…

China  made public a plan on special initiatives to boost consumption, as the world’s second-largest economy moves to make domestic demand the main engine and anchor of economic growth. The plan, issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council, aims to vigorously boost consumption, stimulate domestic demand across the board, and increase spending power by increasing earnings and reducing financial burdens. It also aims to generate effective demand through high-quality supply, improve the consumption environment to strengthen consumer willingness to spend, and address prominent constraints on consumption.…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Participating as Special Guest in the conference of International Parliament for Tolerance & Peace (ITPT), hosted by former Speaker of Arab Parliament, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Jaswan of the United Arab Emirates, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed said prerequisite for Tolerance and Peace was resolving longstanding conflicts like Palestine and Kashmir on the basis of United Nations resolutions seeking their right of self-determination. He also called for lifting of blockade to provide uninterrupted flow of humanitarian assistance and enforcement of ceasefire in current conflict situations in Gaza and the Sudan, where he urged for a civilian-led and civilian-owned…

HAIKOU (Xinhua) — In the rain-soaked fields of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in south China’s Hainan Province, Pakistani postdoctoral researcher Qamar U Zaman waded through the mud in rain boots, carefully inspecting rice plants and occasionally plucking rice ears for closer examination. A researcher at the Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Qamar arrived in China in 2017 to pursue his doctorate. He has since gained extensive experience at various agricultural research institutions, specializing in rice breeding with a particular focus on combating rice blast disease (RBD). Keen to apply his expertise in Pakistan, Qamar is determined to develop effective strategies…

As global tensions mount due to the United States’ escalating tariff war, China has emerged as a pillar of stability. Its 2025 Two Sessions reinforced a commitment to steady governance and strategic foresight, drawing international attention to its policy consistency. In recent weeks, international media reports and commentary highlighted China’s annual political meetings as a window that showcases its long-term planning and governance – with NBC News highlighting how China appears to be making a “strategic decision to present itself as a global stalwart amid a world in turmoil.” NBC news report underscored that Beijing’s stability stems from its policy…

Chinese animated film “Ne Zha 2′ has surpassed “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” with a global box office of over 15.02 billion yuan (about $2.07 billion), becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time. Forty-six days after its release in China, the film continues to break records and climb charts. “Ne Zha 2” holds the title of China’s highest-grossing film ever, surpassing “Wolf Warrior 2” and “The Battle at Lake Changjin,” while also claiming the crown of the world’s highest-grossing animated film (overtaking the $1.7 billion of “Inside Out 2”). The “Ne Zha 2” juggernaut has expanded to Asian markets including…

China’s top legislator Zhao Leji  emphasized resolutely combating “Taiwan independence” separatist activities and curbing interference from external forces. Zhao, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, made the remarks at a symposium in Beijing marking the 20th anniversary of the enforcement of the Anti-Secession Law. Zhao, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, stressed the importance of unswervingly advancing the cause of national reunification. Over the past 20 years, especially since the 18th CPC National Congress, the country has further enriched the legal framework for…

China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the G7 allegations of the South China Sea and China’s economic policies, and has lodged serious protests to the Canadian side, the Chinese Embassy in Canada said on Saturday. The Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and G7 Foreign Ministers Declaration on Maritime Security and Prosperity “grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs, and maliciously slandered and smeared China,” said a spokesperson of the embassy.

ISLAMABAD: A day after the successful rescue operation, the Foreign Office said on Thursday that India was behind the deadly terrorist attack on the Jaffar Express, adding that it was orchestrated by the leadership of a terrorist organisation based abroad. FO spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan, addressing his weekly briefing in Islamabad, said that the rescue operation for the Jaffar Express attack has been completed, and intelligence suggests that the terrorists were in contact with their associates in Afghanistan. The statement comes after security forces eliminated all 33 Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists who had hijacked the Jaffar Express which was…