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China’s Spring Festival box office is seeing significant gains with cinema-goers breaking previous records for the Chinese film industry, according to box office data tracker Dengta. The total domestic box office revenue for the 2025 Spring Festival season including ticket pre-sales surged to 808 million yuan ($111.3 million) as of Monday, with Chinese films dominating. All of the top six are set for release on January 29, the first day of Chinese New Year. A series of promotional posters for film releases during the Spring Festival period, January 27, 2025. /VCG Topping the list, “Legends of the Condor Heroes: The…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday noted solid progress the country has made in advancing Chinese modernization amid “complex and challenging” situations over the past 12 months at a high-level reception to ring in the Chinese New Year. “In the Year of the Dragon, we demonstrated vitality and a can-do spirit. We endured storms and saw the rainbow,” said Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Faced with complex and challenging situations, China responded with composure and implemented a range of comprehensive measures, overcame difficulties…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan, Atadjan Movlamov said that Turkmenistan viewed the upcoming Year of Peace and Trust, 2025, as the crucial period in the humanization of international relations. Turkmenistan considers the decision to declare 2025 as the ‘International Year of Peace and Trust’ as a global-scale event and a genuine opportunity for a qualitative transition to a new stage in international relations, the Ambassador said. Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan, Atadjan Movlamov said this while talking to the mediaman in the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad. He said that based on this, during the 78th…

A-list star Sajal Ali recently celebrated her 31st birthday in style, and received massive messages, which she feels indebted to her well-wishers. The Yaqeen Ka Safar actress dropped a glimpse from her 31st birthday celebrations on Instagram. In the first image, Sajal puts her contagious smile on display while holding a fresh bouquet of flowers, a token of her birthday love. Next, the What’s Love Got To Do With It actress shared a photo of her creamy birthday cake waiting to be cut, followed by an epic shot of the party decor. “A bit late, but a heartfelt thank you…

Neelam Muneer has announced resuming acting after a brief hiatus for wedding. Taking to Instagram, Neelam shared a new photo, expressing gratitude to fans for their wedding wishes and announcing her readiness to work again. After temporarily stepping back from the industry for her wedding, Neelam is now preparing for a comeback. She wrote, “After spending a wonderful time, I’m back with a new mindset and excitement to work again.” She acknowledged the immense love she received through her acting career and expressed a desire to enhance that bond further. Neelam also thanked her fans, family, friends from the industry,…

The tech world has been rocked by the emergence of DeepSeek –  a Chinese artificial intelligence company whose low-cost high-performance AI assistant has caused a significant stir in global markets. The sudden success of DeepSeek’s AI-powered app and its shocking cost efficiency have sent shockwaves through Wall Street, triggering one of the largest market capitalisation losses in history. As DeepSeek’s rise poses a new challenge to the dominance of U.S.-based AI companies, particularly Nvidia, the market is grappling with the possibility that high costs and cutting-edge chips may not be the only route to success in AI. Here’s a deep…

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) cut its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 12% on Monday, the governor told reporters, for a sixth straight reduction since June as the country attempts to revive business and economic sentiment amid easing inflation. The central bank has slashed rates by 1,000bps from an all-time high of 22% in June 2024, in one of the most aggressive moves among central banks in emerging markets and topping the 625bps in rate cuts it did in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The central bank in a statement said the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) noted…

BEIJING : Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi extended his warmest greetings to the people of China and readers of the Global Times on occasion of the Spring Festival. “As we celebrate the joyous occasion of the Spring Festival, I extend my warmest greetings to the people of China and the readers of the Global Times. The Year of the Snake, a symbol of wisdom, resilience, and renewal, offers us an opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the past and look forward to a future of shared prosperity and collaboration,” he said in his message of China’s Spring Festival…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : In response to a recent article published by The Guardian, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan has categorically refuted the claims made, terming them as “completely untrue.” The article allegedly quoted remarks by a Chinese diplomat, which the embassy has clarified were fabricated. The embassy stated, “The rhetoric and wording imposed is obviously not credible, lacking the basic understanding of China’s position. The author’s practice of unilaterally fabricating false information without prior consent for an interview violates professional ethics and breaches basic respect for the common understanding.” China reiterated its firm commitment to supporting the construction of…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Monday formally appealed their conviction in the high-profile £190 million case seeking redress from the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The appeals were submitted by their lawyer Khalid Yousuf in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). In the appeal, the legal team argued that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has “maliciously misused its powers and position” during the investigation. It  highlighted that the accountability court’s decision, based on an incomplete investigation, was hasty and unjust. Furthermore, the appeal asserted that the investigation agency failed to obtain the agreement text from the National…