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The 2026 Africa Day Cultural Festival was held on May 23 in Beijing’s Chaoyang Park, featuring country pavilions, cultural performances, artisanal workshops and a variety of tourism and culinary showcases. This year’s Africa Day celebrations carry particular historical significance as 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and African countries. The event, held just weeks after China granted zero-tariff access to all African nations with diplomatic ties, marked a moment of synergy between economic cooperation and people-to-people exchange. “We believe events like this deepen the human bonds that sustain our partnership and complement new initiatives such as…

The APEC Economies Pavilion made its debut at the 22nd China International Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen. Vietnam arrived with drip coffee and live embroidery, calling it a “warm-up tour” ahead of APEC 2027. The Republic of Korea brought a full lineup of K-content, ready for new collaborations. Shenzhen will host APEC 2026. Vietnam takes over in 2027. For now, culture, business, and creativity are all coming together under one roof at ICIF.

China’s Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a top-level red alert for flash floods on Sunday amid torrential rain across the country’s central and eastern regions. Authorities warned that parts of western Anhui and eastern Hubei provinces face an exceptionally high risk of sudden mountain floods from 8 p.m. on Sunday to 8 p.m. on Monday. People ride in the rain in Fuyang, Anhui Province, east China, May 24, 2026. /VCG An orange alert, the second-highest level, was also declared for parts of Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Hubei. Local governments have been ordered to carry out real-time…

The Shenzhou-23 crew has entered China’s space station, marking the eighth in-orbit rendezvous of Chinese astronauts in space. At 5:13 a.m. on Monday, the Shenzhou-21 crew opened the hatch to welcome the new arrivals. It was the first time for an astronaut from China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to enter the space station. The six crew members took group photos to mark the occasion. In the following days, they will conduct an in-orbit handover aboard the space station.

Ahead of this year’s Spring Festival, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a community canteen at an apartment complex for seniors to learn about local efforts to improve public convenience services and elderly care. He also had a warm conversation with delivery workers taking a break at the canteen, asking about their work and daily lives. Xi stressed that Party committees and governments at all levels must care for them and provide better services to support their lives, work and education. The year 2026 marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Xi once pointed…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has established a modern beeswax foundation sheet production unit at the Honey Bee Research Institute (HBRI) of the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), operating under the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC). Traditional manual production methods commonly used in Pakistan’s beekeeping sector often result in non-standard and unhygienic wax foundations, leading to lower productivity and increased risks of diseases within bee colonies. The newly established facility, with a production capacity of 450 wax foundation sheets per hour, is the first modern unit of its kind in Pakistan. Established with Turkish…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : During meeting with Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed at the Russian-sponsored Eurasian Security Forum, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised ‘Pakistan’s proactive and positive role in promoting peace between Iran and the United States to end this needless War’. Senator Mushahid, who is Co-Chairman of International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), briefed the Russian Foreign Minister on Pakistan’s sustained efforts for Peace Diplomacy which has earned the country the trust, respect and confidence of both protagonists. Lavrov referred to ‘new realities’ in the wake of the Iran War especially noting the significance of the Quartet of Pakistan,…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Under the auspices of the Pakistan Cultural Forum, renowned literary, cultural, social, and business personality Zafar Bakhtawari hosted a dinner at his residence in honor of distinguished Uzbek scholars and writers Professor Tash Mirza and Professor Mukhaya Abdul Rahman. A large number of eminent personalities from literary, academic, diplomatic, cultural, and social circles attended the gathering, including Professor Fateh Muhammad Malik, Professor Dr. Saleem Mazhar, Professor Dr. Najeeba Arif, Professor Qaisra Alvi, Adil Mirza, Farman Ali, Tahir Farooq, Naeem Khan, Shahbaz Chohan, and other distinguished guests. Addressing the occasion, Zafar Bakhtawari said that he respects and…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif began his four-day visit to China on Saturday with the signing of cooperation documents linking Punjab with Zhejiang province and establishing a joint technology research centre, as Islamabad seeks deeper business, technology and industrial cooperation with Beijing under CPEC 2.0. The prime minister arrived in Hangzhou, where Zhejiang province’s Vice Governor Xu Weng­u­ang received him at Hang­zhou Xiaoshan Interna­t­ional Airport, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. China’s Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong and Pakistan’s Ambas­sador to China Khalil Hashmi were also present. During a meeting with Communist Party of China (CPC) Zhejiang Provincial Committee Secretary Wang…

ISLAMABAD ( DI NEWS) : In a major breakthrough for Pakistan’s mineral sector, Pak Salt Corporation has signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement with the China National Salt Industry Group. This historic partnership aims to revolutionize the mining, processing, and global distribution of Pakistan’s vast rock salt reserves. The agreement was successfully finalized through the effective facilitation of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), alongside key institutional support from the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division). By bringing together leading Chinese, Pakistani, and North American enterprises under one platform, the SIFC has played a pivotal role in strengthening Pakistan’s business framework…