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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called for efforts to build the Xiongan New Area in north China’s Hebei Province into an innovation hub in the new era and a model of promoting high-quality development. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected the Xiongan New Area on Monday, where he also chaired a symposium on further advancing the high-quality construction and development of the new area. He emphasized the need to firmly uphold Xiongan New Area’s primary functional positioning as the major recipient of functions relieved from…

Pakistan Day was marked across the country on Monday with traditional zeal and patriotic fervour, albeit with simple ceremonies in line with austerity measures announced by the government in light of the ongoing Gulf oil crisis. Pakistan Day, observed on March 23 every year, commemorates the passing of the Lahore Resolution on March 23, 1940, when the All-India Muslim League demanded a separate nation for the Muslims of the British Indian Empire. Last week, the federal government announced austerity measures to cope with the situation that emerged due to the US-Israel war on Iran, which has led to a global…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a strong warning in response to what he described as “reckless statements and irresponsible threats” against Iran, saying the country is prepared to respond decisively. In an official message, Pezeshkian said that repeated threats to eliminate Iran or “wipe it off the map” demonstrate the frustration of its adversaries, particularly the United States. He emphasized that such language would not weaken Iran, but instead reinforce national unity and resilience. “The enemy’s threats make us stronger and more united,” he said, adding that Iran would not remain passive in the face of escalating rhetoric. The…

Pope Leo on Sunday said death and suffering caused by the war in the Middle East are a “scandal to the whole human family”, renewing his plea for an immediate ceasefire. As the US-Israeli war on Iran enters ⁠its fourth week, the first US pope said that he continues to follow with “dismay” the situation in the Middle East and in other regions torn apart by war and violence. “We cannot remain silent in the face of the ⁠suffering of so many people, the defenceless victims of these conflicts. What hurts them hurts the whole of humanity,” ⁠Leo said at…

Iran will completely shut the strategic Strait of Hormuz if US President Trump executes threats to target Iranian energy facilities, the country’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Sunday. Trump on Saturday threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48-hours, suggesting a significant escalation barely a day after he talked about “winding down” the war, now in its fourth week. In their Sunday statement Iran’s Revolutionary Guards also said companies with US shares will be ‘completely destroyed’, if Iranian energy facilities were targeted by Washington and energy facilities in…

China  launched a Smart Dragon-3 (also known as Jielong-3) carrier rocket from waters near the eastern province of Shandong, sending a new group of satellites into a preset orbit. The rocket, carrying the satellite group CentiSpace 02, blasted off at 11:49 p.m. from the sea near the Haiyang City. The offshore launch mission was conducted by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The rocket is a four-stage solid-propellant commercial rocket developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. It is mainly used for deploying spacecraft into sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) and low-Earth orbit. It can deliver 1,500 kilograms of payload to…

China  issued the security guidance for the use of the open-source AI agent OpenClaw, advising users, cloud service providers and developers to reduce risks during deployment and operation. The guidance, jointly issued by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China and the Cyber Security Association of China, recommends that ordinary users install OpenClaw on dedicated devices, virtual machines or containers, maintain strict environment isolation, and avoid installing it on everyday work computers. Ordinary users are also advised not to run OpenClaw with administrator or superuser privileges, avoid storing or processing private or sensitive data within OpenClaw…

China’s new blueprint for national development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) will offer the world new opportunities, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday. China remains committed to serving as a cornerstone of certainty and a harbor of stability for the world, Li said in a keynote speech at the opening of the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing. China will strive to promote high-quality development and maintain steady economic growth, while continuing to foster a sound business environment, fully implement national treatment for foreign-invested enterprises, and enable companies from all countries to develop with confidence and realize…

The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026 will take place from March 24 to 27 in Boao, south China’s Hainan Province, marking the forum’s 25th anniversary. Amid rising geopolitical tensions, economic fragmentation and technological changes, the event is expected to offer forward-looking insights and practical solutions for a world seeking stability. ​​The technological innovation driven by artificial intelligence and low-carbon transformation is among the themes of this year’s BFA. Over the past year, AI has already helped foster growth in China’s emerging ocean economy. Safer, more efficient shipping As China continued to be the world’s largest exporter and…

China will continue to deliver stable and high-quality growth and inject greater certainty and positive momentum into the global economy, a senior official said on Sunday. China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) serves as a blueprint to create and expand new opportunities together with the rest of the world, Han Wenxiu, executive deputy director of the Office of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, said at the China Development Forum 2026 held in Beijing. Despite global uncertainties, China will remain committed to deepening reform comprehensively and expanding high-standard opening up over the next five years, Han said. He added…