Beijing/Islamabad, 01 August 2023 (Xinhua) When the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was launched in 2013, Moaaz Awan, a student at the time, hardly anticipated the tremendous change to come. In 2013, the CPEC, under the broader Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), was no more than a line segment on the map from China's Kashgar in...

Ankara, 03 August 2023 (Anadolu News) Türkiye has appointed a woman as an admiral for the first time in Turkish Naval Forces history, following a Supreme Military Council meeting Thursday. Staff Col. Gokcen Firat will become Rear Adm. in the Turkish Naval Forces. The decision came after the closed-door meeting that was chaired by President...

03 August 2023 (Peoples Daily) By Li Jie New products are an important engine driving China's consumption growth today. This year, a number of new products have been launched in various sectors of the consumption market, including Huawei's P60 smartphone, the Blossoms Collection perfume of Jo Malone, collaboration T-shirts of UNIQLO, as well as new vehicle...

Ankara, 02 August 2023 (Anadolu News) A UK lawmaker voiced support for recognizing the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). "There is no reason, that I can see, that the TRNC cannot be accepted by the UN as an independent state," Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP Sammy Wilson, wrote in an article for the news...

02 August 2023 (People's Daily) By Li Kaixuan The new building of the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan province officially opened to the public on July 27. Nearly 600 relics unearthed from the renowned Sanxingdui Ruins debuted to the public. A total of more than 1,500 pieces or sets of relics, including pottery, bronze...

Doha, Qatar, 01 August 2023 The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has announced the opening of the nomination period for the second edition of the GECF Awards. The nomination period begins on 1st August 2023 and will run until 31 October 2023.  Eng. Mohamed Hamel, Secretary General of the GECF said on the occasion that 'These prestigious...

Islamabad, 31 July 2023 (APP) Pakistan and China on Monday, expressing satisfaction at the steady development of CPEC projects in Pakistan, agreed on its centrality for Pakistan’s socio-economic development. Both the countries on Monday signed six documents at a ceremony held in Prime Minister House witnessed by Prime Minister Shehbaz and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng...

Islamabad, 30 July 2023 (APP) Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday highlighted milestone achievements made under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the last 10 years and the deepening relations between the two countries also known as “Iron Brothers” with each passing day. Addressing a news conference here ahead of...

Doha, 30 July 2023 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui Asif Rahmany, the president of Engineers Australia Qatar Chapter (EAQC), has been elected Overseas Chapters Representative to the Engineers Australia National Congress. He will hold the position for a two-year term from 2023 to 2024. Engineers Australia’s National Congress plays a crucial role within the organisation as...

Seoul, 28 July 2023 (PNA/Anadolu) Despite strained relations between Seoul and Pyongyang, locals still long for a united Korea. Thursday marked 70 years to the end of the Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950. The two sides are technically still at war because, even though the conflict ended in an armistice deal on...