Japan to keep urging China to lift food import ban: PM Kishida
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that Japan will continue urging China to lift its import ban on Japanese seafood following the oceanic discharge of treated radioactive water from a nuclear power...
PM directs all stakeholders to pursue SIFC initiatives to reap dividends
Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday directed all the stakeholders to vigorously pursue the Special Investment Facilitation Council’s (SIFC) initiatives through a collaborative approach to reap the dividend in short to medium...
APEC summit faces hurdle to reach consensus amid trade friction, wars
The leaders of the 21 Asia-Pacific economies that collectively account for more than half of global trade faced a formidable challenge in trying to reach consensus as their summit got under way...
China to promote greater opening up, easier market access: Li Qiang
China will continue to promote the greater opening up of market opportunities and implement policies to remove all restrictions on foreign investment in the country’s manufacturing sector, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said...
US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it...
A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials...
Toyota posts record global output, sales in April-September period
Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it posted record global production and sales figures for a fiscal half in the April-September period, as output picked up on the back of an easing chip...
How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing after a decade of big projects...
China’s Belt and Road Initiative looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted trade but left big debts and raised environmental concerns.
The shift comes...
FOCUS: Envoy calls for Japan investment in EV battery project with Canada
Canada is calling on more Japanese companies to invest in the development in the country of critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries in line with a bilateral agreement that could facilitate...
Pakistani volunteer’s ringside seat at Beijing trade fair
Pakistani graduate student Hussain Azhar has volunteered at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing these days, promoting his home country’s exhibitors at the fair, which he considers...
CIFTIS to support Pakistan in increasing services export: Ambassador Haque
The ongoing China International Fair for Trade in Service (CIFTIS) in Beijing will support Pakistan in increasing services exports, especially in Informational Technology (IT), e-commerce, finance and logistics, said Pakistan Ambassador to...