BEIJING - China National Space Administration says Seeds taken up to the Moon by China's Chang'e-4 mission have sprouted. It marks the first time any biological matter has grown on the Moon, and is being seen as a significant step towards long-term space exploration. The Chang'e 4 is the first ...

*COLOMBO - Chinese state-owned company marked on Wednesday the completion of an ambitious land reclamation adjacent to Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, part of Beijing’s “Belt and Road” infrastructure initiative that has alarmed India and the West.* “Colombo Port City is an important ...

BEIJING – A maritime silk road satellite data service centre has opened in Fuzhou, east China’s Fujian Province, according to the website of State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. The data service center, providing standard data products, ...

BEIJING: Rashakai, one of the nine special economic zones prioritized under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework is likely to start commercial operation during the first quarter of this year. The two sides are negotiating details on the implementation of the Rashakai Special ...

ISLAMABAD - China has declared Xinjaing region bordering Pakistan as an open region of China. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang has announced that its far western region’s Xinjiang is an open place. The spokesman this said in a briefing in Beijing. The region is bordering with ...

XICHANG – China sent Zhongxing-2D satellite into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 1:11 a.m. Friday. The satellite has entered the preset orbit. The Chinese-made communication and broadcasting satellite will ...

BEIJING: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) can play a better role in yielding employment benefits for local people if the Pakistani government keep improving the business environment for the manufacturers. Approximately 1.2 million jobs could be created indirectly in Pakistan because of ...

Beijing: Kim Jong Un's train left Beijing after the North Korean leader visited his key ally on a trip seen as a strategy session ahead of his expected summit with Donald Trump. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his fourth visit to Pyongyang's sole major diplomatic friend, meeting President Xi ...

BEIJING - China's new indigenous built Naval Radar is so powerful that it can scan an area equal to India, it has been revealed. China has developed an advanced compact size maritime radar which can maintain constant surveillance over an area of the size of India, media reported on ...

LONDON - According to the UK-based bank projections, it believes that seven of the world’s top 10 economies will come from emerging markets. Moreover, this projection is based on gross domestic product (GDP) rankings and by this yardstick, China could emerge as the world’s largest economy ...