Your Daily Window to Pakistan and Beyond
By Liu Junguo, People’s Daily At 9 a.m., when the Yiwu International Trade Market, the world’s largest wholesale market for small commodities located in the city of Yiwu in east China’s Zhejiang province, opens, a dynamic crowd quickly fills the space. Digital interactive screens display real-time global order data, while merchants showcase an impressive range of products through livestreaming under bright…
By Li Xinping, People’s Daily By Nov. 28, China-Europe freight trains have made a cumulative 120,000 trips and transported goods with a total value exceeding $490 billion. The types of goods transported have expanded to 53 categories that cover more than 50,000 kinds of products. The following three keywords provide insight into the evolving landscape of…
ISLAMABAD : Yango Ride, part of the global tech company Yango Group, has announced the launch of its nationwide “Drive to Win Challenge,” a four-week incentive campaign aimed at rewarding high-performing partner’s drivers across Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi. The challenge has been going on from November 24, all the way to December 21, 2025,…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP): The energy portfolio of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Sindh’s less developed regions has recorded notable progress with the completion of 12 power projects. The initiatives have significantly boosted electricity generation, strengthened transmission capacity, and enhanced overall energy security across the province. According to an official document by the Ministry…
By Ouyang Jie, Shen Xiaoxiao, Song Haoxin, People’s Daily To expand unilateral opening to the least developed countries (LDCs) and achieve common development, China has granted zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent tariff lines to all the LCDs it has diplomatic relations with since Dec. 1, 2024. For products subject to tariff quota administration, goods within the quota will enjoy zero tariffs, while tariff rates…
By Lyu Xiaoxun, People’s Daily How do mega infrastructure projects become popular tourist destinations? At the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China’s Guizhou province, the world’s longest-span and tallest bridge, is drawing significant visitors. Beyond its engineering marvel, it features a 1,000-square-meter glass observation hall, along with low-altitude skydiving and bungee jumping facilities, turning infrastructure into…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 9 (APP): The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has revised the PC-I for the expansion and strengthening of environmental laboratories in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur at an estimated cost of Rs 200 million. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the initiative aims to meet the growing requirements for environmental monitoring and testing…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 08 (APP): The Balochistan Environmental Protection Agency (BEPA) has decided to establish 10 environmental testing laboratories across various districts of the province as part of its broader strategy to strengthen air quality monitoring and environmental protection. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the initiative forms part of a larger programme to introduce…
LAHORE, Dec 7 (APP): The Pakistan Railways (PR) continues to move toward financial stability, as it has earned over Rs 300 billion in four years from various revenue streams. According to the documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the department has earned a total of Rs306.203 billion from FY2021-22 to FY2024-25. Year-wise revenue stands at Rs60.092…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 05 (APP): Punjab has achieved 99 percent of its wheat cultivation target for 2025-26, Naveed Asmat Kahloon, Director General of the Punjab Agriculture Department said. “About 99 percent of the target area in the province is now under wheat cultivation,” he told Wealth Pakistan. He said the Crop Reporting Directorate had reported wheat…
