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ISLAMABAD: The rising trend of tobacco consumption, including emerging tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and other new tobacco products, poses a grave threat to Pakistan’s youth. Each year, tobacco use claims more than 160,000 lives in the country. Even more alarming is that nearly 1,200 children aged between 6 and 15 start smoking every single…
The countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, of which Pakistan is a member, have markedly increased their interaction with Russia. Total trade turnover has increased by 30 per cent over the past year. The rapprochement of the sides will continue at the XVI International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum”, which will be…
By Yang Junfeng At China Central Television Station’s 2025 Spring Festival Gala, 16 humanoid robots named “Fuxi” from Unitree Robotics performed Yangko folk dance on the stage, dressed in northeastern Chinese style floral cotton-padded jackets and twirling handkerchiefs. They soon went viral on social media. This innovative performance, titled YangBOT, seamlessly blended traditional folk culture…
By Zuo Heng Since hitting the big screen during the 2025 Spring Festival holiday on Jan. 29, Chinese animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” has shattered multiple box office records, becoming the first film to cross 1 billion dollars in a single market. As of Feb. 12, its earnings had exceeded 9.3 billion yuan ($1.27 billion)….
By Zhang Zhiwen, People’s Daily In recent years, Chinese smartphone brands have seen a steady rise in their sales in the Middle East. According to data released by Singapore-based market research firm Canalys, smartphone shipments in the Middle East (excluding Türkiye) reached 11.5 million units in the second quarter of 2024, marking a 20 percent…
By He Yin, People’s Daily During the 2025 Spring Festival holiday, more than 2.3 billion passenger trips were made in China, and the total box office revenue surpassed 11 billion yuan ($1.51 billion), leading to increased consumption spending in catering and shopping. The lively Spring Festival celebrations have mirrored China’s economic vitality. The Chinese economy…
By Wang Yongzhan, People’s Daily What can you discover when you come to southwest China’s Sichuan province in search of giant pandas? In Sichuan, one can explore the Giant Panda National Park to observe these adorable creatures in their natural habitat. Additionally, the research bases dedicated to giant panda breeding are the perfect place for…
By Song Shuang Chinese AI company DeepSeek just astonished the world with its open-source model DeepSeek-R1 recently. The rise of the AI model was nothing short of breathtaking. On Jan. 20, DeepSeek officially launched DeepSeek-R1. Within a week, it soared to the top of the free app rankings on Apple’s App Store in both China…
By Yao Xueqing, People’s Daily Yancheng city, east China’s Jiangsu province, boasts the world’s largest intertidal wetland system and China’s first World Natural Heritage site of coastal wetlands. As an important stopover site for migratory birds on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, this ecological wonderland shelters millions of birds annually as they rest, molt, and overwinter….
By Zhou Shanshan, People’s Daily “It’s been getting better and better year by year,” said Mr. Song, a taxi driver in Beijing. What Song referred to is not only the better experience brought by the switch to electric vehicles from petrol-powered vehicles in Beijing’s taxi business, but also noticeable improvements in the city’s air quality….
