Japan's cabinet approved on Monday a record $1.03 trillion budget draft for the next fiscal year starting in April 2021, the Ministry of Finance said, as the coronavirus and stimulus spending puts ... ( read original story ...)
KT podcast: Pakistan FM on relations with UAE and Afghan peace process
In this podcast, we discuss the significance of the visit of Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to the UAE. The visa restrictions for Pakistanis was discussed during the meeting between ... ( read original story ...)
Iran, Pakistan open new border gateway to ease trade
Iran and Pakistan have opened a new border crossing point, named Rimdan-Gabd border gateway, in an effort to bolster business and trade between the two neighboring countries. According to details, the ... ( read original story ...)
PM Imran Khan’s aide says misuse of blasphemy laws stopped in Pakistan
File photo. Tahir Ashrafi urges all sections of the society to play their role in making Pakistan a peaceful and prosperous country. Christian Community assures the government of implementation of ... ( read original story ...)
India vs Australia: ‘Must have been a nightmare for Kohli’ – Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif on India’s batting collapse at 36
The former Pakistan captain explained what went wrong with captain Kohli, who played a sensible knock of 74 runs in the first innings. ( read original story ...)
Meet the woman behind India’s best bar
South Delhi's Sidecar was ranked number 91 on the World's Best Bar list in October, India's only entry in the top 100. What makes Sidecar's rise to the top even more remarkable is that one-half of the ... ( read original story ...)
China keeps benchmark lending rate steady for 8th straight month, in line with expectations
China kept its benchmark lending rate for corporate and household loans unchanged at its December fixing on Monday, as expected. ( read original story ...)
China’s stunning export comeback has factories scrambling for workers
China's manufacturing recovery, fuelled in part by demand from COVID-constrained consumers abroad, has soared past expectations this year, so much so that factories are now struggling to fill a ... ( read original story ...)
China’s bargain shopping sites push to build own shipping networks
Shopping sites delivering from China are rushing to build their own global freight networks, as the coronavirus pandemic and new US shipping rules threaten the supply of packages to the west in the ... ( read original story ...)
Box Office: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Sputters in China, Grosses $38.5 Million Overseas
Wonder Woman 1984” opened to a less than heroic $18.8 million in China over the weekend and a disappointing $38.5 million overseas. That’s far less than the $38 million that the first “Wonder Woman” ... ( read original story ...)