Friday, March 12th, 2021
China denies mulling near-$1 bn fine for Alibaba in monopoly case
Beijing, March 12 : China denied on Friday it was planning to hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a fine of almost $1 billion for allegedly flouting monopoly rules, as authorities put the screws on the firm as part of a crackdown on the technology sector. Officials are considering a hefty penalty that could top the $975 million paid by US chipmaker Qualcomm in 2015 — the biggest known for anticompetitive practices in China — the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing unnamed “people with knowledge of the matter”. But theRead More
Nine more die of coronavirus in KP
PESHAWAR, Mar 12 : At least nine more people have died from coronavirus during the last 24 hours taking the number of total deaths to 2138 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the pandemic. A report of the Health Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Friday said 330 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported from the province during the last 24 hours which has taken the number of total cases to 75,052. The report further said that a total of 70,245 people have recovered from the infection as 201 more patients gained recoveryRead More
Irving carries the load as Nets cool off Celtics
New York, March 12 : Kyrie Irving scored 40 points as the red-hot Brooklyn Nets picked up where they left off before the All-Star break by beating the Boston Celtics 121-109 on Thursday in New York. With Kevin Durant sitting out his 10th straight game with an injury and James Harden struggling early with turnovers, Irving seized control of the game in the second quarter in front of a pandemic-limited crowd of 1,300 at Barclays Center arena. The former Celtic Irving has made a point this season of raising hisRead More
Allegiance to State: 48 newly-elected Senators take oath
ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 : As many as 48 newly elected senators here on Friday took oath of allegiance to Pakistan in Upper House of the Parliament for a term of six years. Secretary Senate Mohammad Qasim Samad Khan welcomed all existing and newly-elected members and handed over the chair to Senator Sayed Muzfar Hussain Shah, who had been nominated as Presiding Officer for special sitting of the House by President Dr Arif Alvi. Presiding Officer Sayed Muzafar Hussain Shah administered the oath to the newly-elected members, who reached the country’sRead More
Japan says PM Suga plans to meet Biden in US next month
Tokyo, March 12 : Japan said Friday Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will meet President Joe Biden in the United States next month, becoming the first foreign leader to hold face-to-face talks with him. “If various circumstances allow, Prime Minister Suga will visit the US as early as the first half of April,” top government spokesman Katsunobu Kato told reporters at a daily briefing. “With this visit, Prime Minister Suga is expected to be the first foreign leader to hold a face-to-face meeting with President Biden,” he added. The possibility ofRead More
CCTSS Pak-China literary Corridor to bring the two peoples closer
BEIJING, Mar.12 : Chinese Culture Translation & Studies Support (CCTSS) has paved the way for Pakistan- China literary Corridor to bring the two peoples closer by launching “Sino-Pakistan Translation Workshop”. As per China Economic Net (CEN) on Friday, CCTV launched year-long activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between all-weather allies. Xu Baofeng, Executive Vice President of Belt and Road Academy of Beijing Language and Culture University said that on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of establishing formal diplomatic relations between the People’s RepublicRead More