Tuesday, June 13th, 2023
FO & SIDA a key stakeholders in agreement with World Bank
– SWAT a major economic change and development prosperity in agri sector for Pakistan: Francois Nazir H Siyal KARACHI/HYDERABAD: World Bank Task Team leader Francois Onimus has expressed that World Bank SWAT pilot project for modernization of canals not a traditional, but to understand it as future prosperity and major economic change and development in agri sector for Pakistan. He was speaking to the irrigation officials of Sindh- Punjab and local communities of the area, particularly the Farmers Organization (FO) here at Jarki distributory in Badin district. Mr. Francois OnimusRead More
PM to pay a two-day official visit to Azerbaijan from Jun 14
ISLAMABAD, JUN 13 /DNA/ – At the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake an official visit to Azerbaijan from 14-15 June 2023. Ministers representing the priority areas of cooperation with Azerbaijan will be part of the Prime Minister’s entourage. Prime Minister will hold wide-ranging talks with President Ilham Aliyev on key areas of cooperation including trade, investment and energy. Regional and global issues of mutual concern and cooperation in multilateral forums will also be discussed. Pakistan-Azerbaijan relationship is embedded in commonalities of faith, cultureRead More
Guizhou promotes high-quality development of big data industry
By Su Bin, Chen Junyi, People’s Daily A new batch of data centers, power centers and dispatching centers were recently built at the Guizhou Information Park of China Telecom Cloud Computing in Gui’an New Area, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. It marked the almost completion of a new phase of a telecommunication data center in the park, which is expected bring at least 70,000 new servers into use. According to Wu Kaiming, general manager of the operation center of the Guizhou Information Park, the park now comprises eight data centers withRead More
China’s governance meets needs of people in livelihood improvement
By Meng Fanzhe, People’s Daily After Shanghai put into practice a centralized registration mechanism for self-employed individuals last year, Hu, a bicycle mechanic in the eastern Chinese metropolis finally had his open-air bike repair stall certified. Thanks to the mechanism, many curbside crafters like Hu in the city have made their business legitimate, including tailors, cobblers and other providers of everyday services. Inconspicuous they may seem, but they are indispensable in people’s daily life. Such a business form facilitates consumption, ensures livelihood and provides people with more sense of happiness.Read More
Small township in east China makes big success in button industry
By Chang Jin, People’s Daily What is a luminous button? How is a pill-shaped button made? How do flame-resistance buttons work?The answers to these questions can all be found in Qiaotou township, Yongjia county, Wenzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province. Home to a number of button manufacturers, the township produces over 50 billion pieces of buttons of more than 10,000 types on a yearly basis, which are exported to some 30 countries and regions abroad. More than half of the buttons on the Chinese market are manufactured in Qiaotou. That’sRead More
Portuguese ambassador visits AKDN programmes in Gilgit-Baltistan
DNA GILGIT-BALTISTAN, JUN 13: Frederico Silva, the Portuguese Ambassador to Pakistan, recently visited various programmes of the Aga Khan Development Network inGilgit-Baltistan. Accompanied by Mr. Akhtar Iqbal, CEO of the Aga Khan Foundation, the Ambassador saw 15 projects in Skardu, Hunza and Gilgit including water and sanitation, education, early childhood development, community forestry programmes, women entrepreneurship, agriculture and food security, natural resource management, infrastructure development, youth employability, land development, health and hygiene, disaster preparedness and mitigations, climate change action, tourism and cultural preservation. Ambassador Frederico Silvaexpressed his deep admiration forRead More