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Pakistani PM highlights socioeconomic reforms, commitment to peace, multilateralism2025-11-12
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday outlined his government's socioeconomic reforms and reaffirmed the country's commitment to peace, stability, and multilateral cooperation during the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers Conference in Islamabad.

Lula calls for formulating, implementing ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions2025-11-11
"I call on countries to fulfill their commitments. This means formulating and implementing ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions," Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday.

Visitors to Indonesia's panda palace experience charm of Chinese culture2025-11-11
At the Panda Palace in Taman Safari Indonesia, located in Bogor, West Java province, 30-year-old Nuraen Kartika was busy holding her lively daughter, who ran excitedly around the area after seeing pandas, the iconic animals native to China.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Philippines2025-11-10
Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall over Aurora province in the eastern part of Luzon Island of the Philippines on Sunday night, according to the state weather bureau.

Russia strikes Ukrainian energy, transport facilities linked to military2025-11-10
The Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday that its forces have launched a coordinated strike against Ukraine's military-linked energy and transport infrastructure.

Over 2,000 flights canceled across U.S. as federal gov't shutdown enters Day 402025-11-10
As the U.S. federal government shutdown entered its 40th day on Sunday, more than 2,000 flights were canceled and over 8,000 delayed nationwide, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.

U.S. expert depicts China's initiatives as paradigm for harmony, cooperation2025-11-09
Amid mounting conflicts and uncertainty, the Global Governance Initiative (GGI), together with other China-proposed initiatives, provides what an international observer described as a new paradigm for promoting harmony and cooperation among nations.

153,074 job cuts in October amid U.S. federal government shutdown2025-11-09
Due to U.S. federal government shutdown, scheduled release of non-farm payroll data for October was delayed again. On Thursday, consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October, the highest total for that month since 2003.

U.S. stocks close little changed after weak consumer sentiment data2025-11-08
U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday as investors weighed weak consumer sentiment data and questioned whether the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom can sustain its momentum.

Sri Lanka outlines digitalization reforms in 2026 budget2025-11-08
Sri Lanka has announced a series of measures to strengthen digitalization and modernization of public administration under the 2026 national budget presented in Parliament on Friday.

Togo receives solar power generation units from China2025-11-08
Togo on Thursday received 3,900 sets of photovoltaic power generation systems provided by China under the "Africa Solar Belt" project.

Afghanistan, Pakistan exchange fire in border area, situation under control: sources2025-11-07
A district in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province was attacked, reported local Tolo News late Thursday, saying Pakistani forces opened fire on Afghan border forces.

Hurricane Melissa causes damage in Jamaica equivalent to 30 pct of GDP: UN official2025-11-07
Jamaica has suffered damage caused by Hurricane Melissa approximately equivalent to 30 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), an official of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said Thursday.

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Chinese cauliflower varieties upgrade agriculture in Pakistan and beyond

As climatic changes had made farming more difficult, more and more Pakistani farmers decided to experiment with Chinese vegetable seed varieties, which they had heard were more resilient, higher-yielding, and better suited to withstand extreme weather conditions.