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The logo of China Eastern Airlines is pictured at China Eastern Airlines Headquarters in Shanghai, China, March 21, 2023. Photo: REUTERS State-backed China Eastern Airlines 600115.SS will resume Shanghai-Delhi flights from November 9, the airline’s website showed on Saturday, as China and India resume direct air links amid a diplomatic thaw after a five-year freeze. … Read more
. KARACHI: The Economic Diplomacy Forum has expressed concern over Pakistan’s continued reliance on external borrowing and IMF assistance, urging the government to adopt structural fiscal reforms and promote regional trade as sustainable alternatives to repeated loan programmes. Commenting on the IMF’s recent staff-level agreement with Pakistan under the Extended Fund Facility, Economic Diplomacy Forum … Read more
Indonesia’s president says the meals are improving nutrition in the country. Critics have called for a halt to the program, saying it threatens public health.
Pakistan's short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), recorded a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 4.57% for the week ended October 16, 2025, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The SPI, which tracks the weekly price movement of 51 essential goods across 50 markets in 17 cities, showed that … Read more
Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new restaurants.
People gathered at a house near the University of Cincinnati tumbled to the ground from a third-floor balcony, the fire department said. One person was in critical condition.
[ New system will strengthen risk management, data-driven decision-making capabilities: CEO JS Bank JS Bank declares cash dividend of Rs1.2 per share. PHOTO: EXPRESS Astrik, in partnership with Grant Thornton, has officially signed an engagement letter with JS Bank to develop and implement a comprehensive IFRS 9–compliant Expected Credit Loss (ECL) and Effective Interest Rate … Read more
. ADDIS ABABA: The 5th Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference (PATDC) and Made in Pakistan Exhibition opened at Millennium Hall, Addis Ababa, as per a statement issued on Friday. The three-day event is jointly organised by Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce and Trade Development Authority (TDAP), in collaboration with the Embassy of Pakistan in Ethiopia. Over 100 … Read more
[ Delegation agrees to deepen B2B cooperation across textile, food, and tourism sectors LAHORE: A high-level Vietnamese business delegation visited the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Friday and met with LCCI President Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol to explore new trade and investment opportunities between the two countries, according to a statement. The … Read more
KARACHI: Despite signs of macroeconomic recovery in fiscal year 2024-25, Pakistan faces a complex web of challenges that could jeopardise the fragile stability achieved over the past two years, according to the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Governor’s Annual Report 2024-25, released on Friday. According to the Governor’s Annual Report 2024-25, presented to Parliament on … Read more