Chinese scientists make notable discovery on potato genome sequences
Beijing: Scientists have mapped out high-quality genome sequences for 44 wild and cultivated potatoes and found a pivotal gene that...
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China’s Zhurong travels over 1.9 km on Mars
Beijing: The Mars rover Zhurong has traveled more than 1.9 km since it first set its wheels on the surface...
Pakistan-China JWG discusses cooperation in Science and Technology
China Economic Net Islamabad: The second meeting of the Pakistan-China Joint Working Group (JWG) on Science and Technology under the...
Beijing Winter Olympics showcases China’s development to world: experts
Beijing: The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has provided a comprehensive presentation of China's development philosophy and achievements, as well...
President confers Hilal-e-Pakistan award on Bill Gates to recognize his pro-Pakistan services
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi Thursday conferred Hilal-e-Pakistan on American technologist and philanthropist Bill Gates in recognition of his meritorious...
Italy’s Nobel Prize winner Parisi has asteroid named after him
Rome: An asteroid has been named after Italy's Nobel Prize winning scientist Giorgio Parisi who said he is "moved and...
New Forecast: TikTok to beat Snap, Twitter in 2022 after massive growth
Islamabad: Chinese short-video sharing giant that TikTok will reach 755.0 million monthly users in 2022, after seeing 59.8% growth in...
President terms cyber security country’s strong defence line
Rawalpindi: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday, terming data protection the dynamic facet of a nation’s defence line, said Pakistan...
Asia Youth Forum on “˜Technology innovation and smart city” held in Guangzhou, China
Beijing: The government officials, enterprise leaders and scholars from Asian countries gathered at Asia Youth Forum held in Guangzhou, China...
Italy: 10% people believe astronauts never set foot on the moon
Rome: One out of 10 Italians think astronauts never set foot on the moon while 5.8% believe the earth is...
Italy: Juventus and Napoli among top 10 passwords
Rome: The most used password in Italy and the world in 2021 is '123456' according to new research from global...
Astronomers may have discovered first planet to orbit 3 stars
Covert Islamabad: In a distant star system — a mere 1,300 light years away from Earth — UNLV researchers and...
Foreign Minister calls for revisiting global trade, investment, finance, taxation and technology regimes
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Wednesdy called for revisiting the international policy frameworks governing trade, investment, finance, taxation and...
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp down for users worldwide
Lahore: Social networking services Facebook, Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp are all experiencing issues for users worldwide, including in Pakistan....
Italy launches national hub to fight disinformation
Rome: Italy has launched its national hub to fight disinformation – the Italian Digital Media Observatory – at the University...
Software technology parks being constructed as part of CPEC: IT Minister
Islamabad: Pakistani Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque has said that software technology parks were...
Italy and NASA to send first GNSS receiver to the Moon
Rome: A GNSS receiver is scheduled to land on the Moon in 2023, sent by the Italian Space Agency (ASI)...
Italy: Rome bust of Italian radio inventor Marconi defaced for ‘fascist links’
Rome: A police investigation is underway in Rome after a bust of Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian inventor of the radio,...
Italy: Clarification sought on smart glasses from Facebook
Milan: Italy's data protection authority said on Friday it has asked Facebook to provide clarifications over the social media giant's...
PM endorses China’s innovative Juncao technology to address challenges of food security, poverty alleviation
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday terming food security and improved nutrition big challenges for developing countries said China’s...
New Chinese vaccine 77 percent effective against Delta variant
Beijing: A late-stage clinical trial has found a three-dose Chinese vaccine developed by Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products to be nearly...
President rejects FBR pleas in Rs 1.2 billion fake invoices scam
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi has disposed of 42 representations of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in cases of...
Pakistan inches toward a digital future amid fruitful BRI cooperation
Beijing: Over the years, countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) including Pakistan have collaborated to explore the Digital...
Huawei denies claims of stealing technology
Lahore: Chinese technology giant Huawei has denied all claims of stealing technology and building a “back door” into a sensitive...
CPEC: Rs 2 billion Pakistan-China Technical and Vocational Training Institute almost complete
Islamabad: Pakistan-China Technical and Vocational Training Institute, being built with a cost of Rs 2 billion under the China-Pakistan Economic...
China kicks off lunar sample study programs
China Economic Net Beijing: China has delivered about 17 grams of lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 probe to...
China launchs Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship
Beijing: The Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship was launched at 9:22 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in...
Italy: Amazon to create 3,000 new permanent jobs in 2021
Rome: Amazon will take on 3,000 new employees on permanent contracts this year in Italy as part of its "Italy...
CPEC: Pakistan parliamentary committee directs to urgently complete work on motorways
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: A Pakistani parliamentary committee on communications has directed to urgently complete work on motorways under the gigantic...
Italy’s Samantha Cristoforetti to be first European woman to command International Space Station
Rome: Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will become the first European woman to command the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022....
Chinese company Changan Auto to create history for Pakistan
Karachi: Chinese company Changan Auto will be the first in the history of Pakistan to export locally (Pakistan) made vehicles....
Pakistan congratulates Iron Brother China on highly successful Mars landing
Islamabad: Pakistan congratulated Iron Brother China on highly successful landing of Chinese spacecraft at Mars.Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had...
China has landed its first rover on Mars
China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft, currently in orbit around the Red Planet, has dropped its lander and rover — named Zhurong after...
Digital economy growing fast
Mark Meng - CEO Huawei Pakistan Islamabad: As ICT technologies develop rapidly and become integrated into more and more verticals,...
Agriculture sector being groomed with China’s help: Minister
China Economic Net Lahore: Pakistan Punjab provincial Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Javan Bakht has said that the province’s agriculture sector...
Fawad discusses coop with Huawei in realm of digitalization, e- governance
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday discussed cooperation with Huawei Technologies delegation in the realm...
President for using digital media as a ‘tool for social reformation’
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said digital media could act as an effective tool to bring reformation in...
Xi meets Chang’e-5 mission representatives
Beijjng: Chinese President Xi Jinping met representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of...
PR requests IT ministry to allow NTC to host PR E-services
Islamabad- Recognizing the quick response of NTC to restore its collapsed system, Pakistan Railways(PR) has formally requested the Ministry of...
Japan provides 1,986 million Japanese Yen for Installation of Weather Surveillance Radar in Sukkur
Islamabad: The Government of Japan has agreed to provide grants approximately worth 1,986 million Japanese Yen (Equivalent to around 19...
Chinese Society of Science and Technology holds annual work conference
Beijing: The Chinese Society of Science and Technology (CSTT) has held its annual work conference to promote integration of economy...
Small farmers getting trained online makes the Pak-China online agriculture training possible
Gwadar Pro Faisalabad: University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) will set up a learning and coaching center and a model farm...
Chinese scientists develop on-demand quantum memory
China Economic Net Beijing: Chinese scientists have developed an integrated quantum memory with on-demand retrieval capability, a significant step toward...
President stresses COMSTECH’s role to fill ‘scientific lag’ of Islamic nations
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday called upon the Islamic countries to catch up the highly fast pace of...
China’s Mars probe over 100 million km away from Earth
China Economic Net Beijing: China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 is currently more than 100 million km away from Earth and is...
China’s AI company eyes smart control of COVID in Pakistan
Beijing: China’s leading AI company will launch an AI Outbound Calling System for Epidemic Prevention and Control in Pakistan against...
Orbiter-returner combination of Chang’e-5 separates from ascender
Beijing: The orbiter and returner combination of China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully separated from the spacecraft's ascender at 12:35 p.m. Sunday...
China sees robust growth in commercial aerospace industries
China Economic Net Beijing: The number of Chinese enterprises in commercial aerospace industries has exceeded 160, according to an international...
China’s Honglian hybrid rice achieves promising results in Pakistan: Prof Zhu Renshan
China Economic Net Beijing: China’s Honglian Hybrid Rice harvested in eight demonstrative plots in Pakistan has achieved promising results. In...
MoFA’s science diplomacy webpage launched
Islamabad: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday launched its ‘Science Diplomacy’ webpage to create synergies for international scientific cooperation....
Coming decade will be a golden global age for 5G’s progress: Ryan Ding
Islamabad: Huawei's Executive Director and President of the Carrier Business Group Ryan Ding has said that the coming decade will...
China unveils plan for new energy vehicle industry
Beijing: China, on Monday, unveiled a development plan for its new energy vehicle (NEV) industry from 2021-2035 that aims to...
Beijing hybrid wheat can meet nutritional needs of Pakistan: Chinese expert
China Economic Net Beijing: Dr Zhang Sheng Quan, an expert of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (BAAFS) has...
Maize-soybean strip intercropping technology best solution for revitalizing soybean production in Pakistan: Chinese Expert
China Economic Net Beijing: Based on our research, at present, if Pakistan wants to develop soybean production, adopting maize-soybean strip...
PM opens Pakistan’s first local cardiac stent manufacturing facility at NUST
Islamabad: As a ground-breaking initiative in Pakistan’s medical device industry, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday inaugurated the first facility...
Huawei inaugurates dedicated research center for Mathematics and computation in Paris
Paris: Chinese tech giant Huawei opened research centre dedicated to fundamental research in mathematics and computing. Named after the Franco-Italian...
China’s self-developed BDS sees thriving applications.
China Economic Net Beijing: Despite being affected by three typhoons and the COVID-19 epidemic, Song Jilin's 20 hectares of rice...
Promotion of IT, connectivity vital for country’s progress: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday stressed upon promotion of information technology, cyber connectivity and digitalization because Pakistan’s future was...
Zong to accelerate digitalization in rural Balochistan through USF contract
Islamabad: Taking a major stride towards its mission of accelerating digital inclusion in the underserved areas of Pakistan, the country’s...
Pakistan welcomes Global Initiative on Data Security by China
Islamabad: Pakistan Monday welcomed the announcement of the Global Initiative on Data Security by China on 8 September 2020. Against...
Xi stresses development of science, technology to meet significant national needs
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed continuing to advance the development of science and technology to a deeper...
China’s Mars probe travels 137 mln km
Beijing: China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 has traveled 137 million km, said sources with the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center...
Eyes are windows to the soul — and evolution
Islamabad: Why do we become saucer-eyed from fear and squint from disgust? These near-opposite facial expressions are rooted in emotional...
ICT Ecosystem vital for digital transformation of Pakistani youth: Huawei
Islamabad: Huawei on Monday said Pakistan’s vision for a digitalized future will enable the country to thrive through the immense...
Chinese vice premier stresses innovation, ecological environment improvement
Nanjing: Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng has stressed efforts to enhance the driving role of innovation and further improve the...
China has 410,000 5G base stations by June
Beijing: China built 257,000 new 5G base stations in the first half of the year, according to the Ministry of...
Pak-China universities to establish research center on hybrid rice
China Economic Net Beijing: China’s Wuhan University and University of the Punjab Joint Research Center for Honglian Hybrid Rice will...
PM directs automation, digitization to simplify procedures in construction sector
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday at a review meeting on construction sector, directed the authorities to ensure automation,...
Pakistani scientist’s skills boost China’s aerospace sector
Beijing: Muhammad Ibrahim, 28, a Pakistani aerospace technology scientist who works at Benewake, a Chinese company headquartered in Beijing, believes...
TikTok fights plagiarism by Facebook, US bullying
Beijing: Facing threats of a U.S. ban and smears by rival Facebook, popular video-sharing app TikTok is compelled to respond...
Why is the Sun’s atmosphere so much hotter than its surface? Nanoflares
Islamabad: Scientists have recently gathered some of the strongest evidence to date to explain what makes the sun's outer atmosphere...
Xi officially announces commissioning of BDS-3 navigation system
China Economic Net Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee...
STAR market expected to nurture leading global tech firms
Shanghai: China's Nasdaq-style sci-tech innovation board, also known as the STAR market, is expected to nurture world-class technology companies in...
Xi stresses building strong domestic automobile brands
Changchun: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday stressed the importance of mastering...
China’s meteorological satellites help Pakistan monitor desert locusts
Beijing: The satellite data and meteorological data provided by China’s meteorological satellites can be used to monitor Pakistan’s desert locusts...
Is the universe a bubble?
Islamabad: Never mind the big bang; in the beginning was the vacuum. The vacuum simmered with energy (variously called dark...
3rd NDU International Defense Forum kicks off in Beijing
Beijing: The third International Defense Forum hosted by the National Defense University (NDU) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...
Huawei Nova 7i, unmatched performance
Islamabad: With dominating specifications and unmatched performance, Huawei has announced pre-orders for its stellar new offering HUAWEI Nova 7i. The...
Huawei’s seamless AI life strategy
Islamabad: Huawei’s Seamless AI Life Strategy, which aims to provide users with an all-scenario experience across multiple smart devices, can...
China leads Covid-19 vaccine race
Islamabad: China has been forging ahead in the race to develop a vaccine to help control the Covid-19 pandemic, with...
SCO University plays important role in training highly qualified professional for jobs: Vladimir Norov
Beijing: Secretary General, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Vladimir Norov has said that SCO University plays an important role in training...
Voyager: Inside the world’s greatest space mission
In 1977, two spacecraft started a mission that has redefined our knowledge of the Solar System – and will soon...
China to promote high-quality development of national hi-tech zones to catalyze entrepreneurship, innovation
China Economic Net Beijing: China is ready to roll out policies to deepen the reform and opening up of national...
Even stars older than 11 billion years have Earth-like planets
Islamabad: A new study of 33 Kepler stars with solar-like oscillations to be published in Monthly Notices of the Royal...
‘Behemoth’ bleeding atmosphere around a warm Neptune-sized exoplanet
Islamabad: Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered an immense cloud of hydrogen dubbed "The Behemoth" bleeding off a...
Ageing monkeys become more selective regarding their social circle
Islamabad: As people get older, they become choosier about how they spend their time and with whom they spend it....
Chinese scientists find new clue for COVID-19 drugs
Beijing: A new study led by scientists from China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences has discovered new clue in finding...
China’s first 600 km/h high-speed maglev test vehicle sees a new breakthrough
Beijing: A prototype high-speed maglev test vehicle with a speed of 600 km/h, developed by CRCC Qingdao Sifang Co, successfully...
Pakistan key partner of China’s satellite navigation program: RAN Chengqi
Beijing: Pakistan is one of key and important partners of China in its satellite navigation program and both the countries...
Mysterious ‘lakes’ on Saturn’s moon Titan
Islamabad: Saturn's moon Titan is home to seas and lakes filled with liquid hydrocarbons, but what forms the depressions on...
Molecule vital for creating water exists in dying sun-like stars
Islamabad: Using ESA's Herschel space observatory, astronomers have discovered that a molecule vital for creating water exists in the burning...
Sunscreen’ layer detected on distant planet
Islamabad: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected a stratosphere, one of the primary layers of Earth's atmosphere, on a massive...
Italy: 3D-printed middle ear implant returns girl’s hearing
Naples: A young girl in Naples has recovered her hearing thanks to complex surgery involving an implant of a middle...
Unveiling the ancient climate of Mars
Islamabad: The high seas of Mars may never have existed. According to a new study that looks at two opposite...
Wearing face masks best way to reduce coronavirus transmission: study
Islamabad: Researchers who have been studying coronavirus mitigation measures in three heavily affected parts of the world have concluded that...
Last satellite of China’s BeiDou system to be launched
Xichang: The last satellite of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has entered the countdown phase for its launch, the...
China reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, six local infections
Beijing: China’s National Health Commission said on Saturday that it received 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Chinese...
Dusty alien planets could be more likely to harbour life, study suggests
Islamabad: Dusty alien planets might have a better chance at harboring life, a new study suggests. Scientists studying the potential...
Humans might look like Pokemon characters in 100,000 years
Islamabad: Humans of the future might look more like Pokemon characters with bigger heads, bigger eyes and improved night vision,...
US $ 2.94 million intended deals reached at China-Pakistan cloud exhibition
Beijing: Deals worth US $ 2.94 million were agreed at the 2020 Shandong Export Commodities (Pakistan) Online Exhibition held in...
