Beijing greenlights operation of unmanned self-driving vehicles
Beijing: Beijing greenlighted the commercial operation of autonomous driving service without in-car safety supervisors for the first time on Friday....
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China puts all four prototypes of AG600M amphibious aircraft into flight test
Beijing: All four prototypes of China’s AG600M aircraft, a full-configuration firefighting model belonging to the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family,...
China to employ BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system in railway survey
Beijing; China will employ BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system (BDSBAS) to provide high-precision positioning service in railway survey and construction, according...
Beijing to support companies to develop ChatGPT-like models
Beijing: Beijing, home to more than 1,000 artificial intelligence companies, will support leading enterprises to develop ChatGPT-like models, as part...
‘Seeds in Space’ project a milestone for China-Pakistan sci-tech cooperation
China Economic Net Islamabad: After six months in China's spacescraft under the first-ever Sino-Pak ‘Seeds in Space’ project, seven kinds...
Pakistan celebrates return of Pakistani seeds from Chinese space station
Islamabad: Pakistan has formally celebrated the return of Pakistani seeds from Chinese space station. China helped Pakistan take seven herbal...
Italy bans US-based AI chatbot Replika from using personal data
Milan: Italy’s Data Protection Agency said on Friday it was prohibiting artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Replika from using the...
China targets OS breakthroughs
Beijing: China will endeavor to achieve breakthroughs in developing operating systems that are considered key to digital transformation, and build...
China launches new earth observation satellite
Beijing: China sent a new earth observation satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi...
Chinese, Pakistani universities develop heat-resistant hybrid rice varieties
Beijing: An online session of the 2nd International Cooperation and Development Forum on Honglian Type Hybrid Rice was held in...
China’s deep space exploration laboratory eyes top talents worldwide
Beijing: China's deep space exploration laboratory, which started operation in June this year, is recruiting top talents from around the...
China launches Shenzhou-15 manned spaceship, realizing historic crew gathering in orbit
Liu Yiwei, Zhou Zhou and Quan Xiaoshu Jiuquan: The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-15 spaceship entered the country's space station...
Chinese patent filings top world in 2021 amid innovation drive
Beijing: A recent report showed that China had secured top spot in terms of global patent filings in 2021, way...
Italy: New study shows the evolution of eating
Rome: Archaeologists identified two major shifts in Italian oral bacteria from the time of the prehistoric hunter-gatherers 33,000 years ago...
Italy: The spectacular hotel spa that appears to defy physics
Rome: In a country known for its eye-catching designs, this incredible new spa fits right in. The wellness centre –...
Digital technology propels China’s pursuit for common prosperity
Hangzhou: The 2022 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit that concluded Friday has demonstrated the role of digital technologies in advancing...
China completes test of liquid-propellant rocket engine
Beijing: China has completed the first test of a liquid-propellant rocket engine which has the largest thrust in the country,...
Sweden’s Paabo wins Nobel Medicine Prize for sequencing Neanderthal DNA
stockholm: Swedish paleogeneticist Svante Paabo, who sequenced the genome of the Neanderthal and discovered the previously unknown hominin Denisova, on...
Chinese embassy, PSF offer ‘Descriptive Letter Writing Competition to Chinese Astronauts’
Islamabad: Chinese embassy in Pakistan and Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) are jointly organizing a competition titled "Descriptive Letter Writing Competition...
BTBU-ECOSF Joint Training Center plans sixth training program titled ‘Powering Belt and Road Lithium-ion batteries’
Islamabad: BTBU-ECOSF Joint Training Center has planned to host its sixth training program titled ‘Powering Belt and Road Lithium-ion batteries’...
Cutting-edge tech exemplifies China’s innovation drive
Beijing: Mobile robots roving the ground and steering clear of obstacles in their way, mechanical arms moving back and forth...
Italy: Company claims its boats can save Venice
Venice: That Venice is in peril is indisputable. That it is ultimately saveable is up for discussion. Now, one company...
China’s FAST telescope detects over 660 new pulsars
Beijing: Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), or the "China Sky Eye," scientists have identified over 660 new...
Ultra modern Chinese agricultural technologies can help Pakistani farmers in getting bumper crops: PHHSA chief
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan Hi-Tech Hybrid Seed Association (PHHSA) Shahzad Ali Malik has said that the ultra modern Chinese agricultural technologies...
Farmers urged to adopt Chinese technologies for bumper crops
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan Hi-Tech Hybrid Seed Association (PHHSA) Shahzad Ali Malik Thursday urged the farmers to use ultra modern Chinese...
NASA to showcase Webb space telescope’s first full-color images
Washington: Drawing back the curtain to a photo gallery unlike any other, NASA will soon present the first full-color images...
Pakistani govt taking measures to benefit from Chinese experience, expertise in agriculture and livestock: Food Minister
Islamabad: Pakistani Minister for National Food Security and Research Tariq Bashir Cheema has said that the government was taking measures...
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...
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...
