US trade deficit with China rises to record high
WASHINGTON:Â The US trade deficit rose to a seven-month high in September as imports surged to a record high amid strong domestic demand,...
Oil edges up on hopes that U.S. and China can resolve trade dispute
Front-month Brent crude futures were at $73.04 per barrel at 0520 GMT on Friday, up 15 cents, or 0.2 per cent, from their last close.
Pakistan to organise fashion show at China Import Expo Â
ISLAMABAD: China is promising an international flavour at the next week’s import expo in Shanghai with a view to restore the world’s confidence...
Pakistan likely to get unilateral concessions from China
A grant of 400 million yuan also on the cards
ISLAMABAD:Â China is likely to give unilateral concessions to Pakistan on more than...
Export of fruits, vegetables attracts $163.5m in three months
ISLAMABAD:Â The export of fruits and vegetables from the country during first quarter of the current financial year grew by 49.34 per cent...
Japan seeks Pakistan’s support for World Expo bid
 Osaka governor offers a sister-province arrangement between Pakistan and Japan
ISLAMABAD: Japan’s Osaka Prefecture Governor Ichiro Matsui paid a courtesy call on Foreign...
Trade war impact deepens across Asia, but ‘real economic shock’ yet to hit
In sign conditions for exporters and factories were deteriorating, manufacturing surveys showed marginal growth in China, a slowdown in South Korea and Indonesia and a contraction in activity in Malaysia and Taiwan
France invited to utilise rich energy resources of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Wednesday that Pakistan has emerged as an important energy market with tremendous opportunities available...
Belgian trade delegation to explore Pakistan from Nov 5-9
KARACHI:Â The Embassy of Belgium in Pakistan has announced that the arrival of a 24-member trade delegation to Pakistan. The delegation, led by...
China factory growth weakest in over two years, slump in export orders deepens
The official PMI - which gives global investors their first look at business conditions in China at the start of the last quarter of the year - fell to 50.2 in October, the lowest since July 2016 and down from 50.8 in September
‘New CPEC projects to help end Pakistan’s trade disparity’
BEIJING:Â Ever since the launch of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, cooperation between the two all-weather friends had increased manifold, said Pakistan Ambassador...
Pakistan among 18 countries to participate in China import fair
BEIJING: A total of 18 countries’ leaders will be coming to next week’s major import expo in China’s commercial hub of Shanghai, ranging...
Asian stocks rally as weaker yuan eases fear of more tariffs
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 21,434.38 after official data showed that its unemployment rate eased to 2.3 percent in September, from 2.4 percent a month earlier
Dollar holds firms, yuan at 10-year low on fresh Sino-U.S. trade anxiety
The dollar index, a gauge of the currency’s strength against six major peers, traded at 96.66, up 0.1 percent on Tuesday
Govt given three-day ultimatum to address dock workers’ plight
‘Our children are out of school and our families are starving due to non-payment of salaries’
KARACHI:Â Protesting dock workers of Port Qasim...