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Dubai Customs ends 2018 with numerous recognitions

CPEC is guarantor of Pakistan's better tomorrow: Speakers at Friends of Silk Road

Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), Pakistan has launched an initiative titled "Friends of Silk Road" in Pakistan on Thursday, as a people's platform bringing together different segments of society

CPEC business forum to help create interface with business community: Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar

Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar has said that formation of CPEC business forum would help to create an interface with business community of Pakistan

Breakthrough at Sochi Summit Unlikely as Turkey Aims to Keep Grip of North Syria - Experts

The trilateral summit in the Russian resort city of Sochi on settling the Syrian crisis is unlikely to produce any breakthrough as Ankara wants to keep its control over the neighboring Kurdish areas on both banks of Euphrates as well as the key province of Idlib, experts told Sputnik

Russian Ambassador Says Groundless to Claim China Squeezing Russia Out of Central Asia

There are no grounds to say that China is somehow squeezing Russia out of Central Asia, since both countries have their own niches in the region and are equally interested in their security and stability, Russian Ambassador in Beijing Andrey Denisov said Thursday.

Friends of Silk Road will be launched in Pakistan on Feb 14

Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), Pakistan's non-governmental organization devoted to Pakistan-China relations and the region, will launch Friends of Silk Road in Pakistan on Feb

China Seeks to Attract More Russian Tourists With New Destinations - Tourism Official

China hopes to attract more tourists from Russia to explore the nation's stunning natural scenery and embrace its rich cultural heritage, as part of the Chinese tourism authorities' campaign to demonstrate that the nation's appeal is more than just cute pandas and nice beaches on the Hainan Island, the top Chinese tourism official in Russia told Sputnik on Thursday

Dubai Customs tops Happiness Meter 2018 with 98%

Dubai Customs hit a new record on Smart Dubai Office’s Happiness Meter scoring 97.49%

CSP project wins 1st place at 6th International Best Practice Competition in ‘Partnership Category’

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has announced that it won first place at the 6th International Best Practice Competition in the ‘Partnership Category’ for its 950MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project that it is implementing at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model

Masood Khalid receives Silk Road Super Ambassador Award

Pakistan Ambassador to China, Masood Khalid along with ambassador of other four countries including Maldives, Sri Lanka, Malta and Bosnia, and Herzegovina was conferred Silk Road Super Ambassador Award

Xinjiang's Horgos sees record passage of freight trains

Horgos, a major land pass in China's Xinjiang autonomous region bordering Kazakhstan, saw a robust increase of international freight trains last year, pushed by the Belt and Road Initiative

PREVIEW - Putin, Erdogan to Hold Meeting on Syria With Focus on Setting Up Security Zone

Global economy to see 3% growth in 2019, despite risks: UN

Dubai Customs launches 24 thedition of Carpet & Art Oasis 2019

Carpet & Art Oasis 2019 kicked off under the patronage of Sultan bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman & CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC)

China's Ningbo Zhoushan port sees record throughput

Annual cargo throughput surpassed 1 billion tonnes again at Ningbo Zhoushan port in east China's Zhejiang Province in 2018, the port operator said Tuesday