Pakistan
PIA restarts Islamabad to Beijing flights: one a week every Friday, first flight flew on 30 October
PIA is back on its only China route, with onward connections inside China through Air China.
8h ago
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China
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Business
Pakistan and China sign Khunjerab green channel deal: priority clearance for farm produce at Sost
Customs authorities of the two countries agreed a green channel at the Sost-Khunjerab border for an agreed list of agricultural products, with faster checks for perishables, weeks before the pass closes for winter.
3d ago
Auto
Volkswagen loses 5.8 billion euros in Q3 as China deliveries fall almost 40%
Europe's biggest carmaker blamed cut-throat Chinese competition and an 8 billion euro hit from writedowns. It plans to cut 120,000 jobs by 2030.
3d ago
Sports
Real Madrid apologise to China over Mbappe's Mao remark as Migu drops their Racing Santander game
China's state-owned streamer will show nine of La Liga's ten games this weekend, but not Real's. La Liga set up a crisis unit and its president met China's ambassador.
5d ago
Markets
China industrial profits up 14.4% in September, fastest in three months on AI demand
Chipmakers, miners and raw-material firms are carrying China's rebound while clothing, cars and furniture lag. What a lopsided Chinese recovery means for Pakistan's biggest supplier.
5d ago
World
Kim Jong Un crosses new Yalu River Bridge into China on first trip abroad in a year
North Korea's leader opened the bridge to Dandong in person and was met by Xi Jinping's envoy Wang Huning, the clearest sign yet of Pyongyang turning back to Beijing after years beside Moscow.
25 Oct 2026
World
China's exports jump 36.3% in September, far above the 25.5% forecast; imports up 31%
Customs data on Wednesday showed Chinese exports growing faster for a second month, well ahead of what economists expected. What it means for Pakistan, which buys more from China than from anyone else.
14 Oct 2026
Science
Pakistan's first astronaut to fly from China on 25 November, Ahsan Iqbal says: Zeeshan Ali or Khurram Daud
The launch date is set 38 days out, but China has not yet said which of the two pilots training in Beijing will go. Pakistan now aims for a Moon landing by 2035.
28 Sept 2026
Lifestyle
Visa on arrival for Chinese tourists at Khunjerab: Hunza and Nagar first, then all of GB
The proposal went to the PM's office after the 15 September SIFC meeting. Foreign affairs has no objection in principle, interior wants the highest-level sign-off.
22 Sept 2026
Business
Pakistan FDI jumps 80% to $316 million in August 2026, China leads
Net foreign direct investment rose to $315.9 million in August, and July-August inflows reached $494.5 million, up 24%. China, Canada and the UAE were the top sources.
17 Sept 2026