LAHORE, Dec 16 (APP):Punjab Minister for Industries Commerce & Trade Sheikh Alla-u-din said there was a wide opportunity for Indonesia to take interest in the Special Economic Zones being developed in Punjab, as well as auto mobile, construction, food, oil and textile. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting held here Saturday to review […]
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Indonesian investors urged to benefit from special economic zones in Punjab
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Britain, China speed up bid to link stock markets
Beijing, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):China and Britain look forward to a “new period of historic opportunity” to deepen cooperation post-Brexit, officials said Saturday, as they accelerated plans to connect the London and Shanghai stock markets. Visiting British finance minister Philip Hammond has been cozying up to Beijing, with the relationship between the two countries growing in […]
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Natural gas transported from Guangdong to relieve shortages in north China
GUANGZHOU, Dec 16 (APP/Xinhua):A total of 7.25 million cubic meters of natural gas will be transported every day starting Saturday from south China’s Guangdong Province to ease shortages in northern China. According to Guangdong Natural Gas Grid Co., the natural gas jointly provided by PetroChina and China National Offshore Oil Corporation will meet the demands […]
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China, Britain agree to enrich “Golden Era” of bilateral relations
BEIJING, Dec 16 (APP/Xinhua):China is ready to work with Britain to provide new impetus to the development of “Golden Era” of Sino-British relations, said Vice Premier Ma Kai Saturday. Ma Kai made the remarks when co-chairing the ninth China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond in Beijing. Seventy-two […]
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Kohat people laud PM for inaugurating KUST women campus, two road projects
KOHAT, Dec 16 (APP):Academicians, students and people here Saturday lauded Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for inauguratingthe women campus of Kohat University of Science and Technology, besides two mega communication projects in Kohat. Zeshan Khan, a student of social work department, told APP that girl students of Kohat, besides Karak, Hangu, Orakzai Agency, had to […]
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Britain to contribute 50 mln USD to AIIB project preparation fund BEIJING
, Dec 16 (APP/Xinhua):The British government has signed an agreement with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to contribute 50 million U.S. dollars to the bank’s project preparation special fund. The agreement was signed by AIIB President Jin Liqun and British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond. Established in June 2016, the AIIB’s fund provides […]