Day: September 14, 2022

Press Releases

Shenzhen’s Qianhai opens up its legal services to a wider world by breaking institutional barriers

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 13, 2022 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/–Last September, the Chinese government unveiled the Plan for Comprehensively Deepening the Reform and Opening-up of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone (“Qianhai Plan”). The total area of the Qianhai cooperation zone, according to the Plan, is set to expand from 14.92 square kilometers to 120.56 square […]

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2022 Beijing International Cooperation Forum and CBD Forum Opened

BEIJING, Sept. 13, 2022 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/–On the morning of September 6, Beijing International Cooperation Forum and CBD Forum, the main forum of 2022 Beijing CBD International Business Season, opened. Chaoyang District government has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission. In the future, the two sides […]

General News

Pakistan urges UNHRC not to remain passive bystander over HR violations in IIOJ&K

At the United Nations, Pakistan has urged Human Rights Council not to remain a passive bystander as India intensifies the suppression of fundamental rights and freedoms of the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva, Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, reiterated Pakistan’s call on the Council members…

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IPU seminar on achieving SDGs vows to find solutions to climate change

The Third Inter-Parliamentary Union Regional Seminar on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals for Parliaments of Asia Pacific adopted an outcome document in Islamabad today, expressing the resolve to find solutions to climate change and implement Sustainable Development Goals. The outcome document was presented by Convener of the Parliamentary Task Force on SDGs Romina Khurshid Alam at…

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ECP to hold by-polls on eight NA seats on 16th Oct

Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to hold by-polls on eight seats of National Assembly on the 16th October instead of earlier announced date of 9th October. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the ECP chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja in Islamabad on Wednesday. The change in…

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Pakistan’s significantly mitigated risks of money laundering, financing of terrorism: FO

Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar says Pakistan’s effectiveness in Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism regime has significantly mitigated risks and threats of money laundering and financing of terrorism. He said this in a statement on Wednesday, while responding to media queries about news stories that recently appeared in domestic media about Pakistan’s…

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Dave and Buster’s to Open 11 Units Across KSA, UAE, and Egypt

Announces international franchise partnership with Abdul Mohsen Al Hokair Holding Group DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Just a few months after announcing its international expansion plans Dave & Buster’s inks its first multi-country, multi-unit deal. “We couldn’t be more pleased and excited to announce our Partnership with Abdul Mohsen Al Hokair Holding Group […]

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Sabin Receives Additional $21.8 Million From BARDA to Advance Marburg Vaccine

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Sabin Vaccine Institute today announced it is receiving an additional $21.8 million under an existing contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These funds advance development […]