China opens first AI hospital, with AI-generated doctors
WEB DESK: China has inaugurated its inaugural artificial intelligence (AI) hospital town, where patients receive treatment in a virtual environment by AI-generated physicians, as per state media reports on Wednesday. The scholars have elucidated the practical implications of this groundbreaking approach to healthcare. Recently, researchers from Tsinghua University established the
Pakistan ranks surprisngly low in travel & tourism: report
WEB DESK: In a recent ranking by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Pakistan has been placed at 101 out of 119 countries in the Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI). This low ranking places Pakistan in the lower-middle-income economy category within the Asia-Pacific regional group. Overview of TTDI rankings The
PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit China next week
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif will visit China from June 4 to 8 on the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on Friday. This was announced by Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch during her weekly media briefing. She said the PM’s four-day visit aims to further
Exclusive: China is keeping the art of puppetry alive
Foreign journalists recently visited the workshop of Laixi puppet master Jiang Yu Tao, invited by the Qingdao Municipal Government and China Radio International. Jiang Yu Tao shared that his family has been involved in puppetry for many generations, and this art form has been in China for almost two thousand
Pakistan earns record-breaking $431 million from meat exports
According to data from the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), the national average price of beef with bone (average quality) is Rs700-1,250 per kg, compared to Rs600-1,050 in in July 2023. The national average price of mutton (average quality) rose to Rs1,500-2,300 per kg from Rs1,400-2,000 during June 2023. In the
Pakistan to end rooftop net metering for solar panels
During ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan announced its decision to discontinue the net metering policy for rooftop solar panels. This change will shift to gross metering, potentially making electricity more expensive for consumers. Policy Shift Details According to The Express Tribune’s Shahbaz Rana, Pakistan informed the
Doctors warn of alarming blindness epidemic among Gen Z
LONDON: A leading eye surgeon has issued a stark warning about a “shocking” rise in short-sightedness (myopia) among British children, particularly impacting Gen Z, and blames excessive screen time and a lack of natural light exposure. Dr Joern Jorgensen, of LEC London and CEO of a global network of eye clinics,
Pakistan and China to sign MoU on petrochemical refinery next month
China and Pakistan are likely to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the crude-to-petrochemical refinery project during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s next month visit to Beijing. According to a national daily, citing a senior official of the Ministry of Energy, the two countries are expected to sign an MoU
China calls for stepped-up energy-efficiency plans to meet targets
BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters): China’s state planner has ordered provinces to develop energy-efficiency plans for entities accounting for about 70% of consumption and carbon emissions by 2025-end, according to a notice, to meet targets that have been falling short. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Tuesday the
Deputy PM Dar in China to co-chair Pak-China FMs’ Strategic Dialogue
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has landed in Beijing, China. The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister was welcomed by Director General Ambassador Wang Fu Kang and Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Ambassador Khalil Hashmi upon reaching the country. Dar will co-chair the Fifth Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’
