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Seminar to bolster China-Pakistan cooperation in seed industry held


March 25, 2021

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According to China Economic Net, a seminar was held in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to bolster China, Pakistan cooperation in the seed industry.
During the online seminar, Chinese experts highlighted cotton production in the world and how Pakistani cotton farmers can benefit from their experience. Principal researcher at Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dong Hezhong, said that there is a need for seed research to pick the right seed for the right atmosphere, cotton-peanut intercropping and plant architecture to allow for mechanical harvest.

The experts discussed how Pakistan can learn from China to increase the production of rice, maize, soybean and cotton.

Chinese experts in an online seminar elaborated how Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region excel in cotton production in the world and how Pakistani cotton farmers could benefit from their experience.

According to China Economic Net (CEN), Dong Hezhong, principal researcher at Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that seed research to pick the right seed for right atmosphere, cotton-peanut intercropping and plant architecture to allow for mechanical harvest enabled Xinjiang to enhance its share in China’s cotton production from less than 4% in 1949 to 76% as of today.

The seminar was aimed at bolstering China-Pakistan cooperation in seed industry.

The experts discussed how Pakistan could learn from China to increase production of rice, maize, soybean and cotton, especially by adopting the Chinese techniques of intercropping and double cropping.

 

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Industrialization under CPEC the only way forward: Mian Akram Farid

March 25, 2021

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The chairman of Founder Group, Mian Akram Farid, said that the best option for the government to uplift the economy is to promote industrialisation under CPEC. He said that the domestic industry needs up-gradation for JVs and investment in CPEC, and for this reason taxes and duties should be minimized on the import of industrial machinery, plants and equipment for up-gradation of industrial units. He said that the government should also cooperate in upgrading the skills development, which is already happening under CPEC-related projects.

ISLAMABAD-The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has called for better development of industrial areas to boost industrialization.

Fatma Azim, acting president of ICCI, along with a delegation of local industrialists called on Tariq Sadiq, former president of ICCI, and congratulated him on being elected as the president of Islamabad Industrial Association (IIA).

Speaking at the occasion, Fatma Azim said that the advanced countries have achieved fast economic growth by promoting the development of industrial zones, but industrial areas in Islamabad were facing multiple problems due to which industrial activities were suffering. She called upon the CDA & MCI to focus on better development of industrial areas in the federal capital that would boost industrialisation in the region and enhance exports. She assured that ICCI would cooperate with IIA in its efforts for resolving the key issues of local industries.

Mian Akram Farid, chairman of Founder Group, said that the best option for the government to uplift the economy, reduce unemployment and enhance tax revenue was to promote industrialisation. He said that the domestic industry needed upgradation for JVs and investment in CPEC and urged that the government should minimize taxes and duties on the import of industrial machinery, plants and equipment for upgradation of industrial units and make them more competitive for producing value added products & promoting exports.

He said that the government should also cooperate in upgrading the skills development and knowledge of the industrial workforce to make them more productive. He said that the overseas Pakistanis were sending remittances of USD 24 billion, which could be further enhanced to USD 40 billion if the government takes more measures to facilitate them.

 

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Governor Balochistan Amanullah Khan Yasinzai has said China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) project will provide employment opportunities to the youth of the province.

He was talking to German Consul in Pakistan Holiger Ziegler who called on him in Quetta on Friday.


Amanullah Khan Yasinzai said despite, the economic and trade activities would be launched throughout the region of completion of the CPEC and in this regard, Balochistan link was an important.

The Governor Balochistan expressed the confidence that Germany’s cooperation in different fields including education, health technology for enhancing capacity building of sectors in Balochistan would be very helpful in teaching young people modern

 

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China wants to invest in Pakistan's food processing industry

Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry President SM Naveed has said China is interested in investing in Ford processing as well as building joint projects in cloth coloring and embroidery sectors.

Addressing a conference of PCJCCI, SM Naveed said that sugar can help develop in Pakistan's food and clothing sectors and current standards of production can be increased. He further said both. Joint projects between countries will prove inevitable to increase mutual cooperation and regional contact.

 

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Another MoU signed by Universities of Pakistan and China



Multan, Mar.31 (Gwadar Pro) - On 30th of March, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan (BZU) and Shenyang Normal University in China (SYNU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The president of SYNU Professor Dr. Hao Deyong from SYNU and Vice Chancellor of BZU, Professor Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi both attended the online official signing ceremony.

SYNU and BZU Memorandum of understanding signing ceremony (Photo provided by Dr. Abid Ali)


At the meeting, Dr. Mansoor said he is glad to establish inter-university cooperation with SYNU on this special occasion. He hopes that the two universities will carry out teacher and student exchanges, talent training, scientific research and other cooperation. President Prof Dr. Hao Deyong also expressed his gratitude to Dr. Mansoor for his strong support of the cooperation between the two universities and role of Dr. Abid Ali as a active promotor of China Pakistan bilateral cooperation.

"This cooperation was started with my first visit to SYNU during September 2017 when I was invited by the College of Life Science," said Abid Ali, the host of the signing ceremony and the focal person of this cooperation. He is an alumnus of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and SYNU who currently works as an assistant professor at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad as well as an adjunct professor in SYNU. "After a successful meeting with the International office of SYNU, I was encouraged to write an email to vice chancellor of BZU on cooperation between the two universities. The cooperation will be mainly focused on the language and ecological studies." He said.

In this online meeting, representatives of the two universities discussed plans to jointly develop Chinese language credit hours, diploma or short courses, build an online platform for international Chinese training, exchange guest faculties and intention of establishing Confucius Institute (CI) based in BZU. The implementation of these plans will contribute to the promotion of educational and cultural exchanges between the two countries.

 

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Pakistan, China to reopen Khunjerab Pass route on April 1


by Shafqat Ali

ISLAMABAD, March 31 (Gwadar Pro) – Pakistan and China have agreed to reopen the Khunjerab Pass route for trade activities by April 1, said Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri.
“The two countries agree to reopen the pass on April 1. The pass will reopen. Both sides have no objection,” he said.

The border remained closed for over a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The authorities on both sides of the border have been ordered to ensure strict implementation of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and screening of all those who cross the border.

Earlier this month, Islamabad had asked China to reopen the border to facilitate cross-border trade and people-to-people exchanges.

China-Pakistan border remains closed from December 1 till March 31 every year due to severe weather conditions, as per the bilateral agreement. For the rest of the year, however, the border remains open for two-way movement of passengers as well as transportation of goods and cargo.


The border was opened for a few weeks in July 2020 to facilitate the release of stranded containers, and again in September, to shift medical material gifted by the Chinese government to GB to deal with Covid-19.

 

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Pakistan receives Cansino vaccine to curb Covid-19 pandemic


by Shafqat Ali

ISLAMABAD, March 31 (Gwadar Pro) – The very first batch of the Chinese Cansino vaccine for COVID-19 has arrived in Pakistan, Federal Planning Minister Asad Umar said on Tuesday.

This is the vaccine whose phase 3 clinical trials were the first to be conducted in Pakistan. The vaccine’s brand name is Convidecia.

“By mid-April, three million (more) doses of the vaccine will be procured,” Umar said in a tweet.

Earlier, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on health Dr Faisal Sultan said that over one million COVID-19 vaccine doses would be flown into Pakistan from China this week.

Punjab provincial government announced on March 14 that it was in talks with CanSino Biologics Inc to import the coronavirus vaccination.

On March 21, the cabinet approved the prices of Russian and Chinese vaccines. According to a circular, one injection of China’s Convidecia vaccine will cost Rs 4,225. Four doses of Sputnik V will cost Rs 16,560.

Pakistan is currently vaccinating frontline health workers and people above 60 years use the Sinopharm vaccines donated by China. Registration for everyone above 50 years started on Tuesday.

 

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Pakistani, Chinese pharmaceuticals ink an agreement to produce, supply coronavirus vaccine
April 2, 2021

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According to an official statement by M/s Searle Company Limited, a leading pharmaceutical in Pakistan, it has signed a deal with a Chinese giant, Livzon Mapharm Inc. to supply and produce an upcoming Covid-19 vaccine in Pakistan.
The name of the vaccine is Recombinant Novel Coronavirus Vaccine (V-01).


KARACHI: A local pharmaceutical company has signed a deal with a Chinese giant that allowed it to supply and produce an upcoming Covid-19 vaccine in Pakistan, an official announcement said on Thursday.

This has emerged in a letter written by M/s Searle Company Limited to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, saying it had concluded an agreement with China’s Livzon Mapharm Inc. for manufacturing novel coronavirus vaccine (V-01) in Pakistan.

“Searle Company has concluded an exclusive licensing and supply agreement with Livzon Mapharm Inc. for the Recombinant Novel Coronavirus Vaccine (V-01). The licensing agreement also covers the manufacturing transition of (V-01) in Pakistan,” the company said.

The communique suggested that the vaccine was in the final phases of its trial which suggested promising results. The company expressed the hope that it would add value to overall exercise against the pandemic.

During its trials V-01 has shown promising results

“The Recombinant Novel Covid-19 Vaccine (V-01) developed by Livzon has shown promising results in phase 1 & Il clinical trial,” the letter said. “The phase Ill clinical study will include multiple countries and enroll more than 20,000 subjects, with the aim to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of V-01 programme.”

The company said that among the many new Covid-19 vaccine projects being developed around the world, V-01 had many potential advantages such as strong safety profile, high neutralising antibody titer in vivo, long durability, and easy to scale up for manufacturing.

“Searle is confident that in the existing pandemic, the relevant authorities will take up the matter on [an] urgent basis & support for fast-track approval to carry out phase III clinical trials in Pakistan,” it added.

Financial market experts and health professionals believe that the growing health crisis and the immense need of better cure amid one after another wave of the coronavirus pandemic have emerged as fresh opportunities for the pharma industry to capitalise on and explore business opportunities, mainly for healthcare and medication.

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has approved four vaccines for use in the country — China’s Sinopharm and Cansino, Russia’s Sputnik V and Oxford University’s AstraZeneca.

“It would be first of its kind if any of the pharmaceutical companies brings production authority of any approved vaccine,” said a pharmaceutical industry official.

 

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Pakistani mangoes popular in China

April 3, 2021

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According to China Economic Net, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Pakistan Consulate General in Shanghai and China`s Hongqiao Import Commodity Exhibition and Trading Center jointly organized an online China International Import Expo 2021. As a result of this, Pakistani mangoes are expected to enter the Chinese market this summer. Pakistani mangoes are greatly enjoyed in China. Pakistan’s Organic Meat Company gets license to export to China


BEIJING, Apr 2 (APP):Now, most Chinese people favor mangoes imported from some Southeast Asian countries in supermarkets because the mangoes from South Asia are plump and beautiful.


On March 30, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Pakistan Consulate General in Shanghai and China`s Hongqiao Import Commodity Exhibition and Trading Center jointly organized an online seminar.

Taking the opportunity of China International Import Expo 2021, Pakistani mangoes are expected to enter the Chinese market on a large scale this summer. Last year, Pakistan held mango tasting event in Shanghai and the feedback from the Chinese consumers was very positive.

Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Professor at Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Senior Fellow of the Charhar Institute and former Defense Attache in South Asian countries said in an article published in CEN on Friday.

In South Asia, mangoes in India are big and beautiful, while mangoes in Nepal are small and not very nice looking. There is a kind of mangoes in Pakistan that looks like an egg. It’s round and very delicious. I call it “egg mango”.

During my stay in South Asian countries, I tasted mangoes from all over the region, and I felt that the taste of the “egg mango” was the best.

Pakistan is the third largest mango exporter in the world, and mango is known as the “King of Fruits” in Pakistan.

The soil and climate conditions in Pakistan are particularly suitable for the growth of high-quality mangoes, which can be supplied for 5 to 6 months every year.
Mango is also the main export fruit of Pakistan. In 2018, Pakistan’s mango production reached 1.9 million tons, ranking sixth in the world.
In May 2001, then Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visited Pakistan. He received all the Chinese Embassy staff, and we listened to his kind and humorous teachings. In his speech, he specially recommended Pakistan’s “egg mango”.


This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. The Chinese people are eagerly looking forward to mangoes from Pakistan in this year’s mango ripening season.

 

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Pakistan firm signs COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing agreement with China


Pakistan’s Searle Company has entered into an agreement with a Chinese firm to manufacture the coronavirus vaccine in Pakistan. This is the first contract Pakistan has signed with a pharmaceutical company to begin the domestic production of COVID-19 vaccine.


“The Searle Company has concluded an exclusive licensing and supply agreement with Livzon Mapharm Inc. for the recombinant novel coronavirus vaccine (V-01)” reads the firm’s April 1 letter to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). The contract also covers the manufacturing transition of the V-01 vaccine in Pakistan.

The vaccine developed by China’s Livzon Pharmaceutical Group had shown promising results in phase I and II clinical trials. The phase III trial would enroll 20,000 people in multiple countries to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of the vaccine, the company said.

Among the many COVID-19 vaccine projects around the world, “V-01 has many potential advantages such as strong safety profile, high neutralising antibody titres, long durability and easy to scale up manufacturing” the document said. The protein-based vaccine V-01 could be transported and stored at normal refrigerator temperatures at 2-8 degrees Celsius

 

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A special online fashion show commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Pakistan and China: Introducing Best of Pakistan Fashion Trends was held by the Pakistani embassy and China Fashion Association. The Chairman of CFA, Zhang Qinghui, apprised that China should not only value its own culture but those of others as well. As many as 14 Pakistani famous fashion brands took part in the show. In a statement, the CFA said Pakistani clothes with their strong local style and ornate decorations attract Chinese visitors, as it brought a new view and a visual feast to Chinese audiences.

BEIJING, April 4 (APP): As the China Fashion Week drawing to close, a special fashion show, 70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Pakistan and China: Introducing Best of Pakistan Fashion Trends, has intrigued Chinese fashion insiders to learn about Pakistani costumes.

“We should value not only our own culture, but also the cultures of others, especially our friends,” Zhang Qinghui, Chairman of China Fashion Association (CFA), said at the event.
To celebrate the 70th anniversary and enhance communication between Pak-China in fashion sector, this show was held by CFA and Pakistani Embassy in China.

As many as 14 Pakistani famous fashion brands, including Maheen Khan, Tabassum Mughal, Umsha, Kalah, Sundus Talpur, Sanabbas, Shamsha, Aleena Fareena, Diners, Sadaf Malaterre, Delphi, Sameer Sain, GOGI, and ZAAVIAY, were invited to participate in online AW 2021 China Fashion Week to introduce Pakistani fashion trends and shows to China, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Sunday.

Pakistani fashion costumes with their strong local style and ornate decorations attract Chinese visitors. According to CFA: “Different from fashion in the usual sense, Pakistani costumes combining contemporary fashion with national traditional characteristics brought a new view and a visual feast to Chinese audiences.

AW 2021 China Fashion Week is a part of cultural exchange between Pakistan and China. Through Pakistani models dressed in elegant and colourful garments, we hope the unique Pakistani fashion can be recognized by more Chinese people, then enhance the Sino-Pak communication in this field.”

Zhang Qinghui also presented a Partner Certificate to Counsellor Awais Ahmed Khan on the occasion, and called for further cooperation and communication with Pakistani fashion industry.

 

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To pay tribute to those who died during the construction of the Karakoram Highway, a ceremony was held on April 4 this year at the Chinese Memorial Deniwar Gilgit, attended by senior officials and other staff of the Chinese Embassy.

 

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Tree plantation by the Chinese Premier Mr. Zhou Enlai in Islamabad in 1960's.

 

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Pakistan could grant long-term visas to the Chinese workers engaged in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the country’s interior minister said