CPSC Monitor (February 24, 2025)

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CHINA

1. Two Pakistani students in China praised for life-saving act

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/02/16/two-pakistani-students-in-china-praised-for-life-saving-act/

2. Pakistan can be bridge between China, US: Bilawal

https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/868760-pakistan-can-be-a-bridge-between-china-and-us-bilawal

3. Pakistan says ties with China ‘pivotal’ to regional stability

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/pakistan-says-ties-with-china-pivotal-to-regional-stability/3486111

4. China, Pakistan strengthen renewable energy ties with strategic accord

https://www.nation.com.pk/19-Feb-2025/china-pakistan-strengthen-renewable-energy-ties-with-strategic-accord

5. China, Pakistan develop AI-powered agricultural app

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2529700/china-pakistan-develop-ai-powered-agricultural-app

6. China and Pakistan in for wheat improvement with molecular breeding

https://www.app.com.pk/global/china-and-pakistan-in-for-wheat-improvement-with-molecular-breeding/#google_vignette

7. Two Sessions 2025: what to expect

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1285942-two-sessions-2025-what-to-expect

8. China outlines key tasks to deepen rural reforms, advance rural revitalization

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-02-23/China-outlines-tasks-to-advance-rural-revitalization-in-No-1-document-1BeclSZyBLa/p.html

9. China successfully launches new satellite

https://english.news.cn/20250222/bfae3051ac4242fc9feae3256702959e/c.html

10. China completes drilling of Asia’s deepest vertical well

https://english.news.cn/20250220/e60a3888cf2744e4b10f73ff81477171/c.html

 

CENTRAL ASIA, SCO and ECO

1. PM Shehbaz to embark on two-day state visit to Azerbaijan

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2530235/pm-shehbaz-to-embark-on-two-day-state-visit-to-azerbaijan

2. Pakistan Likely to Sign Major Energy and Trade Agreements with Azerbaijan Next Week

https://propakistani.pk/2025/02/23/pakistan-likely-to-sign-major-energy-and-trade-agreements-with-azerbaijan-next-week/#google_vignette

3. PM Shehbaz to visit Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan next week

https://24newshd.tv/22-Feb-2025/pm-shehbaz-to-visit-azerbaijan-and-uzbekistan-next-week

4. Uzbekistan signs 181 contracts worth $500mn at Made in Uzbekistan Exhibition in Pakistan

https://daryo.uz/en/2025/02/16/uzbekistan-signs-181-contracts-worth-500mn-at-made-in-uzbekistan-exhibition-in-pakistan

5. PM Shehbaz Sharif set for key Central Asia visit to boost trade and connectivity

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/22-Feb-2025/pm-shehbaz-sharif-set-for-key-central-asia-visit-to-boost-trade-and-connectivity

6. Aleem Khan Meets CEO Azeri State Oil Fund: Both Discussed Ways & Means To Boost Economic Ties

https://ptv.com.pk/ptvworld/newsdetail/2552

7. Water project for Gwadar from Tajikistan feasibility study finalized

https://www.nation.com.pk/20-Feb-2025/water-project-for-gwadar-from-tajikistan-feasibility-study-finalized

8. Kazakhstan, Pakistan keen on strengthening interparliamentary cooperation

https://en.inform.kz/news/kazakhstan-pakistan-keen-on-strengthening-interparliamentary-cooperation-866576/

9. Pakistan Railways to launch freight train service to Russia next month

https://www.firstpost.com/world/pakistan-railways-to-launch-freight-train-service-to-russia-next-month-13865195.html

10. SCO national coordinators discuss cooperation, visit CPC museum in Beijing

https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/4593414-sco-national-coordinators-discuss-cooperation-visit-cpc-museum-in-beijing

11. Preparing for the SCO Summit in China: What Are the Key Issues?

https://dknews.kz/en/articles-in-english/353023-preparing-for-the-sco-summit-in-china-what-are-the

12. Consultations of the Deputy Secretaries General of the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO took place in the CSTO Secretariat

https://en.odkb-csto.org/news/news_odkb/v-sekretariate-odkb-sostoyalis-konsultatsii-zamestiteley-generalnykh-sekretarey-odkb-sng-i-shos/#loaded

13. From isolation to integration: The railway transforming Central Asia

https://news.az/news/-from-isolation-to-integration-the-railway-transforming-central-asia

14. Russia prioritizes BRICS, SCO, G20 over G7, views it as outdated

https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/russia-prioritizes-brics-sco-g20-over-g7-views-it-as-outdated-93CH-3872531

15. Azerbaijan’s FM meets with Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan

https://en.apa.az/foreign-policy/azerbaijans-fm-meets-with-chairman-of-the-senate-of-pakistan-460862

16. Pakistan committed to APA, SCO, ECO connectivity

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2529691/pakistan-committed-to-apa-sco-eco-connectivity

17. Tajikistan-Balochistan water project moves forward: President Zardari

https://mettisglobal.news/tajikistan-balochistan-water-project-moves-forward-president-zardari/

 

EAST ASIA

1. Consumption rebound: The vitality of Spring Festival travel rush

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-02-23/Consumption-rebound-The-vitality-of-Spring-Festival-travel-rush-1BdPjHXUb4c/p.html

2. Japan semiconductor makers looking to Vietnam amid labor shortage at home

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250221_26/

3. Japan targets renewable energy as main power source by FY2040

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250218_B03/

4. IAEA chief: Denuclearization of North Korea will be extremely difficult

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250221_17/

5. N. Korea threatens to use ‘strategic means’ in response to S. Korea-US air drills

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/02/103_392761.html

6. Financial groups to reshuffle outside directors for internal reform

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2025/02/602_392746.html

7. Mongolia to host next UN conference on sustainable land management

https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/press-releases/mongolia-host-next-un-conference-sustainable-land-management

 

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