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This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2025 shows a sign about the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)* China is the major trading partner of many Asia-Pacific economies and an important player in regional industrial and supply chains.* China consistently prioritizes its neighboring countries in its diplomatic agenda and actively calls for building a community with a shared future with neighboring countries.* China is actively cultivating new drivers for green development, deepening industrial cooperation with all parties, and advancing high-quality growth in the Asia-Pacific region.SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Gyeongju,…
The Punjab Tourism Department launches the 10th edition of its flagship desert rally The Punjab Tourism Department has officially announced the 10th Thal Desert Rally 2025, a major annual motorsport and cultural event to be held from November 6 to 9 across Kot Addu, Layyah, and Muzaffargarh. The 200-kilometre-long rally route will traverse the scenic and challenging dunes of the Thal Desert. The promotional launch ceremony took place at the Lahore Museum Auditorium, attended by Dr. Ehsan Bhutta, Secretary Tourism, Archaeology and Museums, Punjab, and Asim Raza, Managing Director of the Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP). Speaking at the…
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, looks on during the closing bell at the Nasdaq Market in New York City on March 25, 2025.Jeenah Moon | ReutersPalo Alto Networks on Tuesday launched new artificial intelligence agents that allow customers to automate certain cybersecurity actions.The new agents, known as Cortex AgentiX, can handle threat intelligence investigations, respond to email breaches and can be deployed across various security vendor platforms. The tools will be available starting Tuesday through several of Palo Alto’s current cloud services, and will launch as a separate platform next year.The new AI agents are meant to meet…
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, both leaders reaffirmed the enduring strength of Pakistan–Saudi Arabia’s brotherly ties and discussed ways to further enhance their historic partnership in trade, investment and economic cooperation. In a post on X, the prime minister wrote: “It was a great pleasure and honour to meet my brother, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh today”. It was a great pleasure and honor to meet my brother, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh today.We reaffirmed the enduring strength…
Amazon said Tuesday that it will lay off about 14,000 corporate employees, marking the latest cuts in the company’s multiyear effort to rein in costs.In a blog post, the company wrote that the layoffs are being carried out to help make the company leaner and less bureaucratic, while it looks to invest in “our biggest bets” including generative artificial intelligence.”This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we’ve seen since the Internet, and it’s enabling companies to innovate much faster than ever before (in existing market segments and altogether new ones),” Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience…
Online home goods company Wayfair reported a jump in third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as it beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines.The company said total net revenue increased 8.1% year-over-year.Here’s how the company performed in its third quarter, compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: 70 cents adjusted vs. 43 cents expectedRevenue: $3.12 billion vs. $3.02 billion expectedWayfair shares climbed 10% in premarket trading.For the period ended Sept. 30, Wayfair reported a net loss of $99 million, or 76 cents per share, compared to a loss of $74 million,…
A drone photo taken on Oct. 27, 2025 shows farmers harvesting rice in a field in Fengnan District of Tangshan City, north China’s Hebei Province. The rice harvest season has arrived in Tangshan City, where farmers are seizing the good weather to accelerate harvesting. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)A farmer harvests rice in a field in Fengnan District of Tangshan City, north China’s Hebei Province, Oct. 27, 2025. The rice harvest season has arrived in Tangshan City, where farmers are seizing the good weather to accelerate harvesting. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 27, 2025 shows a farmer harvesting rice in…
Airlink Communication will open Pakistan’s first Apple-authorised reseller store by the end of 2025. The company plans to launch the outlet in Dolmen Mall, Lahore, and will operate it under official reseller authorisation. This store will not be an Apple-owned flagship, but it will offer a premium retail experience built around Apple’s product lineup. Airlink recently became a premium partner of GNEXT Technologies, Apple’s authorised distributor in Pakistan. Through this partnership, the company will retail iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Apple Watches and genuine accessories. Apple products continue to attract strong demand in Pakistan due to performance, software support and status value,…
The Grok AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone with the Wikipedia logo in the background. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesElon Musk launched an early version of an AI-powered encyclopedia called ‘Grokipedia’ on Monday, with its website temporarily crashing before coming back online hours later. The new AI service, named after xAI’s large language model Grok, has been promoted by Musk as an improved and less biased version of the popular free and web-based Wikipedia. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO announced last month that he was working on a Wikipedia rival after a suggestion from David Sacks, a fellow…
A UPS worker pushes a cart in New York, US, on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUnited Parcel Service on Tuesday reported earnings that topped Wall Street’s estimates ahead of its busy holiday season.Shares of the package delivery giant surged 10% in premarket trading.Here’s how the company performed in its third quarter, compared with what Wall Street was expecting based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: $1.74 adjusted vs. $1.30 expectedRevenue: $21.4 billion vs. $20.83 billion expectedFor the period ended Sept. 30, the company reported net income of $1.31 billion, or $1.55 per…