Russian trio blast off for ISS in shadow of Ukraine war

Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 18 (AFP/APP): Three Russian cosmonauts blasted off to the International Space Station Friday, as Moscow’s military intervention in Ukraine brought the Kremlin’s relations with the West to their lowest point since the Soviet era. Russian space veteran Oleg Artemyev and rookies Denis […]

First issue of Science Diplomacy Journal launched

ISLAMABAD, Mar 15 (APP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Collaboration (COMSTECH), on Tuesday held the launch of the first issue of its Science Diplomacy Journal, ‘Science Diplomacy Perspectives’. Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood, in his […]

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches second satellite

TEHRAN – March 8 (ONLINE) The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has launched a second satellite into space, state media reported, as world powers awaited Tehran’s decision in negotiations over the country’s tattered nuclear deal. State television identified the launch on Tuesday as taking place […]

China home to 2M 5G base stations by end of 2022

ISLAMABAD, Mar 08 (APP): China aims to complete over two million 5G base stations by the end of 2022 to expand the application of advanced technology that brings convenience to people’s lives, China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has said. Xiao Yaqing made […]

Sony and Honda plan electric vehicle joint firm

Tokyo, March 4 (AFP/APP):Sony is teaming up with automaker Honda to start a new company that will develop and sell electric vehicles, the electronics giant said Friday, its latest step into the rapidly growing sector. Major global carmakers are increasingly prioritising electric and hybrid vehicles […]

Robotics and STEAM Weekend Camp to start from March 05

ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (APP):The upcoming “Robotics and STEAM Weekend Camp” starting from March 05 at National University of Science and Technology (NUST) will serve as an insightful activity for the kids who intends to gain scientific knowledge and discover innovations. According to an official source, […]

Mascots of China int’l consumer products expo revealed

HAIKOU, March 1 (Xinhua/APP): Authorities in south China’s Hainan Province on Tuesday revealed the mascots for the 2022 China International Consumer Products Expo, styled after the Hainan gibbon. Hainan gibbons are the most endangered of all gibbons and the world’s rarest primate. They are endemic […]

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