Chinese company expects its new 6G technology to be on the market by about 2030. 6G technology could provide peak speeds that are up to ten times higher than 5G speed. GlobalTimes reports that the official documentation provides a clear path forward for 6G research and development, as well as setting a benchmark for the entire industry.
The government of Pakistan ranks third in providing support to small and medium enterprises to mitigate the impact of Covid-19. SMEDA, Asian Development Bank Institute, and Asian Productivity Organisation conducted a survey online on “Impact of Covid-19 on SMEs” that found the majority of SMEs in Pakistan was experiencing cash flow (82%), followed by raw material (65%) shortage.
Royal Group Co Ltd, Chinese dairy industry and buffalo milk production enterprise intends to invest $500 million initially in Pakistan’s livestock and dairy sectors. Moreover, a delegation of eight Royal Group Co Ltd. representatives, led by Royal Group President Chen Yi, met with the Additional Secretary of the Board of Investment, Mukarram Ansari to discuss investment opportunities in the livestock and dairy sectors.
Pakistani actress Hania Amir and singer Asim Azhar’s mysterious tweets topped Twitter trends in Pakistan. The trend began after Hania posted a video of her with Wajahat Rauf’s son on Instagram. The video of Hania has been the subject of hateful comments since Friday. The public accuses her of displaying “vulgarity” to get attention.
eBay sold one McDonald’s McNugget for $99,997 after it looked highly similar to a character from the game “Among Us”. When US seller Polizna put the MCNugget on the auction site, the price went from 99 cents to an outrageous dollar figure. A BBC report said there were over 180 bidders for the nugget before the auction closed on Friday.
According to official announcements, the government is planning to set up an information technology (IT) park at Jinnah International Airport, a trade and business hub in Karachi, at a cost of Rs31 billion. The government seeks to enhance exports by increasing growth in the IT sector. In the government’s view, it does not make sense to rely on traditional exports such as textiles.
The government plans to introduce its production model of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) on Independence Day. The Ministry of science and technology in collaboration with the National Institute of Electronics (NIE) and COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) teams had developed the EVM and presented them in parliament, however, they now plan to refine them both technologically and visually.
According to the Asia Pacific Group, regional body of FATF, Pakistan has successfully implemented 31 out of 40 FATF recommendations. In February 2021, Pakistan submitted its third progress report to the APG. Moreover, Pakistan has issued a number of sector-specific legislation, which provides more specific obligations for those sectors to assess and mitigate their risks.
A Physicist from the United States, Konstantin Anikeev, recently made over $300,000 through a unique strategy. With the help of his credit card, the physicist purchases a large number of gift cards. In order to pay for the credit card bills, he encashes those gift cards and then deposits the money in his bank account.
There are 16 Pakistani universities ranked in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021 due to their impressive performance. The report states that Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) is on top of the list of Pakistani universities. Moreover, in the Asia University Rankings, China took the first two places. On the contrary, Japan remained the most-represented nation for the second consecutive year.