BEIJING | Xinhua | A grinning “boy” in sleek VR goggles stretches out his arm, pointing a finger forward. The plant sculpture in central Beijing has become a popular photo spot, with visitors striking the same pose as the “boy” for the camera. The sculpture is one of 10 themed …
Read More »
China-Uganda ties are moving beyond infrastructure, raising questions over who captures the value Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Mariam, a woman in her late twenties, works at Nice Textiles Uganda Limited inside the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park. Her work begins with thread and ends with fabric. “Here, …
Read More »
BEIJING | Xinhua | Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, will pay a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) June 8 to 9 at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party …
Read More »
BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for tea at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday evening, adding a warm personal touch to the conclusion of Putin’s 25th visit to China. This was the second tea gathering Xi had arranged …
Read More »
BEIJING | Xinhua | The Chinese capital city of Beijing received 18.83 million tourist visits during the five-day May Day holiday, up 5.1 percent year on year, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism said on Tuesday. The total tourism revenue hit 22.36 billion yuan (about 3.26 billion U.S. …
Read More »
Humanoid robot “Flash” of Qitiandasheng Team in the autonomous category runs during the Beijing E-Town half-marathon and humanoid robots half-marathon in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area in southeast Beijing, China, April 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan) BEIJING | Xinhua | On a crisp Sunday morning, the starting gun rang out …
Read More »
BEIJING | Xinhua | Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday morning met with Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in Beijing. Invited by the CPC Central Committee and Xi, Cheng is the first KMT chairperson to have led …
Read More »
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Direct flights between Beijing and Tel Aviv resumed on Thursday, as a Hainan Airlines aircraft successfully landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv early in the morning, marking the end of an 18-month hiatus. According to Yu Chaojie, president of Hainan Airlines, the resumed Beijing-Tel …
Read More »
Beijing, China | THE STAR KENYA & XINHUA | President William Ruto and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting in China. The meeting was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China today. It came ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit. During …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that it will open a new passport centre in Beijing, China in May as one of the ways to ease the issuance and renewal of passports for Ugandans in that part of the world. The ministry spokesperson, Simon Mundeyi …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
