Tag Archives: China

      Xi says China, Egypt set example of friendship, solidarity between developing countries   Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA |  Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China and Egypt set an example of friendship, solidarity and coordination between developing countries, with strong political mutual trust, fruitful mutually beneficial cooperation, …

  NUWAKOT, Nepal | Xinhua | For Santosh Thapa, his family was lucky when a devastating mudslide hit Devighat in Nuwakot in central Nepal; all his relatives managed to escape the disaster, leaving their belongings behind as mud gushed down. It was a narrow escape, Thapa said. Although he was …

  HARARE | Xinhua |  Zimbabwe’s drive toward electric mobility is gaining momentum, with growing interest in electric vehicles (EVs) signaling a shift toward more sustainable transport systems, as showcased at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show. At the six-day show, which ended Saturday in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, the Central Mechanical Equipment …

  BEIJING | Xinhua | Inside a makeshift restaurant, a humanoid robot gripped a snack with a pair of tongs, placed it in a microwave, turned the timer dial and then moved on to deal with another order — all under the watchful eyes of judges. The restaurant-service contest, held …

NAIROBI | Xinhua |  For three years, Seif Amour Rajab could barely open his mouth. Seif was 16 when he fell from a mango tree and fractured his jaw. On Tanzania’s remote Pemba Island, the hospital could do little. The jaw slowly locked shut; eating became a struggle, then speech. …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Half a century ago, a “barefoot doctor” in rural China might have carried little more than a bag of basic medicines, a few syringes and a dozen or so needles. Today, those humble practitioners have given way to a vast and diverse healthcare workforce operating within …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of the Uganda taxi industry aim to emulate their boda boda counterparts by introducing electric vehicles (EVs) across the country. The chairman of the union of taxi operators and drivers in Uganda, Hajji Rashid Ssekindi has told over 300 delegates from across the …

  BEIJING | Xinhua | At Mexico’s ancient Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza, the stone pyramids and temples still tell stories of a remarkable civilization that flourished centuries ago. The historic site, which dates back to the 5th century AD, witnessed a dialogue between civilizations when Chinese President Xi …

  Stanbic’s China payment link is set to ease the country’s trade friction with Beijing   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandan businesses trading with China are set to gain faster access to yuan payments after Stanbic Bank Uganda became the country’s first lender to connect to China’s Cross-Border …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  “Friendship stands by a meaningful thing — a world of peace must be a world of friendship.” Chinese President Xi Jinping once quoted a foreign friend to illustrate the preciousness of friendship. In his view, people-to-people friendship is the foundation for stable and sustained international relations, …