GUANGZHOU | Xinhua | For Austrian resident Denis Yurchak, the search for an air conditioner to survive this year’s scorching summer felt like embarking on an adventure. Since late June, a relentless heatwave has grilled Europe, shattering numerous temperature records. After spending two days looking for a portable air conditioner …
Read More »Why has the CPC remained vibrant after 105 years?
BEIJING, | Xinhua | Since its founding 105 years ago, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has kept standing at the forefront of China’s transformation, leading the country through construction to become one of the world’s foremost economic powers. Now with more than 101 million members, the CPC is …
Read More »Xi hails CPC’s 105-year ‘epic,’ urges building modern socialist China
BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed the 105-year history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) as the “most magnificent epic” of the Chinese nation and urged the Party to press ahead to build China into a modern socialist country on schedule. Addressing a gathering marking …
Read More »Hong Kong stages festivities to celebrate 29th anniversary of return to China
HONG KONG | Xinhua | From flag-raising ceremonies to horse races and a drone performance, Hong Kong commemorated the 29th anniversary of its return to China on Wednesday with a day of celebrations across the city. At 8 a.m. local time, the government of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative …
Read More »On Xi Jinping’s global vision
COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Chinese President Xi Jinping, is one of the most consequential world leaders of our time. Both his leadership style and ideological persuasion are unique. He features distinctively, even when compared to former Chinese leaders in recent memory. His worldview – the ideological and thought …
Read More »How China drives global supply chains upgrading
BEIJING | Xinhua | Gears are among humanity’s oldest inventions. One turns, the next follows. If any single gear jams, the whole machine stops. Global supply chains work the same way. They are woven together, and smooth operation depends on each link meshing with the next. China has long been …
Read More »Xi calls for solid measures to modernize agriculture, rural areas
DEZHOU, Shandong | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for solid measures to advance the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during an inspection …
Read More »Spiro raises $55m from Chinese investor, takes total funding to $270m
Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | African electric mobility company Spiro has secured a fresh $55 million investment from Chinese growth-stage fund NewTrails Capital, bringing the company’s latest funding round to $270 million as it accelerates expansion of its electric vehicle and battery-swapping infrastructure across the continent, the company …
Read More »China achieves enormous progress in enhancing human rights
BEIJING | Xinhua | China on Thursday released a national action plan to enhance human rights over the next five years at the ongoing 2026 Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, where attendees from home and abroad hailed China’s progress in this field. The National Human Rights Action Plan of …
Read More »Xi’s DPRK visit yields important consensus on bilateral ties
PYONGYANG | Xinhua | Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Tuesday that he reached important consensus with General Secretary Kim Jong Un on developing relations between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the …
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