Tag Archives: China

  Exim Bank has financed major projects across Uganda’s transport, energy and oil sectors, becoming one of the country’s most consequential infrastructure financiers.     Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The Kampala–Entebbe Expressway is one of Uganda’s most visible infrastructure investments financed by China’s Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank), illustrating …

  DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua |  China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) on Sunday held a two-day training program for Tanzanian media professionals to strengthen digital skills, improve content production, and explore new business opportunities. The program, named “The China-Africa AI Media Training,” was held in Dar es …

  BEIJING | Xinhua | With more than 100 million members and the responsibility of governing a country of over 1.4 billion people, the Communist Party of China (CPC) faces an enduring task: identifying and addressing issues within its own ranks. The task has taken on fresh relevance as the …

  The Ugandan government, just like its peers across Africa, has embraced digital-surveillance to ostensibly improve public safety, but the technology is increasingly being used for political control   COMMENT | WAIRAGALA WAKABI | In June 2025, Uganda switched on the Automated Express Penalty System (EPSAuto), using CCTV cameras, automatic …

  “Today, we are closer, more confident, and more capable than ever of reaching the goal of rejuvenating the Chinese nation,” Xi said.   BEIJING | Xinhua | On the banks of the Yudu River in east China, a choir sang of soldiers leaving home more than nine decades ago. …

  BERLIN | Xinhua |  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that the European Union (EU) needs to protect its industries against unfair competition while keeping its markets open and avoiding a trade war. Speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue, Merz pointed to the EU’s trade deficit with China …

Luo Lan (R) poses for a photo with a foreign tourist at her homestay in Xiahalama Village of Hongyuan County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, July 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)     CHENGDU | Xinhua |  Luo Lan first came to Hongyuan in southwest …

  HANOI | Xinhua |  For the family of Vietnamese general Hong Shui, known in Vietnam as Nguyen Son, the Long March in China is a journey they never witnessed, yet one that has lived on through stories about the man who walked it. Between 1934 and 1936, the Red …

CHENGDU | Xinhua | Express delivery now reaches more than 95 percent of China’s administrative villages. In some rural areas, however, getting a parcel to the village requires more than just one mode of transport. In Zizhong County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, for example, drones are being used on …

  NAIROBI | Xinhua |  The four principles proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping for resolving Africa’s hotspot issues have resonated across the continent, with diplomats, scholars and media professionals hailing them as timely and practical guidance for promoting peace and development in Africa. The four principles — adhering to …