Hong Kong | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Limited announced today that it has discovered Bozhong 26-6 oilfield in Bohai Sea, which brings another hundred million tons of reserves. Bozhong 26-6 oilfield is located in the south of Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of 22 meters. The main oil-bearing …
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Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The U.S. response to a Chinese weather balloon ignores its own track record of “global surveillance and bombing,” said an opinion piece published on the website of Al Jazeera. The U.S. shooting down the Chinese weather balloon in its airspace is a “bizarre military stunt” that …
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Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Thursday hailed the importance of the reopening of China for tourism, given the country’s huge importance to the global tourism market. “The reopening of China represents the ‘missing piece’ in the recovery of world tourism after the worst crisis in its …
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Despite America’s pledge to deliver $55 billion, the West cannot match China’s deep pockets COMMENT | Ana Palacio | The United States is finally paying attention to Africa. But recent attempts at engagement – the US-Africa Leaders Summit in December and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s ten-day tour of the continent last …
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Beijing, China | Xinhua | China on Wednesday urged NATO to quit groundless speculation and smears against it on the Ukraine issue, grow out of the Cold War mentality of zero-sum game and bloc confrontation, and actually do something conducive to European and global peace and stability. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson …
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China’s outright dominance of Africa’s infrastructure sector is under threat as Turkish construction firms begin to make inroads on the continent to deliver large-scale projects on budget and on time Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY – Seth Onyango | Turkish construction firms are closing in on their Chinese counterparts in Africa’s …
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Beijing, China | Xinhua | Japanese automaker Toyota started to recall Lexus imported cars from the Chinese market over safety concerns, China’s top quality watchdog said Monday. Filed by Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., the recall involves 22,965 imported Lexus GS, IS, RC, and RC F models, the State Administration …
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United Nations, USA | Xinhua | China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, said on Friday that NATO should contribute positively to world peace and stability, instead of merely being a troublemaker. “We urge NATO to draw lessons from history, abandon the obsolete Cold War mentality and bloc confrontation, and …
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Cape Town, SA | Xinhua | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Thursday in the country’s legislative capital Cape Town. During the meeting, Ramaphosa expressed heartfelt thanks to China for extending a helping hand to South Africa in the fight against COVID-19, saying that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda through the Consulate in Guangzhou in China commenced voluntary registration of Ugandans visiting or residing in China. The registration, happening online is engineered by the Consulate General of Uganda in Guangzhou H.E Judyth Nsababera with the help of a Ugandan PhD …
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