BEIJING | Xinhua | China is stepping up efforts to expand employment while addressing structural employment problems, as part of a broader push to boost employment, an official said. China has set targets of keeping the surveyed urban unemployment rate at around 5.5 percent in 2025, and creating over 12 …
Read More »Isimba Dam defects: Spillway tests to be carried out in China
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The spillway defects at Isimba Dam will be subjected to a Physical Model Test (PMT) in China to determine the root cause of the structural issues and whether a third spillway is required, the Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has resolved. The …
Read More »China enters the annual ‘two sessions’ political season
BEIJING | Xinhua | It is early March, which in China typically signals the start of the annual “two sessions” political season. So what are the “two sessions”? The “two sessions” are the annual meetings of China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), and the top political advisory body, …
Read More »China’s new push for rural reform, revitalization
China unveiled a comprehensive policy blueprint for rural development on Sunday, charting a detailed roadmap to build up the country’s agricultural strength and emphasizing grain security, agricultural innovation and deepened reforms. BEIJING | Xinhua | China unveiled a comprehensive policy blueprint for rural development on Sunday, charting a detailed …
Read More »Chinese private firms make progress in 2024 foreign trade
BEIJING | Xinhua | China’s private enterprises remained the leading category of foreign trade operators in the country for a sixth straight year, making notable achievements in foreign trade in 2024, according to the General Administration of Customs. These achievements include the number of private enterprises that conducted import-export activities …
Read More »Xi says bilateral ties show China, Russia good neighbors, true friends
BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that history and reality show that China and Russia are good neighbors that cannot be moved away, and true friends who share weal and woe, support each other and achieve common development. He made the remarks when having a …
Read More »Xi urges healthy, high-quality development of private sector
BEIJING | XINHUA | Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday urged efforts to promote the healthy and high-quality development of the country’s private sector. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when attending a symposium …
Read More »Chinese FM: China sincere friend, reliable partner of Uganda
UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | China will always be a sincere friend and reliable partner of Uganda on the African country’s road to development and revitalization, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made …
Read More »China Railway Company signs contract for road construction in Nansana
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | China Railway 18th Group Construction Company Limited has officially signed a contract to construct two key roads in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District. The contract, valued at 33.9 billion Ugandan shillings, covers the construction of the Wamala-Katooke road (4.8 km) and the Jjinja-Kalooli road (1.01 …
Read More »DeepSeek: How a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights
The company has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models ANALYSIS | TONGLIANG LIU | Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with cutting-edge products from US …
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