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Published:May 27,2022 By Benyamin Poghosyan   Villagers pick pomegranates in Qira town of Qira county in Hotan prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Oct 1, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] Since Feb 24, the world’s attention has been focused on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its negative implications on the world, including rising commodity and food prices, which have made millions …

Published:May 27,2022 By Xin Ping  People walk through Megenagna neighbourhood bus station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov 3, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] As the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on Africa, not only precious lives have been lost, but also some of the world’s poorest countries are slipping further into the grip of a debt crisis. The …

Published:May26,2022 By HODAN OSMAN ABDI  WU BOHAO/FOR CHINA DAILY This year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the African Union. Over the past 20 years, China and Africa have made significant achievements in combatting the effects of climate change and enhancing agricultural cooperation. Africa is one of the …

Published:May 25,2022  The African Development Bank (AfDB) opened its 2022 annual meetings in the Ghanaian capital, Accra on Tuesday with top African statesmen, politicians, and technocrats in attendance. In his opening address, Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo urged the continental concessional lender to help Africa mobilize the badly-needed financial …

Published:May 25,2022 “There are many noble characters I wish to inherit from my father,” Xi Jinping, then governor of east China’s Fujian Province, said in a letter of felicitation to his father Xi Zhongxun on his birthday in 2001.  Xi Zhongxun was among the first generation of the Communist Party …

Published:May25,2022 By Staff writer United States President Joe Biden was in Japan on Monday, where he held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Speaking in a news conference after the talks, the US president said that the United States would intervene militarily if China attempts to take Taiwan by …

Published:May 23, 2022 The East African Community (EAC) welcomes investors from China to implement various projects in the region with a population of about 300 million, said Peter Mathuki, EAC secretary general, in a recent interview with Xinhua. “We welcome investors from China to come and work with us in East …

Published:May24,2022 Rwandan dancers perform traditional dances to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony of Nyabarongo II Hydropower Plant, in Rwanda, on May 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Ji Li) The Rwandan government has launched the construction of a 43.5 MW power plant expected to boost the country’s efforts to ensure universal access to electricity by …

Published:May24,2022 The Taipei 101 skyscraper commands the urban landscape in Taipei, Taiwan. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s decision not to agree with the Taiwan region’s participation in this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) has received broad-based support and understanding from the international community, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the …

By Staff writer John Lee; Hong Kong New Chief Executive. Photo: courtesy The Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), has a new leader,  as commonly known, a new Chief Executive. The media reaction to his selection, tells us much about global geopolitics, and the extent to which journalistic ethics, are …