Published : December 09,2024 People gather outside the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in the rain in Paris, France, Dec. 7, 2024. Five years after being devastated by a fire, the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopened on Saturday with a grand inauguration ceremony attended by world leaders, believers, …
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BRI delivers benefits to all, says former S. African diplomat
Published: December 08,2024 The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has promoted global growth and delivered mutual benefits to all involved since its launch in 2013, one former ambassador has said. Gert Grobler, a former South African ambassador to Spain, Japan, and Madagascar, told Xinhua that Western aid programs are often …
Read More »Chinese FM responds to Trump’s pick of former senator David Perdue as new US ambassador to China
Published: December 08,2024 David Perdue Photo: VCG In response to reports that US President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday via social media his selection of former senator David Perdue as the next US ambassador to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday that “I have noticed the relevant reports,” without …
Read More »Tanzania hosts conference on Chinese modernization and African development
Published : December 07,2024 Tanzania on Thursday hosted a conference on Chinese modernization and African development to expand China-Africa cooperation through the mechanism of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.Opening the conference in the port city of Dar esSalaam, Patrobas Katambi, deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office responsible for labor, youth, employment and …
Read More »China to train over 1,300 foreigners in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Published: December 07,2024 CFP China plans to train 1,300 foreigners in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) over the next three years, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM) said on Wednesday. The training program was unveiled at the closing ceremony of the 2024 World Conference on Traditional Medicine in Beijing. …
Read More »Chinese drilling team turns Egypt’s desert into farmland
Published: December 06,2024 An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 23, 2024 shows farmlands developed after wells were dug by Chinese firm ZPEC (China’s Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) in the desert of Aswan province, Egypt. (ZPEC/Handout via Xinhua) by Xinhua writer Yao Bing In early winter, the warm sun …
Read More »Xi: Modernization bodes well for world
China’s growth over past 40 years hailed as ‘breathtaking success story’ By Zhang Yunbi and Zheng Caixiong Published: December 05,2024 Journalists covering the 2024 Understanding China Conference enter the conference venue in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province, Dec 3, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] The Chinese path to modernization “meets the aspiration of 1.4 billion people for …
Read More »Chinese medical team brings relief to South Sudan’s ailing population
Published: December 05,2024 Mu Jianjun (2nd R), the Economic and Commercial Affairs Counsellor of the Chinese embassy and other officials monitor a traditional Chinese medicine doctor treat a patient in Lobonokpayam of Central Equatoria State. [Photo by Sudans Post] The 12th batch of the Chinese medical team has treated hundreds of sick people in Lobonok Payam (the second lowest administrative division below counties), …
Read More »Cameroon’s new National Assembly complex stands as testament to win-win Sino-Cameroonian friendship
Published: December 04,2024 In Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, a newly constructed parliament building gleams dazzlingly in the sunshine. On Saturday, China officially handed over the keys to the building to Cameroon’s National Assembly Speaker Cavaye Yeguie Djibril at a ceremony attended by government officials, and diplomats, among others. “I have already heard that this building …
Read More »Africa applauds China’s zero-tariff treatment for least developed countries
Africa applauds China’s zero-tariff treatment for least developed countries. Starting Sunday, December 1, China extended to all the least developed countries with which it has diplomatic relations zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent tariff lines, becoming the first major developing country and the first major economy to take such a significant measure, Xinhua …
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