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A flower grower weighs rose petals used for making rose sauce at a village in Hotan, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 6, 2018. /Xinhua Editor’s note: Bobby Naderi is a London-based journalist and analyst for print, radio and television, and documentary filmmaker. The article reflects the author’s opinions, and …

Several African countries could experience an outbreak of measles amid stalled vaccination against the viral disease linked to COVID-19 disruptions, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday ahead of the African Immunization week slated for April 24 to 30. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa said that …

Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, on Jan 21, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] China and the US can jointly tackle problems in three areas — the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the global economic recovery — and many more if they cooperate and engage …

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has led the Chinese people to an unprecedented success in the striving for development, shared development fruits and experience with other countries and played an important role on the world stage, Arab politicians have said. In a recent video interview with Xinhua, Mohsen Basurra, …

Anopheles mosquito dangerous vehicle of a malaria infection. Countries across the Sub-Saharan African region should explore fiscal incentives that can stimulate investments in malaria control programs amid the quest to eradicate the tropical disease by 2030, experts said at a virtual forum on Wednesday ahead of World Malaria Day on …

China is planning to dispatch another batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Gabon to help the African country defeat the pandemic as soon as possible, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday. In a telephone conversation with Gabonese Foreign Minister Pacome Moubelet-Boubeya, Wang said that since the …

Reiterating its tangible contribution to Africa’s efforts of adaptation, preparedness and response to climate change, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has vowed to continue working with sister UN agencies and other partners on the issue. The ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe made the remarks recently  during the joint launch …

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech via video at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2021, on April 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said that China will continue to work with other parties in high-quality Belt and …

By Mustafa Hyder Sayed People demonstrate outside of the Prime Minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan, April 13, 2021. /Getty The recent announcement by Japan to release over a million tons of radioactive wastewater has created an international controversy and alarmed neighboring countries. Whilst Japan’s two important neighbors: China and …

By Gerald Mbanda A plan by Japan to release millions of tonnes of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean is shocking and should be condemned worldwide. The act is not only an environmental pollution issue, but also puts the lives of the global community in danger of possible genetic mutation …