Published: March 14,2025 China’s support and technical assistance have played a crucial role in driving significant progress in Gambia’s agricultural sector in recent years, Gambian Minister of Agriculture Demba Sabally told Xinhua in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. Gambia’s agricultural productivity has been steadily increasing, with rice production surpassing 48,000 …
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President Xi Jinping stresses role of education in supporting sci-tech, talent development
Published: March 14,2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday emphasized strengthening the role of education in supporting scientific and technological advancement, as well as talent development. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for a deep …
Read More »Chinese-built cement plant helps Ethiopia advance industrialization, capacity-building
Published: March 13,2025 Ethiopia’s Chinese-built Lemi National Cement Factory, the largest of its kind in the country with a daily production capacity of 10,000 tonnes, has won acclaim for revolutionizing the East African country’s construction sector, catalyzing economic growth, technology transfer, and capacity-building. As a joint venture between West International Holding, the African …
Read More »Chinese mainland warns of action against ‘Taiwan independence’ forces
Published: March 13,2025 Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office, during a regular press conference in Beijing, China, March 12, 2025. /VCG If the “Taiwan independence” separatist forces provoke, exert pressure or dare to cross the red line, resolute actions will be taken in response, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said …
Read More »China’s national legislature concludes annual session
Published: March 12,2025 The closing meeting of the third session of the 14th National People’s Congress is held at theGreat Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 11, 2025. /Xinhua The 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, concluded itsthird session on Tuesday.Chinese President Xi Jinping and other …
Read More »Tanzania completes trial runs for Chinese-made SGR cargo wagons
Published: March 12,2025 An electric SGR train stops at Dar es Salaam Station in Tanzania on Aug. 1, 2024. (Photo byEmmanuel Herman/Xinhua) The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) on Monday announced the successfulcompletion of trial runs for 264 Chinese-made cargo wagons for standard gaugerailway (SGR) electric trains.The TRC said in a …
Read More »reform, opening up at “two sessions”
Published: March 11,2025 Those keen to understand the trajectory and focus of the world’s second-largest economy will find a recurring theme at China’s “two sessions” this year — reform and opening up. At the ongoing annual sessions of China’s national legislature and top political advisory body — the first since …
Read More »Young Tanzanian doctor masters cardiac screening under Chinese mentorship
Published: March 11,2025 Chinese doctors led by Professor Pan Xiangbin (2nd R) of China’s Fuwai Hospital, together with their Tanzanian colleagues, perform a cardiovascular surgery on a child at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Jan. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Emmanuel Herman) On a sunny Wednesday morning, Mercy Theogenes, a 25-year-old Tanzanian cardiovascular technologist, was busy screening children …
Read More »AI in spotlight at China’s “two sessions”
Published: March 10,2025 Riding on the global fanfare over Chinese tech startup DeepSeek, artificial intelligence (AI) has unsurprisingly become a buzzword at China’s ongoing “two sessions,” as observers eagerly watch how it will fit into the nation’s rejuvenation drive.DeepSeek and AI have been frequent mentions in discussions and at press …
Read More »Xi highlights key tasks for armed forces
Service members urged to bolster their confidence, confront challenges By ZHAO LEI Published: March 10,2025 President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at the plenary meeting of the People’s Liberation …
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