Published: April 29,2024 Botswana is stepping up its marketing efforts to attract more Chinese tourists, President Mokgweetsi Masisisaid Saturday. During the official opening of the Motse Wa Setsocultural festival in Francistown, Botswana’s second largest city, Masisi said that Chinese travelers rarely visit the southern African country, despite its many attractions for them. “Botswana has a lot to …
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China’s take on industrial production capacity
Published: April 21,2024 China has reiterated the importance of viewing industrial production capacity objectively and dialectically from a market-oriented and global perspective on several occasions. This response comes as a rebuttal to the allegation that the country now faces “overcapacity.”From a market viewpoint, the quantity of production capacity is determined …
Read More »Chinese peacekeepers to DRC awarded UN Peace Medal
Published: April 10,2024 The Chinese peacekeeping troops (past ceremony) march past the podium during the military parade at the medal-awarding ceremony. Photo by Xi Haichun The 27th Chinese Peacekeeping Contingent to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) was awarded the UN Peace Medal on Tuesday. …
Read More »China provides medical assistance to 250m people in 2023
Published: April 06,2024 China’s healthcare security system provided medical assistance to 250 million patients in 2023, according to the country’s National Healthcare Security Administration. The medical assistance program, a key part of China’s healthcare security system that ensures basic medical services for the vulnerable population, was piloted in the country’s rural …
Read More »3 things to know about China’s Global Civilization Initiative
Published: April 05, 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) in March 2023, following the Global Development Initiative and the Global Security Initiative. Here are three things to know about this major global initiative. RESPECT FOR CIVILIZATION DIVERSITY Xi proposed the GCI at a dialogue …
Read More »Chinese ductile iron pipes firm to establish new factory in Egypt
Published:April 02,2024 China’s Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co., Ltd. has signed a land lease contract with Egypt-TEDA SEZone Development Company to build a new factory in the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone. The signing ceremony held on Wednesday was attended by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Suez …
Read More »Ethiopian artist’s artwork takes inspiration from Chinese classic I Ching
Published: April 01,2024 Artist Dawit Muluneh works on one of his Chinese-character paintings at an art gallery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde) Standing in front of a canvas in an art gallery in the heart of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, 50-year-old artist Dawit Muluneh is fully …
Read More »More Chinese companies to explore investment opportunities in Tanzania
Published: March 22,2024 About 60 investment companies from China will participate in the China-Tanzania investment forum to be held in the port city of Dar es Salaam on March 27, officials said Wednesday. Diana Ladislaus Mwamanga, the Tanzania Investment Center Investment Promotion officer at the China desk, said the forum …
Read More »Lesotho king expects higher level of cooperation with China
Published: March 20,2024 For the past 30 years, Lesotho and China have enjoyed a very healthy and productive relationship, Letsie III, the King of Lesotho has said, and he hopes the relationship continue to strengthen and grow stronger as time progresses. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic …
Read More »China issues 24-point action plan to attract foreign investment, facilitate data flows and business travel
Published: March 20,2024 By Qi Lujiazui area in Shanghai Photo:Xinhua China’s State Council, the cabinet, has issued a broad plan to attract foreign investment, with targeted measures including expanding market access in the high-tech and financial sectors, facilitating cross-border data flows and promoting international business travel.The concrete plan shows China’s determination for …
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