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Egypt has talked with Chinese tech giant Huawei on Thursday about the gradual transformation of the country’s electricity network to a smart grid, Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said. Mohamed Shaker, Minister of the Egypt’s Electricity and Renewable Energy, met with Huawei’s regional president Li Jiguang in Cairo, …

The COVID-19 outbreak has been the biggest crisis faced by China and the world in 2020, and it will take great wisdom to overcome the complicated challenges it brings. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Communist Party of China Central Committee, with Xi Jinping at the core, has coordinated …

China and Africa have been supporting and helping each other in the fight against COVID-19 since its outbreak, which will enhance long-term health cooperation between China and Africa. At the height of China’s battle against the disease, Africa urgently sent needed medical supplies and warm messages to its Asian friend. …

The 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is kicking off in a few days. As one of China’s three leading exhibition platforms for China’s opening-up, this year’s event has become especially significant as it will be China’s first major exhibition at national level to be held offline …

DUBAI, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese School Dubai (CSD), the first Chinese full-time public school outside China, has opened in Dubai. The non-profit CSD, inaugurated on Tuesday, covers 12-year basic education from primary to high school, with a planned enrollment of 800 students. About 200 pupils were already enrolled on …

It is not in the best interests of the United Kingdom to have a foreign policy toward China based on “strong ideology with a limited regard to facts and an active dislike of communism and internationalism”, supported by the right wingers in the United States and centrist politicians in Britain, …

Akinwumi Adesina was officially sworn in as the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for a second term in a virtual ceremony held at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Adesina was unanimously reelected as AfDB president on August 27, the final day of the 2020 Annual Meetings …

Istanbul Airport has recently launched a full-scale “Chinese Friendly Airport” project. A series of measures are in place to make Chinese travelers feel at home when at the airport, according to airport officials. The China project will offer dedicated check-in islands for China flights, digital welcome activity on boarding bridges …

China welcomes US companies to continue expanding their investment in the country and supports the strengthening of mutually beneficial cooperation by firms from both sides, a senior government official said. Ning Jizhe, vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said the two sides can cooperate in a wide range …

The narrative of a rising Africa will remain a pipedream as long as there is no industrialization and manufacturing. To this effect on Aug 18 to 19, the Africa Policy Institute (API)-Nairobi in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Kenya co-hosted a …