Tag Archives: China

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia on Friday inaugurated the China visa application center in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. According to a statement from the Chinese Embassy, the newly inaugurated visa application center is responsible for handling some consular document applications and consular authentication, as …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday sent a message to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, warmly congratulating him on his election as Chinese president. Putin said he would like to extend his warm congratulations to Xi on the occasion of his election as president of …

Jinping also elected chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by a unanimous vote Beijing, China | Xinhua | Xi Jinping was unanimously elected Chinese president on Friday at the ongoing session of China’s national legislature, leading the country of 1.4 billion people …

Invited contractors’ representatives present questionable IDs Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chaos engulfed a Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Council meeting at City Hall on Thursday after invited road construction contractors presented documents that couldn’t clearly identify them. Council Speaker Zahra Luyirika had invited contractors of the roads to be …

Hong Kong | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Limited  announced today that it has discovered Bozhong 26-6 oilfield in Bohai Sea, which brings another hundred million tons of reserves. Bozhong 26-6 oilfield is located in the south of Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of 22 meters. The main oil-bearing …

Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The U.S. response to a Chinese weather balloon ignores its own track record of “global surveillance and bombing,” said an opinion piece published on the website of Al Jazeera. The U.S. shooting down the Chinese weather balloon in its airspace is a “bizarre military stunt” that …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Thursday hailed the importance of the reopening of China for tourism, given the country’s huge importance to the global tourism market. “The reopening of China represents the ‘missing piece’ in the recovery of world tourism after the worst crisis in its …

Despite America’s pledge to deliver $55 billion, the West cannot match China’s deep pockets COMMENT | Ana Palacio | The United States is finally paying attention to Africa. But recent attempts at engagement – the US-Africa Leaders Summit in December and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s ten-day tour of the continent last …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | China on Wednesday urged NATO to quit groundless speculation and smears against it on the Ukraine issue, grow out of the Cold War mentality of zero-sum game and bloc confrontation, and actually do something conducive to European and global peace and stability. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson …

China’s outright dominance of Africa’s infrastructure sector is under threat as Turkish construction firms begin to make inroads on the continent to deliver large-scale projects on budget and on time Nairobi, Kenya  | BIRD AGENCY – Seth Onyango | Turkish construction firms are closing in on their Chinese counterparts in Africa’s …