Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released a report on the global tracing of COVID-19 origins, following a joint research with China on issues including the pathways of the virus and future investigation in different countries. A total of 34 experts from the WHO and …
Read More »African countries have much to learn from ‘Chinese miracle’, says Kenyan party leader
Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | China’s exceptional economic and political success can be called as the “Chinese miracle,” from which African countries have much to learn, a Kenyan party leader has said. “You have to give credit to the Communist Party of China (CPC) for having managed to steer …
Read More »XIPLOMACY: Xi’s eyes firm on world peace
Beijing, China | XINHUA | On various occasions, Chinese President Xi Jinping has expounded on his insightful vision on safeguarding global peace and China’s role in advancing the cause of world peace. “As long as the idea of peace can strike deep roots and the sail of peace can be …
Read More »Sudan gets Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines boost
China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Sudan Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA | A batch of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Chinese government to Sudan, arrived here on Friday. The batch was received at the Khartoum International Airport by Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin, Chairman of Sudan’s Higher …
Read More »Uganda yet to sign protocol for fish maw exportation to China
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has learnt that the signing of a protocol for exportation of fish maws and other aquatic products to China is yet to be signed pending an input from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Vincent Ssempijja, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry …
Read More »UAE retains position as biggest buyer of Ugandan products
But China retained the top slot as seller of products to the East African nation Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | United Arab Emirates has retained its position as the biggest buyer of Ugandan products for the fourth consecutive year after making orders worth US$1.84 billion from Kampala in 2020, …
Read More »China, U.S. should tackle epidemic together – spokesperson
Beijing, China | XINHUA | As two major countries globally, China and the United States should and can join hands to tackle the COVID-19 epidemic, a foreign ministry spokesperson said in Beijing on Friday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said this at a press briefing when commenting on an article published by …
Read More »China providing free COVID-19 vaccine aid to 53 countries in need
Beijing, China | XINHUA | China is exporting COVID-19 vaccines to 27 countries and providing free vaccine aid to 53 countries in need, foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday. Wang told a press briefing that vaccine aid from China has arrived in Pakistan, Cambodia, Laos, Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, …
Read More »Museveni receives special message from China’s Xi Jinping
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yang Jiechi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPC and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC, has delivered to Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni a message from China’s President Xi Jinping. The top China …
Read More »TIME 2020 TOP 100: Chinese scientist Tu Youyou
Beijing, China | PD CHINA | Tu Youyou, an outstanding Chinese scientist who has made great strides with the development of a key anti-malarial drug artemisinin, was in 2020 elected as one of the 100 Women of the Year by Time magazine. Having devoted more than 40 years of her life to …
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