Xictionary: Healthy China

What does it take to build a healthier future for more than 1.4 billion people?

From expanding access to healthcare to promoting healthier lifestyles, discover how President Xi Jinping is leading China’s efforts to improve people’s health and well-being in our latest Xictionary.

African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency

A 46-year-old man accused of gunning down four people and injuring three others as African National Congress (ANC) supporters returned from a memorial service in Katlehong North appeared in the Palmridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Fani Sibeko faces four counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder following the deadly shooting on Tuesday, 13 October, which claimed the lives of four young people aged between 21 and 27.

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CHENGDU, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — When Ngorcog was a child growing up on the vast grasslands of Sichuan Province in southwest China, she never imagined that barley and fruit would one day “fall from the sky.”

For the young Tibetan woman, cargo transport used to rely on horses and yaks, and later, trucks. Today, the 25-year-old has a new role: pilot of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

“Learning to fly drones was difficult at first, but it was also fascinating,” sheREAD MORE

BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — China’s foreign trade maintained sound momentum in the first three quarters of 2026, with both exports and imports growing rapidly and the overall growth rate reaching its highest level for the same period in five years, official data showed Wednesday.

The country’s total imports and exports rose 18.8 percent year on year to 39.94 trillion yuan (about 5.94 trillion U.S. dollars) in the January-September period, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC).

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The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is assessing the implications of Thursday’s Constitutional Court ruling in favour of the African National Congress (ANC), as questions mount over whether the decision could disrupt preparations for the November 4 local government elections.

The commission has accepted the court’s judgment and committed to implementing its order, but has yet to outline how it will accommodate the affected ANC candidates whose nominations were at the centre of the dispute.

The ruling overturns theREAD MORE

GUANGZHOU, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — The 140th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened to visitors in Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, on Thursday, with more than 30,000 exhibiting companies and about 340,000 overseas buyers expected to attend.

Serving as a barometer and wind vane of China’s foreign trade, this year’s fair, marking its 70th anniversary, features innovation, intelligence, greater specialisation and higher quality.

The Canton Fair is oneREAD MORE

South African football fans can look forward to another thrilling chapter of knockout football as the 2026 Carling Knockout Cup prepares to kick off, with defending champions Orlando Pirates determined to keep their hands firmly on the trophy.

The launch and Round of 16 draw took place in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, setting the stage for a competition expected to deliver drama, fierce rivalries and unforgettable moments as all 16 Betway Premiership clubs battle for domestic silverware.

TheREAD MORE

The initiative aims to give researchers across BRICS access to specialised equipment and strengthen joint work in photonics

Iran is proposing an international network of photonics laboratories among BRICS member states to give researchers access to specialised equipment and make better use of existing research infrastructure. The initiative is also intended to turn scientific cooperation into joint technological and industrial projects, as reported by Tehran Times, a TV BRICS partner.

The proposed network would allow researchers from BRICS countries to useREAD MORE

The ANC has secured a major political victory after the Constitutional Court overturned an Electoral Court decision that excluded 181 of its candidates from contesting the November 4 local government elections, prompting an emotional reaction from party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula.

In a majority judgment delivered by Justice Nathi Mathopo, the apex court granted the ANC leave to appeal and upheld its appeal, directing the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to include the affected party lists and ward candidate nominationsREAD MORE

A five-year agreement will support crop research, technology exchange and improved farming practices, with an initial focus on tomato production

India and Ghana have agreed to expand cooperation in agricultural science and technology through a five-year Memorandum of Understanding between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Ghana’s Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI). The partnership will promote joint research, the exchange of scientific expertise and the development of agricultural technologies, reports IANS, a partner of TV BRICS.

The agreement was signedREAD MORE