SHANGHAI, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — At the eighth CIIE, a range of elder-friendly health products and services were showcased across multiple exhibition areas. The displays covered diverse fields such as rehabilitation aids, elder-friendly products, and sleep restoration, aiming to address the practical needs of the elderly population. African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency

SHANGHAI, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — China’s annual import expo has been opening doors to the world’s least developed countries (LDCs), facilitating not only the exchange of ideas, orders and friendship, but also driving their local development and income growth. At the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which began on Nov. 5 and will close on Nov. 10 in Shanghai, Myanmar entrepreneur Thida Win has been offering her customers spoons of fruit-scented honey, and showcasing byproducts such as beeswax balm…

BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — A think tank report, which elaborates on China’s economic and social development blueprint for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), was released Friday at a seminar on understanding the fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee in Beijing. Titled “The Critical Stage toward Basically Realizing Chinese Modernization — Strategic Blueprint for China’s Economic and Social Development in the 15th Five-Year Plan Period,” the report was jointly released by the national…

BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — China has set its development priorities and policy directions for the next five years, and the world’s second-largest economy will bring new opportunities for shared growth with global partners and investors. In recent years, there has been increasing talk of Chinese opportunities among investors, analysts and entrepreneurs. Indeed, along with a pivotal shift from high-speed economic growth to high-quality development, driven by factors including more emphasis on innovation and consumption, business opportunities in China are…

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Nov. 03 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday put forward a five-point proposal for promoting a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalisation and building an Asia-Pacific community. Xi made the proposal in his speech titled “Building an Inclusive Open Asia-Pacific Economy for All” at the first session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. Over the past 30-plus years since its founding, APEC has been spearheading the region’s rise to the forefront of global open…

BUSAN, South Korea, Nov. 03 (Xinhua) — Under global gaze and before flashing cameras, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, shook hands here Thursday for a highly anticipated meeting, the first since Trump was sworn in as U.S. president again earlier this year. Later, as their 100-minute meeting drew to an end in South Korea’s second-largest city, Xi and Trump walked side by side toward the venue’s exit. They clasped hands in farewell. The two presidents…

China is playing an increasingly active and important role in global politics and economy, especially in the development of the Global South. One of its most recent initiatives, the Global Governance Initiative, in a sense represents the aspiration of the Global South, said Busani Ngcaweni, director of the University of Johannesburg Centre for Public Policy and African Studies. “I call it the Global South consensus,” he noted. Ngcaweni made the remarks at a panel discussion on Volume V of Xi…

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BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — Amid mounting trade shocks and heightened geopolitical uncertainties, Chinese President Xi Jinping will join leaders from APEC economies in South Korea in the coming days, in a bid to build consensus for shared prosperity and reaffirm China’s commitment to open, inclusive economic globalization. The International Monetary Fund has projected that economic growth in the Asia-Pacific will slow from 4.5 percent this year to 4.1 percent in 2026, a sobering forecast that underscores the urgency to…

BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — As agreed between China and the United States, President Xi Jinping will meet with President Donald Trump in Busan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), on Oct. 30 local time to exchange views on bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday. African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency