BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) — China’s private sector saw robust industrial output growth in the first quarter of 2025, with its investment in manufacturing and innovation-driven development also accelerating. The sector, constituting more than 90 percent of enterprises in the world’s second-largest economy, has forged ahead with steady expansion as the country reaffirms unswerving support… Continue reading China’s policy support boosts private sector’s healthy development
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New AU commissioner for infrastructure and energy stresses the need for improving intra-Africa connectivity
Infrastructure and energy are two important areas for African countries to achieve sustainable development, as well as are among the priorities in the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the continent’s ambitious development blueprint. In February, Lerato Mataboge was elected as the African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy. She is a global policy and trade and… Continue reading New AU commissioner for infrastructure and energy stresses the need for improving intra-Africa connectivity
Hope for farmers as Rwanda and China sign $47 million financing deal to boost irrigation
Rwanda and China have long enjoyed a robust partnership, characterised by mutual respect and shared development goals. This relationship has been further solidified by the planned Giseke Dam and Irrigation Project in Gisagara District, a venture made possible through a concessional loan from China. The project is designed to irrigate 2,640 hectares of land, directly… Continue reading Hope for farmers as Rwanda and China sign $47 million financing deal to boost irrigation
Hollywood’s fading charm in China — and why U.S. tariffs are making it worse
Once the king of China’s silver screen, Hollywood now finds itself sidelined, as local blockbusters surge and Washington’s tariffs against the rest of the world add fuel to shifting audience sentiment. According to data released this week, Chinese animated feature “Ne Zha 2” has scored a thunderous success, raking in 15.2 billion yuan (about 2.11… Continue reading Hollywood’s fading charm in China — and why U.S. tariffs are making it worse
Chinese economy firms up recovery in Q1, ready to navigate uncertainties
* China’s economy started 2025 on solid footing, bolstered by a structural shift toward domestic demand and innovation, positioning the country to better weather global uncertainties. * China has made thorough policy preparations to address external changes, as a series of targeted marco policies have already taken effects and more incremental policies will be introduced… Continue reading Chinese economy firms up recovery in Q1, ready to navigate uncertainties
Xi says looking forward to cementing friendship, promoting cooperation with Cambodia
Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday he looks forward to cementing friendship and promoting cooperation with Cambodia. He made the remarks in a written statement upon his arrival in Phnom Penh for a state visit to Cambodia. Xi was warmly welcomed by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian People’s Party President and Senate President Samdech… Continue reading Xi says looking forward to cementing friendship, promoting cooperation with Cambodia
African Star Falls to his Death in China
Gabonese international Aaron Boupendza has passed away after falling from the 11th floor of a building in China. The death of the 28-year-old has been confirmed by Gabon’s national football federation, Fegafoot. “The Gabonese international died following a fall from the 11th floor of his building in China, where he was playing for Zhejiang FC,”… Continue reading African Star Falls to his Death in China
Tradition, tea, and tomorrow: Xi Jinping’s stories with Vietnam
When To Lam made his first visit to China as Vietnam’s top leader in August last year, he started the trip not in Beijing but in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou — a special arrangement Chinese President Xi Jinping later hailed as “quite meaningful.” It was in Guangzhou, a century earlier, that Ho Chi Minh,… Continue reading Tradition, tea, and tomorrow: Xi Jinping’s stories with Vietnam
Xi Jinping and his “ironclad friends” from Cambodia
In February 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted then Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, an appointment between the two old friends. Back in early 2020, Hun Sen visited Beijing as China was battling the COVID-19 epidemic. He visited to show Cambodia’s staunch support for the… Continue reading Xi Jinping and his “ironclad friends” from Cambodia
“Flowing water cannot be severed” – How Xi Jinping promotes China-Malaysia friendship
Over three decades ago, when Xi Jinping, then the top official of China’s southeastern city of Fuzhou, visited Malaysia on an investment promotion trip, he found himself deeply impressed by two symbolic sites. One is the Poh San Teng Temple, a long-standing homage to renowned Chinese navigator Zheng He (1371-1433) of the Ming Dynasty. The… Continue reading “Flowing water cannot be severed” – How Xi Jinping promotes China-Malaysia friendship