BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for accelerated efforts to achieve high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology, and leverage sci-tech innovation to underpin and drive Chinese modernisation. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a meeting in Beijing that brought together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of…

BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the country’s top sci-tech award and delivered an important speech at a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday. The meeting brings together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology. African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency

HANGZHOU, June 13 (Xinhua) — Before the opening whistle of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City on Thursday, Yiwu has already made its move. In this inland city, known as the “world’s supermarket” in east China’s Zhejiang Province, factories and traders have done their homework. They designed fan jerseys, filed patent applications, locked in production capacity and took orders for horns, flags and other football merchandise well in advance. To many outside China, Yiwu is known as the…

FUZHOU, June 13 (Xinhua) — In the late 1980s, waves of development swept Chinese cities into the throes of a property boom, and the fate of a crumbling compound in the heart of Fuzhou, capital of east China’s Fujian Province, seemed all but sealed. A glaring Chinese character meaning “demolish” had been painted on the front wall of the historic residence at Fuzhou’s Sanfangqixiang, meaning “Three Lanes and Seven Alleys,” a neighbourhood steeped in over 1,000 years of history. Scholars…

Those past commemorations, along with Tuesday’s ceremony, embody deep remembrance of the revolutionary martyrs, and underscore the importance both sides attach to preserving and carrying forward their traditional friendship. PYONGYANG, June 10 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President, and his wife, Peng Liyuan, paid homage to the China-DPRK Friendship Tower on Tuesday, opening the second day of his state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Upon…

PYONGYANG, June 10 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Tuesday that he reached important consensus with General Secretary Kim Jong Un on developing relations between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the new era. The two sides also had in-depth discussions on safeguarding peace and stability in the region and the world, Xi said when he and his wife, Peng Liyuan, attended the…

PYONGYANG, June 9 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, received a warm and grand welcome upon his arrival here Monday for a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Xi’s plane arrived at the airport around noon. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK and his wife, Ri Sol Ju,…

PYONGYANG, June 9 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday that China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) should consolidate the foundation of political mutual trust and enhance the level of practical cooperation. Xi made the remarks during his talks with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK. Xi arrived in Pyongyang…

PYONGYANG, June 9 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday that the relationship between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) stands at a new historical starting point. Xi made the remarks while attending a welcome banquet hosted by Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK. Xi pointed out that…

ST. PETERSBURG, June 8 (Xinhua) — The Russian edition of the first volume of “China’s Governance Under Xi Jinping’s Leadership” has received a warm response from representatives of media organisations, think tanks, and government institutions across Eurasia. The book was officially launched at a ceremony on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, attended by around 100 representatives from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, and other Eurasian countries. Participants said the volume vividly presents the wisdom and practice of Chinese President Xi Jinping in state…