By MO JINGXI | chinadaily President Xi Jinping called on China and Ecuador to better align their development strategies, advance Belt and Road cooperation and deepen collaboration in fields ranging from energy and infrastructure to green development and artificial intelligence, during talks with visiting Ecuadorian President Daniel Roy-Gilchrist NoboaContinue Reading
People’s Daily/GSF A wave of social media trends is reshaping how China is being viewed by younger audiences around the world, as foreign tourists bypass traditional news outlets to share unfiltered experiences of daily life across the country. Under hashtags such as #China-Travel, #ChinaShopping, #ChinaCool and #Chinamaxxing, young creatorsContinue Reading
CGTN More than 150 Somali students have received full Chinese government scholarships, marking one of the largest such awards in recent years. They will pursue their studies at universities across China in fields including medicine and engineering. For earlier recipients, the opportunity has already made a tangible difference backContinue Reading
Xinhua The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 51 pips to 6.7854 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent fromContinue Reading
By our Correspondent The Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) has responded to observations contained in the 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report of the United States Department of State on Nigeria, welcoming external scrutiny while clarifying aspects of the country’s fiscal transparency framework and institutional responsibilities. In a statement issued onContinue Reading
The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government on Tuesday released the Third Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Macao SAR (2026-2030). The third five-year plan is an important initiative for Macao to advance the cause of “one country, two systems” and better integrate into and serveContinue Reading
Zimbabwe | China Daily Zimbabwean exporters to China have received a major boost after Beijing implemented a zero-tariff policy, opening vast opportunities for Zimbabwean products in one of the world’s largest markets. Early this year, China announced the zero-tariff policy on goods from Zimbabwe and 52 other African countriesContinue Reading
CGTN Russia warned Britain on Tuesday it would face consequences for supplying drones to Ukraine which are used to attack targets on Russian territory. Russia’s embassy in London was responding to a report in The Times newspaper on Saturday which said British-made drones had been used for long-range strikesContinue Reading
–Author’s Note: This piece was originally written by the author and published by ThisDay newspapers in August 2003 as a tribute to Malam Wada Maida following his retirement from the services of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The piece is being reproduced with minor polishing to commemorate theContinue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for learning from late leader Jiang Zemin’s firmness in political conviction. 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 grand gathering held at the GreatContinue Reading
