Can economic growth lead Ethiopia out of illegal migration fever? on June 11, 2017ADDIS ABABA: In the latest struggle with its illegal migration problem, Ethiopia is urging undocumented nationals residing in Saudi Arabia to take advantage of the three-month amnesty, which came into force on March 29. While an estimated 400,000 Ethiopians are presently undocumented by the Middle Eastern country, only close to 50,000 of them have shown […]
China’s property market boom runs out of steam? on June 11, 2017BEIJING: As the central government continues its tightening measures, a stand-off between home buyers and sellers seems to be cooling the property market and stressing property developers. Official data for housing sales in May will be released next week. Until then, data from property developers offers a glimpse of the cooling market. Sales of China […]
China-Israel business cooperation, intercultural exchanges heating up on June 11, 2017JERUSALEM: Clean, quiet, and organized, the operation site of Tel Aviv’s Red Line Light Rail Transit Project undertaken by Chinese companies is working in full swing to help build the long-awaited light rail in the country. “With the fourth out of six tunnel boring machines being assembled, our work will accelerate although we are already […]
Ancient porcelain dish gives Greeks taste of Chinese culture on June 1, 2017A rare ancient Chinese porcelain dish exhibited at the Benaki Museum in the Greek capital is giving local visitors a taste of Chinese history as the two countries celebrate their cultural exchange year in 2017. Painted with enamels in red, green, black and yellow, the porcelain dish that was made in Jingdezhen in southeast China, […]
Project of China-UN development fund launched at UN Headquarters on May 28, 2017UNITED NATIONS: A project promoted by China-UN Peace and Development Trust Fund was launched on Friday at the UN headquarters in a bid to help developing countries reduce hunger and explore renewable energy. The project named Juncao Technology provides with an agricultural technology to cultivate edible and medicinal fungi by using wild grasses and herbal […]
UN rights expert urges global support for Somalia on May 28, 2017MOGADISHU: The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Bahame Nyanduga, has called on the world to support the Horn of Africa nation to avert humanitarian crisis and its current state-building process. Nyanduga called for unremitting support for Somalia’s state-building process and improvement of the human rights situation in the country, […]
Chinese market, German innovation a recipe for success on May 28, 2017BERLIN: Combining German technology with Chinese efficiency, innovation is a keyword in Sino-German economic cooperation, say attendees at the Asia-Pacific Weeks (APW) event in Berlin. The 12th APW, taking place from May 15 to 28, is a unique platform in Europe for interdisciplinary dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe. The China Forum attracted more […]
India provides $500m credit line to Mauritius on May 28, 2017NEW DELHI: India on Saturday provided 500 million US dollars credit line to Mauritius as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth in Delhi. The line of credit agreement was signed between SBM Mauritius Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd and Export-Import Bank of India at the iconic Hyderabad House in the […]
BRICS set for another glittering decade on May 28, 2017BEIJING: The BRICS Summit to be held in China in about 100 days will start another golden decade for the five nations as well as the global economy. After ten years of development, BRICS has helped unite five single countries to become a shining representative for emerging economies, leading growth in developing countries and contributing […]
Flower Festival held in Portugals Madeira to honour springtime on May 23, 2017The 18-day Flower Festival concluded on Sunday in Funchal, Capital of Portugal’s Madeira Autonomous Region in the Atlantic Ocean, which attracted a record 77,000 visitors from both home and abroad. The city centre of Funchal decorated with various species of colourful flowers had been immersed in an air of festivity throughout the festival. Crowds of […]