In the town of Postmasburg in Northern Cape Province of South Africa, where there are abundant sunshine and vast land, the Chinese-built 100-megawatt (MW) Redstone Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Project resembles a giant sunflower, harnessing the sun’s light and heat. The project, known as South Africa’s largest renewable energy project, was successfully connected to the country’s power grid in …
“Carrying forward the Shanghai Spirit: SCO in Action.” This is a slogan raised by China after it took the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for 2024-2025 in July this year. It clearly demonstrates that the SCO is not about high-sounding rhetoric, but about concrete action. China has fully started the work as the rotating presidency. It will …
Chinese Ambassador Mr Jiang Zaidong on Sunday said that Chinese Premier Li Qiang is visiting Pakistan today and this visit can help China, Pakistan cooperation grow further if the two sides better coordinate on security and development, and ensure implementation of a new development pattern with a new security pattern. “Our two sides must better coordinate security and development, and …
A crystal-clear resin lens blank was secured by an automated robotic arm. Three nimble cutting heads danced around it, their blades flashing as water sprayed. In less than 40 seconds, a precisely customized eyeglass lens emerged, perfectly ground to specifications. These 40 seconds represent the relentless efforts made by the optical lens industry of Danyang, east China’s Jiangsu province in …
In the past five years since Beijing Daxing International Airport was put into operation, it has achieved a series of remarkable milestones. The airport has remained a three-peat winner of the “China Civil Airport Service Quality Excellence Award” since 2021. Besides, it has served over 127 million passengers and handled 860,000 tons of cargos. Since its grand opening on Sept. …
Team China bagged 36 gold, nine silver and four bronze medals at the 47th WorldSkills Competition recently held in Lyon, France, securing the top spot in the gold medal count, the overall medals chart and the total team score. Chinese competitor excelled in Water Technology, which requires expertise in chemistry, biology and electrical engineering. Achieving dimensional tolerance of plus or …
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China’s support across debt-laden Africa with funding of nearly $51 billion over three years, backing for more infrastructure projects, and the creation of at least 1 million jobs. China was ready to step up cooperation with Africa in industry, agriculture, infrastructure, trade and investment, Xi told delegates from more than …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set an ambitious goal to boost Pakistan’s annual exports to $60 billion within three years, directing the Ministry of Commerce and relevant agencies to implement practical measures to achieve this target. Chairing the National Export Development Board meeting in Islamabad, the premier stated, “Alhamdulillah, our exports exceeded $30 billion last fiscal year, and IT …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed the authorities to expedite the process of implementing the agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) made with the Chinese government and Chinese companies, saying that any further delay would not be tolerated. “China is a time-tested friend of Pakistan who helped Pakistan in every hour of need, said Mr Shehbaz while chairing a review …
BEIJING: China will deepen comprehensive reform in education, deepen structural scientific and technological reform, and deepen institutional reforms for talent development, an official said Friday. Huai Jinpeng, minister of education, made the remarks at a press conference on the guiding principles from the just-concluded third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. “We must regard …