Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian inaugurate a commemoration for the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in Paris, France, Jan. 24, 2019. Wang Yi is in Paris for the 18th consultation of the coordinators for the China-France Strategic […] Read more
President of Zambia Edgar Lungu speaks during a signing ceremony in August 2017 in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, on a framework agreement for the construction of communication towers (phase two) in the southern African country. The agreement involves 808 towers, 1,009 2G, 3G and 4G wireless stations, the setting up of a matched transmission network […] Read more
Despite growing concern about the slowing growth of the Chinese economy, Starbucks is holding onto optimism about its second-largest market. “We continue to play the long game in China,” CEO Kevin Johnson told analysts on the company’s quarterly conference call. Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs predicted that Starbucks would be the next company to warn […] Read more
By: Xinhua An employee counts bank notes at a branch of Agricultural Bank of China in Huaibei, Anhui province China’s bond market posted rapid growth last year, with more overseas investors engaged, central bank data showed Friday. Spot transactions on the country’s bond market rose 44.6 percent in 2018 to 156.7 trillion yuan ($23.2 trillion), according […] Read more
By: Xiong Maoling, Sun Ding, Gao Pan Located in the community of Ivy City in northeastern Washington D.C., Justin Cox’s 12-feet-tall (around 3.66 meters tall) brewery has 14 production tanks, with a strong hop aroma filling the air. His craft brewing business has been running smoothly for over five years until just recently. Without approved labels […] Read more
A visitor tastes Thailand fruit at a food expo in Xi’an, Shaanxi province There weren’t many options for consumers in inland cities in the winter when buying fruit. However, besides common fruit like apples and oranges, more tropical fruit has hit China’s western regions since the fruit market has been opening wider to the world. […] Read more
By: Taiga Uranaka Nippon Life Insurance Co is actively seeking mergers and acquisitions overseas, with a focus on the United States and Asia’s emerging economies, the president of Japan’s largest life insurer said on Monday. Nippon Life Insurance’s upcoming president Hiroshi Shimizu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo Japanese insurers have been among the […] Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping said building transportation infrastructure is vital to China’s economic development. Xi made the remark on Thursday when he visited Tianjin Port during his inspection to Tianjin Municipality. “Economy is the top priority in developing a country, and to achieve economic progress, building transportation infrastructure comes first,” Xi said. Chinese President Xi […] Read more
The President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema met with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative Yang Jiechi on Thursday, both sides pledging to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Yang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission […] Read more
By Xinhua Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday that China will be able to keep economic growth within a reasonable range, despite greater difficulties this year, by innovating and improving macro-control. Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks when presiding over […] Read more
