SINGAPORE - Extreme heat across large tracts of the Northern Hemisphere raised fears for crops in China, fueled forest fires in Portugal and Russia's Far East, forced flight cancellations in the Southwest US and melted pavement on roads in Britain.
I find myself back this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, one of my favorite African cities despite the challenges it faces being obvious, not least its visible poverty.
Item from June 22, 1999, in China Daily: Procuratorates across China began a weeklong publicity campaign yesterday to encourage people to report offenses and crimes.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China and African nations can work together to eradicate poverty from the world.
China said that it has been making unremitting efforts on Pyongyang's nuclear issue, in response to a tweet from US President Donald Trump saying Beijing had tried but failed to help resolve it.
China is ready to work with Cuba to innovate in the way their exchanges and cooperation are conducted, a senior leader in the Communist Party of China said on Wednesday.
The principle of one country, two systems has contributed greatly to Hong Kong's social and economic stability and will be a unique advantage for future development, said Tung Chee-hwa, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
China has made substantial progress with its efforts to boost civil-military integration, as a top body in charge of the issue takes shape.
US companies are welcome to continue investing in China and seize opportunities brought by the nation's fast-growing service industry and efforts to upgrade the manufacturing sector, Premier Li Keqiang told a visiting US delegation on Tuesday.
China has proposed three marine economic passages connecting Asia with Africa, Oceania, Europe and beyond in a bid to advance maritime cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
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