Language bridges cultural divide

When Huang Lizhi took her first class in African sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa in February, her professor, Raji Matshedisho, asked her and her classmates one question: When it comes to Africa, what impresses you the most?

China hosts leadership program

BEIJING - A total of 30 young people from around 20 African countries attended a Youth Leadership Program in Beijing last week.

Closer ties to foster new growth avenues

China and Africa are upgrading and enriching cooperation in trade, modern manufacturing, services sector and new-generation infrastructure projects to create new growth momentum.

Chinese investment to focus on more sectors

Services-related investments in areas such as tourism, education and healthcare will receive top priority and help cement business relations between China and Africa in the long run, said officials and business leaders.

How China has made a mark in Africa

In his 1996 speech entitled "Toward a New Historical Step for Sino-African Friendship" at the headquarters of the Organization of African Unity, then Chinese president Jiang Zemin put forward a five-point proposal on developing a long-term and stable relationship between China and Africa for the 21st century.

A partnership of progress

With its ploy exposed, will the NYT eat crow?

And we thought only dubious or biased media outlets were in the business of spreading falsity. One day the US president tweets from another universe, and hours later admonishes people saying stories based on anonymous sources are "fiction". A couple of days before that, The New York Times publishes a report which is neither backed by facts nor crosschecked for authenticity.

Abe must not rush through constitutional revision

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he would contest the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election scheduled for Sept 20, sparking speculation that he is eyeing a third consecutive term as prime minister because the LDP leadership election is seen as an advance contest for Japan's top political post.

How China can save African elephants

Hardened poachers have killed so many elephants that they can often imitate the screams the animals make when speared. They can tell you how other elephants howl in distress when they see one of their own felled. They know that, to extract a whole tusk, they have to hack off the front of an elephant's face with machetes, axes or chainsaws. Calves have been known to circle the disfigured body of their mother for days in mourning, even until their own death.

Xi urges teachers to help students appreciate beauty

President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of aesthetic education on Thursday, calling for solid efforts to help the nation's young people develop in a fully rounded and healthy way.

New tax cuts set to rev up the economy

New tax cuts to boost the economy were announced after a State Council executive meeting on Thursday, along with a commitment to ensure full implementation of all existing tax reduction measures.

E-commerce draft weighs platforms' liability

China's top legislature was asked on Thursday to strengthen a liability clause in the latest draft of the e-commerce law to better protect consumers and prevent platform operators from becoming too powerful.