Catering firm suspended after children get food poisoning

Twelve students in Jiangxi province's Wan'an county received hospital treatment on Wednesday after eating school meals suspected of including expired food, according to the local government.

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New Chinese TV 'star' rises across Africa

Francis Tchiegue's busy Beijing life is becoming even busier due to what he calls his "mission".

PRESIDENT MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS

Xi Jinping holds talks with presidents and prime ministers after FOCAC Beijing Summit

Forum sends message on multilateralism

China and Africa have sent a unified message to the world in upholding multilateralism, injecting strong positive energy into international order, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.

Initiatives lauded by Uganda

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni expressed support on Wednesday for the eight initiatives for China-Africa cooperation launched by China, saying they are "good initiatives aimed at friendship and prosperity".

Xi expresses optimism for partnerships

President Xi Jinping met separately with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday evening after the conclusion of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

South African leader rebuts 'new colonialism' claim

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rebutted claims that China was becoming Africa's new colonial power on Tuesday, saying "there is no new colonialism in Africa".

Media voices from the continent

Zimbabwe is working closely with China to support local export companies as a measure to boost its foreign currency earnings, which will in turn stabilize the economy, Zimbabwean Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Busi Moyo has said.

Initiatives highlighted to bolster continent

The ideas and eight major initiatives President Xi Jinping put forward in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation are a clear demonstration of win-win cooperation on equal footing, analysts said.

Culture plays its part in friendship

More than 20 participants from seven African countries demonstrated Chinese martial arts at a gala on Monday night welcoming African leaders to the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Proposal envisions shared energy grid

An alliance for building stronger China-African ties and pursuing win-win cooperation in the energy sector through an integrated African grid was proposed in Beijing on Tuesday.