SOUTHAMPTON, England - All summer, the small boat drifted steadily eastward across the churning North Atlantic until it neared the Irish coast, where it made history by becoming the first unmanned sailboat to cross the Atlantic.
From solar powered street lights, mobile phones, headphones, digital gadgets to clothes, bedding and cosmetics, more and more Chinese goods can be spotted in African households as the continent has opened up a major market for Chinese e-commerce merchants.
Over the past two decades, foreign automakers have injected billions of dollars into China with an eye on the country's huge consumption power. But the situation has changed drastically in the past few years, as Chinese carmakers are fast catching up with their foreign counterparts in the global markets with inexpensive, easily serviceable products.
Consumer electronics maker Hisense Co Ltd has become a household name in South Africa, with its products winning over the market thanks to strong branding and localization strategies during the past more than 20 years.
Some 50 kilometers east of Cairo, the capital of Egypt, construction of the Central Business District by China State Construction Engineering Corporation in the African country's new administrative capital is carrying on under the scorching sun.
A film screen on wheels that has been touring villages in the West African country of Senegal, has been giving locals the chance to catch up on the latest Chinese movies for free.
Kpako Valentin, a judge from Benin in Africa, has just returned home from China where he learned about embroidery, textile printing, fan painting and witnessed a tea ceremony.
As commercial ties with Africa undergo a transformation, links between various sectors are flourishing and increasing numbers of talented and educated Africans are coming to China to master the skills required to ensure success
TOKYO - Japan's Defense Ministry is seeking to more than double spending on missile defense, including purchases of costly arsenals from the United States.
A cross-sea bridge built with Chinese aid which has been described as a "gateway to tomorrow" opened in the island nation of Maldives on Thursday.
The cleavage between political figures on the one hand and the state and nation on the other has resurfaced in Afghanistan following a series of issues. Political controversies loom large with parliamentary and provincial elections around the corner.
PARIS - France's biggest international star Gerard Depardieu on Thursday issued a strong denial after it emerged he faces an inquiry into allegations by a young actress of rape and sexual assault.
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