China, Maldives upgrade ties as presidents hold talks Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-01-10 22:37:30 Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hold a welcoming ceremony for President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu and his wife Sajidha Mohamed in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to the talks between Xi and Muizzu in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 10, 2024. Xi held talks with Muizzu, who is paying a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President...

“Hamlet” in Tibetan opera playwright’s eyes Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-01-27 18:44:15 LHASA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — “To be or not to be, that is the question.” The Tibetan version of “Hamlet” was performed in Beijing during its latest tour in 2023, following its 2021 premiere in Shanghai. It was translated by Nyima Dondrup, a national first-level playwright of Tibetan opera. Nyima Dundrup has been busy writing plays for various new year galas in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region as the Tibetan New Year and Spring Festival approach. However, his mind and heart are still focused on the classic works...

Xinhua Commentary: Xizang’s remarkable development debunks groundless Western accusations Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-01-25 19:18:17 LHASA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — A series of recently released data regarding southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region highlights the all-round progress of the plateau region, once again debunking some Western smears and lies. The region’s gross domestic product expanded 9.5 percent year on year to nearly 240 billion yuan (about 33.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, according to the regional statistics bureau. The growth rates of the region’s major economic indicators, including per capita disposable income, fixed asset investment, and total retail sales of consumer...

Home  Zambia’s Mines Zambia’s Mines From Kabwe to Kansanshi: Anthony Mukutuma shares his journey Mining For Zambia interviews the home-grown talent that leads one of Zambia’s largest mines January 29, 2024 Anthony Mukutuma has had a successful and varied mining career around the world with First Quantum Minerals (FQM) where, as General Manager of Kansanshi, he’s now overseeing the mine’s exciting new pit and smelter expansion, known as S3, due for completion in mid-2025. Here, Mr Mukutuma shares his fascinating story with Mining For Zambia. It’s one of hard work and perseverance, open-mindedness, a willingness to leave his comfort zone time and...

Xinhua Commentary: Lies about China reveal Western hypocrisy Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-01-25 14:44:15 BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — The fact that some Western politicians and media outlets are practicing double standards on human rights and using it as a weapon in an information war against China is becoming the consensus of more and more people. Examples of Western hypocrisy include allegations concerning boarding schools in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region and so-called “forced labor” in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. Boarding schools are common in China and the world. In sparsely-populated Xizang, it ensures fair education....

(China Economic Roundtable) Economic Watch: Institutional opening up boosts attractiveness for foreign investors Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-01-08 15:59:15 BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — As China beefs up efforts to expand institutional opening up and reduce restrictions on foreign investment, more opportunities will emerge for global investors to share in the dividends of China’s development, experts said. In the third episode of the China Economic Roundtable hosted by Xinhua News Agency, government officials and the head of a private business shared opinions on China’s foreign trade and investment. Zhang Wei, vice president of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and...