Category: Sustainable Development

*Govt on track to increase access to electricity-energy expert* The energy sector is in safe pair of hands going by increased Constituency Development Fund (CDF) by the new dawn government which has a component of rolling out electricity connectivity to rural areas, reports *Francis Lungu.* An internationally renowned energy expert, Johnstone Chikwanda has observed that the upsurge in the annual CDF allocation from the distant K1.6million by the previous government to now unprecedented K28.3million per constituency, will add impetus in increasing access to electricity Dr. Chikwanda shares that the United Party for National Development (UPND) has come through to increase...

Xi Story: Thick love encased in thin envelopes from overseas Chinese Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2023-05-09 22:40:15 BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — “A letter from family worth ten thousand in silver.” This line from ancient poet Du Fu (712-770) reflects the deep emotions that the Chinese people have for their family and homeland. More than a century ago, when emails and WeChat did not exist, overseas Chinese had to find ways to send messages back home. “Qiaopi”, a unique form of mail that serves as both a letter and a remittance, emerged and exhibited overseas Chinese’s love for their family...

Xi Focus-Closeup: Kazakh man’s enduring gift of love, life touches Xi Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2023-05-09 16:31:15 BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — In April 2022, Ruslan Tulenov, a young man from Kazakhstan, had the opportunity to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during the latter’s visit to China’s island province of Hainan. This was not the first time that Ruslan’s name had appeared alongside that of the president. During a speech at Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University in 2013, Xi shared Ruslan’s story of donating rare RH-negative blood, also known as “panda blood,” to Chinese patients. At the time, Ruslan was a student...

Xi to chair China-Central Asia Summit Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2023-05-08 10:04:16 BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) — The China-Central Asia Summit will be held on May 18 and 19 in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair the summit, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced here on Monday. At China’s invitation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan will be attending the summit, Hua said.  ■ Copyright©2000-2023XINHUANET.com All rights reserved. Be the first to like. Like Unlike