A man plays with his mobile phones in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo/China Daily] Tencent Holdings Ltd’s messaging services were by far the most popular mobile apps in China in 2016, leading steady growth in the world’s largest internet and smartphone market, a report showed on Sunday. WeChat remained the most heavily used app in the […]
With Chinese New Year just around the corner, the people of Central London’s Chinatown are making preparations to welcome the Year of the Rooster. Tourists crowd one of the entrances to Chinatown near Leicester Square in Central London. (Photo by Kyle Calandra/China.org.cn)
Tourists take selfie in front of the colored lights during a lantern show in Zigong City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Jan. 22, 2017. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Citizens and tourists view the lights decoration for the upcoming Chinese lunar new year in Macao, south China, Jan. 23, 2017.(Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Chinese President Xi Jinping (1st L) watches a project model of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at a temporary exhibition hall as he inspects preparatory work for the games in Zhangjiakou City, north China’s Hebei Province, Jan. 23, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Tao)
Schools and some health centers were closed down on Monday following an escalated inter-ethnic tensions between the Konkomba and Bassare tribes in Tatale, a district capital in Northern Ghana, 2km from the Ghana border with Togo. Students, health officials, teachers and other professionals fled the township overnight over a claim that a man had been […]
I have always loved trains. Growing up in a tiny village in the valleys of North Wales, trains offered the one thing I desired more than anything — a way to leave. So, when I found myself at Beijing Railway Station this month covering “Chunyun,” the busy travel period around Spring Festival, surrounded by hundreds […]
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has narrowly approved Rex Tillerson as US secretary of state, despite concerns about his business ties to Russia. It split along party lines, with all 11 Republicans voting in favour and all 10 Democrats against. A full vote will now be held in the Republican-run Senate. The move capped a […]
The Central Bank is optimistic non-performing loans will witness some significant decline in the next few months. Latest figure from the Bank reveals non-performing loans have reduced marginally from 19 to 17 percent as at November last year. The Governor of the Bank of Ghana has attributed the development to the restructuring energy sector debt. […]
Bangladesh’s authorities have culled 2,268 chickens following a fresh outbreak of bird flu at a commercial farm last week in Dhamrai on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, an official said Tuesday. Habibur Rahman, a government’s bird flu control official, told Xinhua, “We’ve detected avian influenza, known as H5N1, in a commercial farm last week.” “Some […]
Algeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after failing to win a single game in Gabon. They were held to a 2-2 draw by Group B winners Senegal in a match they had to win to have any chance of avoiding an embarrassing early exit. Islam Slimani scored both […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed three memorandums, ordering the withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a freeze on federal hiring and a ban on financing pro-abortion programs abroad with U.S. federal funds. “We’ve been talking about this for a long time,” Trump said as he signed the paper ordering the exit from TPP. […]
Police in Zambia have been banned from marrying foreigners, according to a memo by police inspector general Kakoma Kanganja circulating on social media. The memo, dated 11 January, said those who were already married to foreigners should declare this within a week. It said failure to do so would “attract disciplinary action”. Police spokeswoman Esther […]
Wang Tianpu, former general manager of oil giant China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Group), was sentenced Tuesday to 15 and a half years in prison for graft. The sentence was handed down by the Nanchang City Intermediate People’s Court in east China’s Jiangxi Province. The court also imposed a fine of 3.2 million yuan […]
Doctors in Sheffield are pioneering the use of a compact MRI scanner for imaging the brains of premature babies. The machine, at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, is one of only two purpose-built neonatal MRI scanners in the world. At present, ultrasound is normally used to scan the brains of newborns. Prof Paul Griffiths, of the […]
Tanzania and Turkey on Monday agreed to boost economic ties shortly after they had signed partnership agreements in education research, health, transport, defence and security. The signing of the agreements was witnessed by Tanzanian President John Magufuli and visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. The agreements will see […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has told his Egyptian counterpart that he will continue providing military aid to Egypt, the White House said Monday. Trump made the pledge during a phone call Monday with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, during which they discussed ways to deepen the bilateral relationship, support Egypt’s fight against terrorists and bolster Egypt’s […]
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Monday evening appointed Celestin Ndayizeye as the new Minister for Water, Environment, Territory Planning and Urbanization, said a presidential decree. Ndayizeye, a senator elected in Muramvya constituency, replaced Emmanuel Niyonkuru, who was assassinated on Jan. 1 in the Burundian capital Bujumbura. Investigations into the assassination of Niyonkuru are still underway. […]
The Warriors of Zimbabwe face a stern test Monday when they face Tunisia in a must-win 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B qualifier in Libreville, Gabon, where a draw or defeat will condemn them to elimination from the football tournament. After drawing 2-2 with Algeria in their first game on Jan. 15, the […]
The Ghanaian government will use capital provision to boost growth of the private sector, Minister-designate for Trade and Industry Allan Kwadwo Kyerematen said Monday. This, he told the Appointments Committee, was part of the government’s intended focus on the private sector to lead the industrial transformation of Ghana. According to him, the government will ensure […]
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