During the period, the city's trade with the ASEAN countries and Mexico both rose by nearly 10 percent. It also reported positive trade growth with other major trading partners, including the European Union, Britain, Japan and the Republic of Korea. Enditem … [Read more...] about China’s Shenzhen sees foreign trade volume up 2 pct in Jan.-Aug.
China sends nine satellites into orbit by sea launch
Nine satellites, belonging to the Jilin-1 Gaofen 03-1 group, are launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket at the Yellow Sea, on Sept. 15, 2020. China successfully sent nine satellites into planned orbit at the Yellow Sea Tuesday. The nine satellites blasted off atop a Long March-11 carrier rocket, China's first sea-launched rocket, at 9:23 a.m. (Beijing Time). (Xinhua/Cai Yang) … [Read more...] about China sends nine satellites into orbit by sea launch
Feature: Kuwaiti students celebrate graduation with drive-through, virtual ceremonies amid coronavirus spread
A student attends a drive-through graduation ceremony at Kuwait Technical College (K-Tech) in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, Sept. 9, 2020. Kuwait Technical College (K-Tech) celebrated its students' graduation in the first of its kind drive-through ceremony. More than 125 students gathered in the university's parking lot to receive their degree while driving-through to the president and keeping social distancing protocols in place. (Xinhua) … [Read more...] about Feature: Kuwaiti students celebrate graduation with drive-through, virtual ceremonies amid coronavirus spread
Zhongwei of NW China’s Ningxia develops cow breeding industry
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 8, 2020 shows the cow breeding base at the Musha Ranch in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Zhongwei, a city located near the Tengger Desert, had been inflicted by sand and wind in history. For years, the city has been searching for a method to harness and utilize the desert. Over the past seven years, the Musha Ranch in Zhongwei successfully transformed nearly 10,000 mu (about 666.67 hectares) of desert into a corn planting base through breeding cows. The ranch on the one hand takes good advantage of the dry climate in the desert where infectious diseases for cows rarely occur and on the other hand uses cow dung to manure the desert to make it arable. Currently, a total of 17,000 cows are being raised in the ranch that provides job opportunities to more than 1,700 people from neighbouring villages. (Xinhua/Wang Peng) … [Read more...] about Zhongwei of NW China’s Ningxia develops cow breeding industry
India walks out of SCO meet after Pakistan projects fictitious map
The map was the same one issued by Pakistan on the first anniversary of the removal of special status for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. India, Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are part of the SCO grouping. Both Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Moscow in last two weeks to participate in SCO defence and FMs meet respectively. … [Read more...] about India walks out of SCO meet after Pakistan projects fictitious map
