Category: Foreign
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Palestinian Teenager Dies After Israeli troops Shot In West Bank
Palestinian teenager who was shot by Israeli troops last week after throwing a firebomb at soldiers in the occupied West Bank died Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The teen’s death was the latest in a long string of violent incidents involving Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank in the last year and…
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Mali, Burkina To Send Delegation To Coup-Hit Niger
Meanwhile, Malian army announced on Monday the dispatch to Niamey by Mali and Burkina Faso of a joint official delegation in “solidarity” with Niger, the scene of a military coup at the end of July and under the threat of a West African military intervention. “Burkina Faso and Mali are sending a delegation to…
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Niger’s Military Shuts Down Airspace As It Warns Of Imminent Attack
Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president. Niger’s state television announced the move on Sunday night, hours before West African regional bloc ECOWAS had demanded that the coup leaders reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum or face…
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“Shuttle trucking” makes air transport more efficient
By Du Haitao, People’s Daily A flight from Billund Airport in Denmark recently arrived at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in east China’s Zhejiang province, carrying 39.6 tons of imported goods. The cargos were soon cleared through customs. Of that, 39.3 tons, mainly chemicals and spare parts, were shipped by trucks to Shanghai and Beijing. These…
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Rural cultural activities brim with new vitality
By Liu Yang, People’s Daily “Village Spring Festival galas,” “rural basketball league,” and “village soccer super league” are all the rage in China. These featured and vibrant rural cultural and sports events, known to the public via livestreaming and short video platforms, have received rave reviews. They are a miniature of China’s remarkable achievements in…
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Japan’s so-called “China threat” rhetoric cannot deceive world
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Japan says it seeks to “fundamentally reinforce its defense capabilities” and is planning to spend 43.5 trillion yen ($303.5 billion) on defense in the coming five years in a 2023 defense white paper it recently issued. Turning a blind eye to facts, the white paper labels China as an “unprecedented…
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China’s H1 economic performance reveals quality growth, strong fundamentals
By Bai Yifei, People’s Daily This July, plums produced in Wushan county, southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, were hitting major cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, via charter flights. Last year, one flight was scheduled per day for 15 days, and this year, the figures increased to two and 20 respectively. The expansion…
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Hospital train brings brightness to cataract patients in Xinjiang
By Liao Ruiling, People’s Daily In Korla, Bayingolin Mongol autonomous prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, there is a train painted with rainbows – the “Sinopec Lifeline Express” hospital train. The train, tied down to a track beside the Korla East Railway Station, began medical services on May 17 this year. It offers free…
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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To Charges He Tried To Overturn Election Loss
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he orchestrated a plot to try to overturn his 2020 election loss in what US prosecutors call an unprecedented effort by the then-president to undermine the pillars of American democracy. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has overseen the investigation, looked on from the…
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Kyiv, Allies Rally Support For Blueprint To End Russia’s War In Ukraine
Ukraine and its allies rallied global support on Thursday for a peace blueprint that will be discussed in talks hosted by Saudi Arabia in Jeddah this weekend. Diplomats hope the meeting on August 5 and 6 of national security advisers and other senior officials from about 40 countries will agree on key principles to…