Category: Foreign
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Why we’re committed to worship of Osun goddess
Some foreign devotees at the just concluded Osun-Osogbo festival have expressed belief in the sanctity of the Osun deity, saying the annual fiesta offers opportunity for worship through the sacred grove. The tourists,the sidelines of the grand finale of the festival in Osogbo, said the event gave them joy and a sense of belonging in…
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China reaffirms commitment to sustaining cooperation with Africa
Wu Peng, the Director-General, Department of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to sustain cooperation with Africa. Wu said this at meeting with African Journalists under the auspices of the China Africa Press Centre (CAPC) Programme 2022, which began in June in Beijing. According to him, it has…
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Pakistan seeks to promote peace in its region – Envoy
The High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Azam, says Pakistan is independently pursuing a foreign policy to promote peace in its region. Azam made the declaration in Abuja on Sunday at the 75th Independence Day celebration of Pakistan. The celebration was held at the first Pakistani restaurant and art school…
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China’s bamboo industry contributes to global green development
By ZhuJinyi, LiuFawei Dubbed as the “kingdom of bamboos,” China is home to over 800 of the world’s 1,642 known species of bamboos. As of October, 2021, the country had planted over 100 million mu, or 6.67 million hectares of bamboos, with an annual bamboo production of around 40 million tons. However, the number only…
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China’s Wuhan to host 14th COP meeting on wetland conservation in November
By Ye Zi, Zhan Tian’ai The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) is expected to be held in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province from Nov. 5 to 13 this year. As Wuhan was awarded Wetland City Accreditation of the Ramsar Convention in June this year,…
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E-commerce to play bigger role in driving consumption
By HongYong, WangKe “The air fryer is so nice. Little did I think that I could be so with-it,” said Hu Yuxia, a woman from Tanjia village, Zhenjiang, east China’s Jiangsu province, while cooking with the electric pot she just bought from the Shushuang appliance store in the township. “Indeed, I bought it from the…
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Biodiversity enhanced in China’s Qinling Mountains
By Yuan Taoxiong, People’s Daily The Qinling Mountains, a natural boundary between China’s north and south, is an important region of water conservation for the Yellow River and Yangtze River basins. It is home to rich biological resources. In recent years, northwest China’s Shaanxi province has taken ecological protection and restoration in the Qinling Mountains…
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Culture of “Gypsies of the sea” well protected in China’s Hainan province
By Sun Haitian, People’s Daily They live on junks and boats. They build boat dwellings and make a living by fishing. They are the Tanka people, also known as the “gypsies of the sea.” The Tanka people are Han Chinese. Living on seawater for generations, they have developed unique customs different from those on land,…
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China’s whole-process people’s democracy contributes new model to international political spectrum
By Zhong Yin, People’s Daily A foreign journalist who has been living in China for 15 years recently shared a story about Chinese democracy on a TV show. The story was about National People’s Congress (NPC) deputy Wang Yan, who’s also a bus driver in north China’s Tianjin municipality. As a bus driver, Wang would…
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Ecotourism leads Yunnan village to prosperity
By Xing Xiaojun Guangming village sits on the top of the Cangshan Mountain in Yangbi Yi autonomous county, Dali Bai autonomous prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan province. People of five ethnic groups, including Yi, Han, Bai, Dai and Lisu, are living there. Covered by ancient walnut trees and always blurred by tree shadow, Guangming is also…