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China's Shanxi culture, tourism promotion event held in Morocco
RABAT, April 23 (Xinhua) -- A culture and tourism promotion event was held in Rabat, the capital of Morocco, on Monday to showcase north China's Shanxi Province to the Moroccan public.
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WTI crude futures settle higher
NEW YORK, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices advanced on Tuesday.
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US charges, sanctions Iranians linked to Revolutionary Guard cyber command
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday announced criminal charges and sanctions against four Iranians over an alleged multi-year cyber campaign targeting more than one dozen American companies, the Treasury Department and the State Department said.
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2nd LD Writethru: Chinese business group "shocked, dissatisfied" over EU raids on Chinese company
BRUSSELS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The China Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (CCCEU) said on Tuesday that it is "extremely shocked and dissatisfied" after the EU conducted raids on a Chinese company's offices in Poland and the Netherlands.
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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Tuesday.
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Italy passes contested plan to 'support motherhood' in abortion clinics
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a contested government plan to allow groups who "support motherhood" into abortion clinics to try to deter women terminating pregnancies.
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Schneider says Chinese market remains important
HANNOVER, Germany, April 23 (Xinhua) -- A senior executive of Schneider Electric said that the Chinese market remains important, a fact that "has not changed."
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Feature: Concert marks Chinese Language Day in Geneva
by Xinhua writer Shi Song, Wang Qibing, Chen Binjie
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1st LD: Chinese business group "shocked, dissatisfied" over EU raids on Chinese company
BRUSSELS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The China Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (CCCEU) said on Tuesday that it is "profoundly shocked and dissatisfied" after the EU conducted raids on a Chinese company's offices in Poland and the Netherlands.
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Young Germans unhappy with politics, socio-economic developments: survey
BERLIN, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Young people in Germany are increasingly dissatisfied with their living situations, as well as political and socio-economic developments in the country, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
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Urgent: Chinese business group "shocked, dissatisfied" over EU raids on Chinese company
BRUSSELS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The China Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (CCCEU) said on Tuesday that it is "profoundly shocked and dissatisfied" after the EU conducted raids on a Chinese company's offices in Poland and the Netherlands.
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Ghanaian industry leader urges packaging improvement to leverage AfCFTA opportunities
ACCRA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- An industry leader in Ghana on Tuesday called on African stakeholders to enhance the packaging of their products, which is critical to take advantage of opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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South Africa's Cape Town to become Africa's wealthiest city by 2030: report
CAPE TOWN, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, is on track to surpass Johannesburg and emerge as Africa's wealthiest city by 2030, according to the 2024 Africa Wealth Report.
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Growing public debt burden, shrinking fiscal space leave Africa at crossroads: UNECA
ADDIS ABABA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The growing burden of public debt due to climate-related disasters and the shrinking fiscal space because of increasing financing needs have put Africa at a crossroads, Claver Gatete, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has said.
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Africa's Travel Indaba 2024 to be held in South Africa's Durban
JOHANNESBURG, April 23 (Xinhua) -- South Africa is expected to see some economic boost next month as the Africa Travel Indaba 2024 is set to be held in the coastal city of Durban, a government official said on Tuesday.
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Ministers root for upgrading vocational training to spur industrial growth in Africa
NAIROBI, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Education ministers from sub-Saharan Africa on Tuesday renewed their commitment to revamping vocational and technical training for the continent's youth in a bid to accelerate industrialization.
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Kenya advances green transportation with Chinese e-mobility technology
NAIROBI, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Technology experts on Tuesday lauded China's electric mobility (e-mobility) technology as Kenyans continue to embrace green modes of transport.
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South African police confiscate large quantity of cocaine
JOHANNESBURG, April 23 (Xinhua) -- South African police on Monday confiscated blocks of cocaine with a street value of 15 million rand (about 785,000 U.S. dollars) on board a cargo vessel traveling from Columbia, the South African Police Service said Tuesday.
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Namibian ministry confirms stability in Zambezi hippo crisis
WINDHOEK, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism assured the public on Tuesday that the current hippo crisis in the country's northeastern region of Zambezi is stable.
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Slovenia's consumer sentiment highest in over two years
LJUBLJANA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia's consumer sentiment has reached the highest level since February 2022, encouraged by improved expectations regarding the economic outlook, latest figures show.