Sri Lankan president tells police chief,...

COLOMBO, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked his Police Chief, Pujith Jayasundara and Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando to resign following severe security laps

Interview: BRI able to address most deve...

by Xinhua writer Wang Jiangang UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is extremely visionary, very timely and able to help boost the common development

Commentary: China pillages Africa's reso...

by Xinhua writer Jiang Li BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- People in Chad, an oil-rich African country, used to rely on importing gasolines to power their cars. It has all changed after China's funding

Interview: BRI provides dialogue platfor...

by Xinhua writer Li Jia MINSK, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) provides a dialogue platform for countries with different traditions and cultures to find develop

Xinhua Headlines: BRIng smiles on more f...

BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The faded photos in Tulanbay Kurbanov's albums are his treasure. With them, he often shares with his two daughters his childhood stories back in Andizhan, his hometown o

Interview: Greece's interests are in ful...

by Yu Shuaishuai, Maria Spiliopoulou, Li Xiaopeng ATHENS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Greece's interests, as the country is building a new economic model in the post-bailout era, are in full alignment with

Zimbabwe capital producing 20 pct of wat...

HARARE, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's capital city Harare on Tuesday said it was only producing just over 20 percent of daily potable water demand as it grapples with a shortage of water treatment

Ethiopia to commission two Chinese-built...

ADDIS ABABA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia plans to commission two Chinese-built energy projects in the second half of 2019, an Ethiopian official said on Tuesday. Speaking to Xinhua, Frehiwot Woldeh

Interview: Sri Lanka returning to normal...

by Lin Hao, Yang Zhou, Zhu Ruiqing COLOMBO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs John Amaratunga on Tuesday told Xinhua in an interview that

Spotlight: Beijing expo to showcase Chin...

by Xinhua writers Gao Shan, Tan JingjingLOS ANGELES, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition offers valuable opportunities to showcase China's ecological