BRICS New Development Bank to issue bond...
SHANGHAI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The BRICS New Development Bank will issue bonds in South Africa and commercial paper in U.S. dollars in the first half of 2019, said the bank's president, K.V. Kamath, d
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BRICS New Development Bank to issue bond...
SHANGHAI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The BRICS New Development Bank will issue bonds in South Africa and commercial paper in U.S. dollars in the first half of 2019, said the bank's president, K.V. Kamath, d
Profile: Chinese man completes feat of d...
CHENGDU, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A 44-year-old Chinese man has concluded driving around five continents as he finished his last leg in the southern Argentine city of Ushuaia. Chen Yong, a former technici
S. Africa to hold roadshow to attract in...
JOHANNESBURG, March 18 (Xinhua) -- South African government will embark on an investment promotion roadshow in Switzerland, Germany, France and India to lure investors to put their money in the count
Number of evacuees jumps to over 9,000 a...
JAKARTA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian disaster authorities have put the number of evacuees at a total of 9,429 people after floods, landslides and whirlwinds rattled South Sulawesi province in cent
South African President stuck on train
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was among hundreds of passengers stuck on a train, after the locomotive reportedly stopped for hours for no apparent reason. Updates of the event were tweeted
AmCham South China says members increasi...
GUANGZHOU, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The American Chamber of Commerce in South China on Monday said its members, mostly foreign-funded multinational companies, have increased their reinvestment budgets in
South Sudan army seeks to restrain confl...
JUBA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan's army on Thursday launched an action plan to contain rampant sexual violence that has worsened after more than five years of a civil war in Africa's youngest n
South American countries create Prosur i...
SANTIAGO, March 22 (Xinhua) -- South American countries on Friday launched the Forum for the Progress of South America (Prosur), a new regional bloc which seeks the "integration and strengthening of
Sudan reiterates keenness to enhance tie...
KHARTOUM, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Sudan on Monday stressed keenness to enhance ties with South Sudan and implement the agreements signed between the two countries, said a statement by Sudan's military p
The Netherlands, South Korea win golds i...
SOFIA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The Netherlands and South Korea won the titles in the women's and men's 3,000-meter super finals of the Short Track Speed Skating World Championships here on Sunday. In th
South Sudan working with region to ease ...
JUBA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan said on Thursday it is working on proposal by countries within the regional trade body, the East African Community (EAC), to ease travel and cost of doing busine
China donates rice, anti-malaria drugs t...
China donated 9,660 metric tons of rice and anti-malaria drugs to South Sudan at the end of February. Beijing said it has earmarked 100 million yuan or about 15 million U.S. dollars for emergency foo
South Sudan athletes win 5 medals at Spe...
JUBA, March 22 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan has won five two gold and three bronze medals at the just concluded global Special Olympics Games in Abu Dhabi, which are the country's first ever medals at the
S. African business express concern over...
JOHANNESBURG, March 8 (Xinhua) -- South African business and mining sector raised concern over the increase of electricity prices which they said would negatively affect various sectors. National Ene
South Sudan bans skin bleaching products
South Sudan's Drugs and Food Control Authority (DFCA) has banned importation and sale of all skin lightening products. Mawien Atem Mawien, secretary general of DFCA, said the ban seeks to protect the
China's achievements encouraging for Afr...
South African Ambassador to China Dolana Msimang takes an exclusive interview with Xinhuanet in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 21, 2018. (Xinhuanet photo) by Wang Xiaoxia, Zhong Yulan BEIJING, March