ACCRA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The year 2025 marked the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ghana and China, with both sides taking concrete steps throughout the year to deepen cooperation and deliver tangible results.
Two-way opening up shapes new win-win landscape for China and the world
BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The year 2025 has been pivotal, as China, standing at the threshold of a new five-year plan cycle, has seen high-standard opening up emerge as a core driver of Chinese modernization.
Hunan's Exports of Agricultural Machinery Up 76.3% in First 11 Months
Hunan's exports of agricultural machinery totaled 670 million CNY in the first 11 months this year, marking a 76.3% increase compared with the same period last year, said the Changsha Customs Authority on December 24, 2025.
As China prepares to roll out its 15th Five-Year Plan, the country's governance under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and its push to strengthen technological self-reliance are expected to present both opportunities and lessons for Africa, analysts say.
New platform facilitating Ethiopian coffee entry into Chinese market launches in central China
CHANGSHA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopia Coffee (China) Trading Center was officially inaugurated on Saturday in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, to leverage Ethiopia's advantages in coffee origin and promote the entry of its premium coffee into the Chinese market.
On the quiet island of Lamu, Kenya, where the monsoon winds once guided great trading ships to East Africa's shores, fragments of an ancient world still linger — some behind glass at the Lamu Museum, others tucked inside humble homes in the local Swahili settlements.
How China-Africa cooperation boosts global agricultural research
Developing new crop varieties is essential to improving yields – and, in turn, a country's food and economic security. In China's southernmost province of Hainan, year-round warm weather creates ideal conditions for breeding experiments. Alongside Chinese scientists, many international researchers, particularly from Africa, study and train there.
Ethiopian coffee trading center unveiled in Zhuzhou
An Ethiopian specialty coffee trading center dedicated to product display, trading, and cultural promotion was unveiled on Saturday in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, a move aimed at facilitating Ethiopian coffee's access to the Chinese market.
Africa's industrial future depends on ties that work
In recent years, China's engagement with Africa has been at the center of this transformation. Though often misunderstood in Western discourse, China's approach has been grounded in infrastructure-driven cooperation -- an area where Africa's needs have long been unmet.
HNEG's First Overseas Project Launched in Tanzania
Hunan Expressway Group (HNEG) has achieved a historic breakthrough in implementing its "going global" strategy. Recently, HNEG's first overseas project was officially launched in Tanzania, an East African nation, with the successful signing of the Mbuyuni Parking Lot project for the Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System. This move marked HNEG's first concrete step to expand into overseas markets and promote its technology and management expertise globally.
