CAPE TOWN, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Authorities from China's Mount Tai and South Africa's Table Mountain on Friday signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation in conservation and sustainable development. The agreement was signed by the Mount Tai Scenic Area Management Committee and South African National Parks (SANParks) at a ceremony held in Cape Town, attended by officials from both sides.
SHANGHAI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on Friday officially handed over an upgraded version of MAZU, China's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered meteorological early warning solution, to Djibouti at a meteorological sub-forum of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China. In July 2025, China donated MAZU-Urban, an AI-powered early warning system for multi-hazard disaster prevention, to Djibouti.
ADDIS ABABA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- China has become the third-largest buyer of Ethiopian coffee during the 2025/26 fiscal year that ended on July 7, according to Shafi Umer, deputy director general of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA). "China has overtaken the United States and become the third-largest importer of Ethiopian coffee during the fiscal year, up from fifth position last fiscal year," Umer told Xinhua in a recent interview, noting that Saudi Arabia and Germany are the first and second top destinations of Ethiopian coffee export during the period.
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, July 15 (Xinhua) -- For more than a decade, Khadija Ali Saleh lived with persistent pain that gradually eroded her quality of life. The 76-year-old resident of Tanzania's Zanzibar suffered frequent episodes of severe heartburn and chest discomfort caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease.
