Xinhua Headlines: Chinese-built railways empower locals to "fish on their own"

Xinhua Headlines: Chinese-built railways empower locals to "fish on their own"

(231007) -- BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti walk past a train carriage on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Xinhua Headlines: With expanded membership, BRICS champions inclusive cooperation, bigger say for Global South

Xinhua Headlines: With expanded membership, BRICS champions inclusive cooperation, bigger say for Global South

(230825) -- JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti walk past a train carriage on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti carry out locomotive inspection in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti walk past a train carriage on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway with a printed slogan reading "connecting nations, prospering people" in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has beco

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (L) and apprentice Horace Owiti carry out locomotive inspection in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (back) works with apprentice Horace Owiti in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration projec

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (L) talks with apprentice Horace Owiti in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration project o

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti carry out locomotive inspection in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and

End of U.S. COVID emergency, endless regret

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