Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Barista Liu Miao shows a cup of freshly made coffee at a cafe operated by Changsha Jiuxiu Coffee Co., Ltd. in the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. African coffee, known for its high quality, has made its way into the lives of Chinese consumers. In 2022, the Gaoqiao Grand Market in central China's Hunan Province achieved a coffee sales volume of 1 billion yuan, selling a total of 2,000 tonnes of coffee beans, with African coffee beans accounting for 40 percent of the total. For an increasing number of African farmers and exporters, the booming Chinese market has become a boon. The emerging Chinese market holds the promise of higher and more stable income for African growers who

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Barista Liu Miao makes coffee at a cafe operated by Changsha Jiuxiu Coffee Co., Ltd. in the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. African coffee, known for its high quality, has made its way into the lives of Chinese consumers. In 2022, the Gaoqiao Grand Market in central China's Hunan Province achieved a coffee sales volume of 1 billion yuan, selling a total of 2,000 tonnes of coffee beans, with African coffee beans accounting for 40 percent of the total. For an increasing number of African farmers and exporters, the booming Chinese market has become a boon. The emerging Chinese market holds the promise of higher and more stable income for African growers who have long relied on th

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Barista Liu Miao (1st R) shares knowledge about coffee from Africa with customers at a cafe operated by Changsha Jiuxiu Coffee Co., Ltd. in the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. African coffee, known for its high quality, has made its way into the lives of Chinese consumers. In 2022, the Gaoqiao Grand Market in central China's Hunan Province achieved a coffee sales volume of 1 billion yuan, selling a total of 2,000 tonnes of coffee beans, with African coffee beans accounting for 40 percent of the total. For an increasing number of African farmers and exporters, the booming Chinese market has become a boon. The emerging Chinese market holds the promise of higher and more stable i

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cup of coffee is made at a cafe operated by Changsha Jiuxiu Coffee Co., Ltd. in the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. African coffee, known for its high quality, has made its way into the lives of Chinese consumers. In 2022, the Gaoqiao Grand Market in central China's Hunan Province achieved a coffee sales volume of 1 billion yuan, selling a total of 2,000 tonnes of coffee beans, with African coffee beans accounting for 40 percent of the total. For an increasing number of African farmers and exporters, the booming Chinese market has become a boon. The emerging Chinese market holds the promise of higher and more stable income for African growers who have long relied on the Euro

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Barista Liu Miao (1st R) shares knowledge about coffee from Africa with customers at a cafe operated by Changsha Jiuxiu Coffee Co., Ltd. in the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. African coffee, known for its high quality, has made its way into the lives of Chinese consumers. In 2022, the Gaoqiao Grand Market in central China's Hunan Province achieved a coffee sales volume of 1 billion yuan, selling a total of 2,000 tonnes of coffee beans, with African coffee beans accounting for 40 percent of the total. For an increasing number of African farmers and exporters, the booming Chinese market has become a boon. The emerging Chinese market holds the promise of higher and more stable i

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Barista Liu Miao makes coffee at a cafe operated by Changsha Jiuxiu Coffee Co., Ltd. in the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 10, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. African coffee, known for its high quality, has made its way into the lives of Chinese consumers. In 2022, the Gaoqiao Grand Market in central China's Hunan Province achieved a coffee sales volume of 1 billion yuan, selling a total of 2,000 tonnes of coffee beans, with African coffee beans accounting for 40 percent of the total. For an increasing number of African farmers and exporters, the booming Chinese market has become a boon. The emerging Chinese market holds the promise of higher and more stable income for African growers who have long relied on th

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

CHINA-AFRICA-CROSS BORDER TRADE-COFFEE

(230720) -- CHANGSHA, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xiao Yongqi, general manager of Changsha Jiuxiu Coffee Co., Ltd., makes coffee at a cafe in the Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 1, 2023. China has held the position of Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years. Along the way, China and Africa collaboratively advance the development under the Belt and Road Initiative, opening up new avenues for cooperation. African coffee, known for its high quality, has made its way into the lives of Chinese consumers. In 2022, the Gaoqiao Grand Market in central China's Hunan Province achieved a coffee sales volume of 1 billion yuan, selling a total of 2,000 tonnes of coffee beans, with African coffee beans accounting for 40 percent of the total. For an increasing number of African farmers and exporters, the booming Chinese market has become a boon. The emerging Chinese market holds the promise of higher and more stable income for African growers who have long relied on

Promise, Sanyo Shinpan announce integration agreement

Promise, Sanyo Shinpan announce integration agreement

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Jinnai (L), president of Promise Co., and Mutsuhiko Matsumoto, president of Sanyo Shinpan Finance Co., shake hands after a press conference in Tokyo on July 26. They announced that the two companies will integrate into Japan's largest consumer finance firm in terms of outstanding loans.

Promise, Sanyo Shinpan announce integration agreement

Promise, Sanyo Shinpan announce integration agreement

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Jinnai (L), president of Promise Co., and Mutsuhiko Matsumoto, president of Sanyo Shinpan Finance Co., shake hands after a press conference in Tokyo on July 26. They announced that the two companies will integrate into Japan's largest consumer finance firm in terms of outstanding loans. (Kyodo)

Greenhouse farm strives to make mangos specialty of Hokkaido

Greenhouse farm strives to make mangos specialty of Hokkaido

URAUSU, Japan - Ryoichi Jinnai, 79, former president of major consumer financing firm Promise Co. and now a representative of Jinnai Farm 21, checks mangos in his greenhouse in the town of Urausu, Hokkaido, on April 11. (Kyodo)

Simon Panek

Simon Panek

Simon Panek, the Director and Co-Founder of People in Need, one of the biggest NGOs in Central Europe, speaks during the 23rd Forum 2000 international conference of world personalities with motto Recovering the Promise of 1989, in Prague, Czech Republic, on Monday, October 14, 2019. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Simon Panek

Simon Panek

Simon Panek, the Director and Co-Founder of People in Need, one of the biggest NGOs in Central Europe, speaks during the 23rd Forum 2000 international conference of world personalities with motto Recovering the Promise of 1989, in Prague, Czech Republic, on Monday, October 14, 2019. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)