BOTSWANA-GABORONE-ENTREPRENEUR-CHINESE LITHIUM INVESTMENT

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-ENTREPRENEUR-CHINESE LITHIUM INVESTMENT

(240701) -- GABORONE, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Kangangwani Phatshwane, the managing director at Botswana Ash (Botash) Pty Ltd, speaks during a media tour at Sua Pan, Botswana, June 27, 2024. TO GO WITH "Botswanan entrepreneur expects to benefit from Chinese lithium investments in Zimbabwe" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shingirai Madondo)

(COP28)Xinhua Headlines: What has China done to address global climate challenges

(COP28)Xinhua Headlines: What has China done to address global climate challenges

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows wind turbines of Longyuan South Africa Renewables (Pty) Ltd.'s De Aar Wind Power Project in De Aar, South Africa. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

Foreign business leaders positive about China's cross-border e-commerce

STORY: Foreign business leaders positive about China's cross-border e-commerce DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HABIB-UR-REHMAN, PakPersian Carpets Shanghai Co. Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TRAVIS HAEFELE, HR Manager for South Africa Region of Buffalo International Logistics (PTY) LTD 4. various of China's cross-border e-commerce STORYLINE: Many foreign business leaders have voiced confidence in China's cross-border e-commerce businesses at the 2023 China (Langfang) International Economic and Trade Fair held in Langfang, north China's Hebei Province. The five-day fair wraps up on Wednesday. It attracted nearly 400 exhibitors and for the first time established an exhibition area for foreign enterprises. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HABIB-UR-REHMAN, PakPersian Carpets Shanghai Co. Ltd. "The handicrafts from Pakistan that we brought here today are handmade in Pakistan. I hope we'll find an e-commer

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DROUGHT-TOLERANT RICE-INTRODUCING

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DROUGHT-TOLERANT RICE-INTRODUCING

(230620) -- GABORONE, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Julius Atlhopheng (L), Chief Executive Officer of Botswana's National Agricultural Research and Development Institute, shakes hands with African Agriculture PTY LTD (AA) Managing Director Miles Nan after signing a Memorandum of Understanding in Gaborone, Botswana, on June 19, 2023. Botswana's National Agricultural Research and Development Institute (NARDI) and African Agriculture PTY LTD (AA), an agricultural trading company based in Gaborone, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Monday to introduce new drought-tolerant rice varieties to increase yields. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

Budget airline Jetstar launches Tokyo-Australia flights

Budget airline Jetstar launches Tokyo-Australia flights

NARITA, Japan - The first flight of Australian budget airline Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd. arrives at New Tokyo International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, from Cairns on Dec. 18. Jetstar will operate 19 direct flights between the two countries, offering daily flights between Narita and Cairns, and five flights between Narita and the Gold Coast each week.

Suntory develops biotechnology-driven 'blue roses'

Suntory develops biotechnology-driven 'blue roses'

TOKYO, Japan - Beverage maker Suntory Ltd. said June 30 it has developed the world's first biotechnology-driven ''blue roses.'' In a project Suntory started in 1990 with its Australian bio-venture subsidiary Florigene Pty. Ltd., researchers have been trying to develop blue roses by extracting blue-pigment genes from other plants, such as petunias, and implanting them into roses.

Budget airline Jetstar launches Tokyo-Australia flights

Budget airline Jetstar launches Tokyo-Australia flights

NARITA, Japan - The first flight of Australian budget airline Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd. arrives at New Tokyo International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, from Cairns on Dec. 18. Jetstar will operate 19 direct flights between the two countries, offering daily flights between Narita and Cairns, and five flights between Narita and the Gold Coast each week. (Kyodo)

Suntory develops biotechnology-driven 'blue roses'

Suntory develops biotechnology-driven 'blue roses'

TOKYO, Japan - Beverage maker Suntory Ltd. said June 30 it has developed the world's first biotechnology-driven ''blue roses.'' In a project Suntory started in 1990 with its Australian bio-venture subsidiary Florigene Pty. Ltd., researchers have been trying to develop blue roses by extracting blue-pigment genes from other plants, such as petunias, and implanting them into roses. (Kyodo)