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

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

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows a platform of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya. 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. The 480-km rail line, linking the largest port in East Africa, Mombasa, to Kenya's capital Nairobi, was built by the China Road and Bridge Corporation and officially opened to traffic in 2017. The project has gained trust and support from the Kenyan government and people and injected vitality into the country's socio-economic development, since Africa Star Railway Operation Company (AfriStar), the railway operator, has always been committed to ensuring safe operation, boosting the movement of passengers and goods, and enhancing localization of the project. Chinese experts have been saving no effort in training local staff members and transfer techn

Experts, firms gather to explore cutting-edge offshore technologies at Houston conference

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Iran says diplomatic missions resume operations in Saudi Arabia

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Japan's 1st Islamic finance seminar held to promote unique techn

Japan's 1st Islamic finance seminar held to promote unique techn

TOKYO, Japan - Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim (standing on the podium), secretary general of the Islamic Financial Services Board, speaks at a seminar on Islamic finance, the first of the kind in Japan, in Tokyo on Jan. 22. The two-day seminar, aimed to promote the fund-raising method and encourage Japanese companies to tap the burgeoning capital market rich with ''oil money,'' drew about 200 participants on the first day. (Kyodo)