Exploring Asia’s largest fresh cut flower trading market with Dale Fox
It’s a sea of flowers. Xinhua’s Dale Fox takes a walk through Asia’s largest fresh cut flower trading market in Kunming to discover how China preserves its rich biodiversity.
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Experts hail Chinese wisdom in environmental governance
Experts in many countries have hailed Chinese wisdom in environmental governance, including striking a balance between protecting biodiversity and developing the economy.
From Xizang antelopes to African giraffes, Chinese-built railways seek harmony with wildlife
How to protect wild animals while building railways? From the Qinghai-Xizang Railway to the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Africa, Chinese builders have opened “green passage” for all types of wildlife to reduce the impact on the environment.
Dale Fox at COP15: China’s solutions to biodiversity conservation
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for efforts to build a community of all life on Earth at COP15 UN meeting to enhance global biodiversity protection. He called on countries to join hands and start a new journey of high-quality development for humanity for the sake of their common future. Find out what attendees to COP15 …
Kunming Declaration adopted at COP15
The Kunming Declaration was adopted Wednesday at the ongoing 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Chinese Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu declared the adoption of the declaration at the High-Level Segment of the first part of COP15. “The …
Railway links China and Laos, carving out new int’l passage
The track construction of the China-Laos railway was completed in Mengla County of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, which is near a land port on the China-Laos border.
Xi advocates community of all life on Earth at COP15
“Protecting biodiversity helps protect Earth, our common homeland, and contributes to humanity’s sustainable development,” Xi said when addressing the leaders’ summit of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) via video link. The meeting is being held in southwest China’s Kunming.
High time to protect biodiversity
As species worldwide continue to become extinct at an alarming rate, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation pose a major risk to human survival and development. It is high time for the international community to join hands to protect their common future. As was underscored by the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, “Our two-century-long …
World Insights: World leaders commit to jointly tackling biodiversity loss at COP15
The leaders, in their speeches via video, pledged to make bold efforts at a time when the world is facing a worsening crisis of biodiversity loss.
Egyptian company to develop Lebanon’s Tripoli port at $87m
At the value of $87m funded by the Islamic Development Bank, the construction work at the Tripoli port will start within 10 days and it should be completed in two and a half years, said Nabil El-Jisr, president of the Council for Development and Reconstruction.
Feature: Xi’s Thought on Ecological Civilization inspires world to build harmony among all beings
This philosophy demonstrates “the mainstream of biodiversity across sectors, across departments, which is also critical for all countries to achieve the global biodiversity goals,” she said.
The world awaits ambitious roadmap for stronger biodiversity protection
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity kicks off Monday in China’s southwestern city Kunming, and expectations are high for a blueprint on preserving global biodiversity in the coming years. Themed “Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth,” COP15 is the …
Interview: Protecting biodiversity requires more solidarity across countries, says IPBES official
For developing countries, Anne Larigauderie, IPBES executive secretary, said that the ongoing 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) will provide them with an opportunity to gain external aid for strengthening their capabilities to protect biodiversity.
Interview: UNDP chief lauds China’s efforts to protect biodiversity, pinning high hopes on COP15
Achim Steiner, administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has applauded China’s efforts to protect biodiversity, and expressed great expectations for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which began on Monday in Kunming, China. Speaking to Xinhua via Zoom link, Steiner, who is …
Why China in “perfect position” to lead biodiversity protection
The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Kunming, China is just moments away! Hear from Paul Smith, the Secretary General of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, about why China is in a “perfect position” to show leadership on conserving biodiversity.
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Interview: China’s nature-based solutions key to tackle global biodiversity challenges, says conservation chief
Calling for awareness of threats to climate and biodiversity, Bruno Oberle, director general of the IUCN based in Gland, Switzerland, said, “Both crises are global. Both crises require big transformation of our societies and our economies. Both crises are rooted in the way we produce and consume today.”
Interview: Biodiversity meeting opportunity to encourage nature-positive economic models, says UN official
All countries should develop nature-positive economic models to boost climate resilience and protect ecosystems that underpin livelihoods, a senior official of the United Nations has said. Inger Andersen, the executive director of the UN Environment Program, said during a virtual interview with Xinhua ahead of a global biodiversity meeting next week that China’s ability to …
Taliban officials, US delegation discuss ties in Qatari capital
A high-level delegation of Afghan Taliban representatives met with a U.S. delegation in the Qatari capital Doha Saturday, marking the first such gathering since the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in late August and the first foreign visit by the Taliban government officials.
AUKUS deal reflects Cold War mentality: Pakistani experts
The AUKUS security partnership between the United States, Britain and Australia reflects the Cold War mentality and zero-sum mindset of some western countries, said Pakistani experts and former diplomats.
Xiplomacy: Four seasons scroll painting depicts man-nature harmony
Adhering to the vision of living in harmony with nature and guided by the philosophical framework of President Xi Jinping’s Thought on Ecological Civilization, China is striding towards constructing a green economy while promoting equitable biodiversity governance with the involvement of all parties.
Accelerating Israeli settlement in Palestine impedes vision of two-state solution: analysts
The analysts told Xinhua in separate interviews that building and expanding Israeli settlements at strategic spots in the West Bank and East Jerusalem “would undermine the principle of establishing a geographically contiguous Palestinian state on the territories occupied by Israel in 1967.”
Iran’s 20-pct enriched uranium stockpile exceeds 120 kg: nuke chief
Regarding the storage of 20 percent enriched uranium, “we have exceeded 120 kg and in this matter, we are ahead of the plan,” Mohammad Eslami, the head of the AEOI, was quoted as saying.
Polls open for Iraq’s snap parliamentary elections
Millions of Iraqis are heading Sunday to polling stations across the country to elect the upcoming parliament amid hopes that it could solve the country’s long-standing crisis. Voters are lining up to cast their ballots at 8,273 polling centers, comprised of more than 55,000 polling stations, in Iraq, which opened their doors at 7:00 a.m. …
Hamas leaders to discuss in Cairo cease-fire, prisoner swap deal with Israel: official
Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, tweeted that he will join a Hamas delegation headed by the movement’s politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh that will go to Cairo on Sunday to meet with senior Egyptian security intelligence officials.
Egyptian women get on wheels to break taboo
During a one-day event, women of different ages rode their motorcycles and scooters for some 30 km on the Cairo-Suez highway to deliver a message that women can ride motorbikes just like men.
China’s Caihong drones displayed at Airshow China 2021
China’s domestically-produced Caihong (CH) series of drones were showcased at Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai.
China’s long-range WJ-700 UAV showcased at Airshow China 2021
China’s WJ-700, a high-altitude, high-speed and long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), made its debut at Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai
North Korea decides to restore all inter-Korean communication lines
North Korea to restore all north-south communication lines starting from 9:00 a.m. on Monday, according to Korean Central News Agency
At least 2 killed in explosion outside mosque in Kabul
At least two civilians were killed and four others wounded after an explosion occurred at the middle of a crowd outside a big mosque in Kabul on Sunday, a Taliban spokesman has confirmed.