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An overseas buyer learns about smart healthcare equipment on display at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 15, 2026.The 140th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened to visitors in Guangzhou on Thursday. The fair continues

US companies will top the exhibition area at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) for the eighth time, with their area up 1,500 square meters from last year, an official said on Friday.The ninth CIIE will be held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10. Launched in 2018 as the world's first

Hospitals in Ethiopia's Tigray region are gradually resuming services as medical supplies and equipment arrive following recent hostilities, the United Nations said Thursday.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said medical services were being restored at several

African economies have weathered the energy crisis linked to the Iran conflict, but falling foreign aid could weaken their ability to withstand future economic shocks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday.The fund forecasts Africa's economy will grow by 4.5% this year and 5% in 2027.

At a hybrid rice experimental field in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, ripe rice plants spread like a golden carpet, their panicles heavy with tightly packed grains. John Davidson pressed down a sturdy rice stem, and it quickly sprang back upright."The Philippines endured persistent heavy rains in

The 140th Canton Fair opened on October 15 and runs through November 4.

View of blooming flowers in Xiamen, China's Fujian

In the early 20th century, the French naturalist Emile Licent was among the Chinese and international scholars who opened a new chapter in archaeological research in China. From 1914, he spent more than two decades embarking on a scientific journey covering nearly 50,000 kilometers, during which