At the crack of dawn every Monday, about 100 men and women brave the chill and meet in Iten, Kenya, on a high-altitude ridge about 370 kilometers northwest of Nairobi.
After three years of hard training, Paul Chirchir, 26, is pleased with his running career. He finally has something to show for it thanks to his determination and the opportunities that China is presenting in long-distance competitions. The prize money is good, he says, and so is the exposure.
Kenya has unveiled its team that will head to Beijing for the 2015 IAAF World Championships this month.
The earliest example of Sino-Africa sports cooperation can be traced back to China's aid to African countries in the 1970s, which included material assistance such as stadiums and university sports facilities.
The Shanghai Composite Index suffered its worst daily fall in eight years - nearly 8.5 percent - on July 27, which sent shockwaves through other markets around the world.
John Ross, senior fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China
The A shares of the Chinese stock market staged one of the most phenomenal cases of ascent and fall of major financial markets in a very long time, in the first half of 2015.
When I became involved with China, in the late 1980s, Western media coverage of the country was small, and was aimed largely at Sinophiles with an interest in Chinese history.
Vivid memories of the 2011 drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, the worst in 60 years, is a reminder that climate change continues to play a decisive role in Africa's food security. The damage is unlikely to abate, especially with the threat of a new round of the El Nino weather phenomenon.
As heat waves sweep across Asia-Pacific, leaving casualties in their wake, many people in East Africa are enduring extremely cold weather in their part of the world.
During China's industrial rise, one strategy used to create centers for industry and commerce was nicknamed "build a nest to attract the phoenix". That is, create a favorable infrastructure and policy environment to attract investment.
While the lack of skilled labor can still present a problem for Chinese companies looking to invest in Africa, others hope they can collaborate with local vocational schools and colleges to promote the Chinese study-work model, which they believe will benefit African governments, companies and students, especially those from poor families.
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