The project seeks to combat dengue fever as cases surge and encompasses more than 300 medical facilities in the island nation.
Timor-Leste
A new memorandum on labour mobility is only the first step in expanding and deepening cooperation between the two nations, who both share islands with a far larger neighbour.
The agreements aim to promote economic growth and social and municipal development, and follow a recent memorandum on cooperation in education.
During its week-long stay in the small island nation, the Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark will offer the services of its 126 health professionals to the East Timorese.
A UN-approved expansion would offer the certainty needed to protect, manage, and use offshore resources.
Homes, roads and bridges have been damaged in nine of Timor-Leste’s 13 municipalities, with the eastern municipality of Lautem hit hardest.
The spike in production of the staple food is welcome in a country where nearly a quarter of the population struggles to put food on the table.
Thursday’s Ningaloo Eclipse will occur just seven times this century and can only be seen from a few places on Earth.
Newly released data shows that Chinese companies have been the biggest winners in procurement contracts awarded in Timor-Leste over the past 12 years.