Wu Hailong, head of the China Greece Times, which began publication in 2005. The migrant from Zhe Jiang also runs an export-import business in Athens.

A Chinese woman with a small child and a Chinese man stand outside a shop in central Athens.

A model of a cargo ship on display in the office of Cosco and the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) in the port of Piraeus.

Chinese business people attending the 'Presentation for Jiangsu promotion meeting' at Athenaeum Grand Hotel.

A worker fills baskets with freshly baked bread at Pain Victoire, a modern industrial bakery with the capacity to produce six million baguettes per day. The Lebanese owned facility supplies various ou...

A man operates a machine at Pain Victoire, an industrial bakery with the capacity to produce six million baguettes per day. The Lebanese owned facility supplies various outlets in and around the capit...

New apartments being built by Chinese companies in Ain Naadja.

A meeting of a number of engineers working on the Cambambe Dam and Power Station in northwestern Angola. Here two Angolan ingeneers are working with four colleagues from Ecuador.

Two workers stand on an arid piece of land amongst towerblocks in the new town of Kilamba, south of Luanda, the capital. Kilamba has been built by a Chinese company in three years and is supposed to b...

A view down a dirt track toward the mausoleum of Agostinho Neto (1922 - 1979), the first president of Angola. The structure is known as 'Sputnik' to locals. It took almost 12 years to built and was fi...

A new development of about 50 condominiums in the Talatona district built by a Brazilian company for its employees. The project is almost complete and ready for people to move in.

An empty intersection in the new town of Kilamba, south of Luanda, the capital. Kilamba has been built by a Chinese company in three years and is supposed to become the administrative capital of Angol...

Passengers travel on a new Chinese financed and built train that links Luanda, the capital, and Malanje. The train route opened in January 2012. The journey between the two cities costs 3,000 kwanza (...

A young man walks along a railway track at N'dalatando railway station, halfway along the 424 km long newly refurbished railway from Luanda, the capital, and Malanje. The newly relaunched line, financ...

Employees of the Odebrecht Company, a Brazilian engineering firm, working on the renovation of the Cambambe dam and hydroelectric power station. The company employes people from Bolivia, Ecuador, Braz...

A sugar cane field belonging to BIOCOM, an Angolan Brazilian bioenergy company. BIOCOM produces and sells sugar, ethanol fuel and electrical energy derived from biomass. It farms almost 37,000 hectare...

A man stands amongst palets of cans piled up to the ceiling at a warehouse of the Nampak Bevcan Angola factory which was built in 2011 and is an Angolan South African collaboration. It makes cans for...

A man works on cans at the Nampak Bevcan Angola factory which was built in 2011 and is an Angolan South African collaboration. It makes cans for the beverage industry.

Brazilian and Angolan engineers confer next to the Cambambe dam. Cambambe is one of 15 hydroelectric power stations in Angola which generate two thirds of the country's electricity.

Two employees stand next to large sheets of metal which are going to be made into drink tins at the Nampak Bevcan Angola factory which was built in 2011 and is an Angolan South African collaboration....

Satoshi Ito, a Japanese coffee buyer, tates samples at the premises of the Rwanda Small Holder Specialty Coffee Company (RWASHOSCCO). The Rwanda Small Holder Specialty Coffee Company (RWASHOSCCO LTD)...

Hillbrow, in downtown Johannesburg, is the city's most notorious neighbourhood. It is overcrowded, ridden with illegal squats and suffers from high levels of crime much of which is related to the thri...

A worker makes a daily count of the older calves kept in a pen at Austasia's No. 3 dairy farm. By the end of 2014, the pan-Asian diary group will have invested more than USD 300 million in China and h...

A worker makes a daily count of older calves kept in a pen at Austasia's No. 3 dairy farm. By the end of 2014, the pan-Asian diary group will have invested more than USD 300 million in China and have...

One of Wanbao Company Ltds Chinese foremen takes a role call. Each worker is given a number rather than using his name. The Wanbao Company Ltd., of Hubei, China, has acquired a 20,000 hectare lease (n...

A Chinese manager and his local workforce ride a tractor to fields the Wanbao Company has acquired in a 1970s Soviet-built irrigation scheme in the delta of the Limpopo River, known as Zanine by local...

Chen Zhiming, 47, owns a farm of 500 hectares, growing maize on 30 hectares, and employs 14-16 Zambians depending on the season and can employ up to a hundred people when times are very busy such as w...

Chinese chicken rearers selling live birds at City Market. In recent years as many as two million Chinese have made Africa their home and by some estimates 70,000 have moved to Zambia.

Chicken farmer Niu Yonghui (27) inspecting chickens and repairing a water distributor on the 12 acre Dirk Farm, on the outskirts of Lusaka. The farm was purchased in 2011 and now sell on average 20,00...

A worker on Liu Changmin's chicken farm takes live chickens from raising sheds to a truck for transportation to Lusaka City Market. In recent years as many as two million Chinese have made Africa thei...

Chen Yunjie, 26, looks on as two of his workers shift sacks of chicken feed at his uncle's chicken farm where he has been manager for 4 years. In recent years as many as two million Chinese have made...

A woman works on a conveyor belt in a Grameen Danone yoghurt factory.

A man camped beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

People beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

People beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

People playing near a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

Two women beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

A man sifting sand beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

People beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

People beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

People cross an arch spanning a rivulet of the Niger River with the Chinese built bridge in the background. It was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

Traffic crossing the Niger River over a Chinese built bridge that was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

Traffic crossing the Niger River over a Chinese built bridge that was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

Traffic crossing the Niger River over a Chinese built bridge that was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

A couple cross an arch spanning a rivulet of the Niger River with the Chinese built bridge in the background. It was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

A man and a woman play about on the banks of the Niger River. In the background is a Chinese built bridge that was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

A Chinese man stands on the banks of the Niger River beneath the Chinese built bridge that was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

A scooter is driven over a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

A man with some bottles near a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

People beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

A group of women beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

Cattle walking beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

People walking on a beneath a Chinese built bridge spanning the River Niger. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako.

A man fishing on the banks of the River Niger with a Chinese built bridge spanning the river in the background. The bridge was opened in September 2011 and is the third crossing of the Niger in Bamako...

A worker harvests rose stems at the Dutch owned Van den Berg Roses commercial flower farm.

Workers harvest rose stems at the Dutch owned Van den Berg Roses commercial flower farm.

A worker harvests rose stems at the Dutch owned Van den Berg Roses commercial flower farm.

A worker harvests rose stems at the Dutch owned Van den Berg Roses commercial flower farm.

A worker harvests rose stems at the Dutch owned Van den Berg Roses commercial flower farm.

A worker harvests rose stems at the Dutch owned Van den Berg Roses commercial flower farm.

A worker harvests rose stems at the Dutch owned Van den Berg Roses commercial flower farm.

A rose grows at the Van den Berg Roses a Dutch owned commercial flower farm.

Roses growing inside a giant hot house at the Dutch owned Van den Berg Roses commercial flower farm.

Roses at the Maridadi commercial flower farm.

A Chinese building manager talks with a local counterpart.

A picture of the management staff at the Chinese-owned NFCA Mining (Non-Ferrous Company Africa). The NFCA owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copperbelt. The Chinese mother company CNMC...

The main winding tower on top of the mine shaft at the Chambishi copper mine, owned by the Chinese company NFCA (Non-Ferrous Company Africa). NFCA owns and operates several mines and plants in the Cop...

The entrance to the Chinese-owned NFCA (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. NFCA owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copperbelt. The Chinese mother company CNMC (China Non...

Chinese supervisors drive down an entrance tunnel to the western ore body at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines...

A Chinese operations manager at work in his office at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copp...

A Chinese lattern hangs from a wall at the Chinese-owned NFCA (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) headquarters at the Chambishi copper mine. A newly built mine shaft winding tower is in the background. The N...

The VIP waiting room at the Chinese-owned NFCA (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) headquarters at the Chambishi copper mine. On the wall is a rug features the images of Africa's 'Big Five' animals. The NFCA...

An entrance tunnel to the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copperbelt. The Chinese mother compa...

Chinese supervisors inspecting an extracting site and a drilling machine the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and...

Miners inspect the support structure at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copperbelt. The Ch...

Miners work underground at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copperbelt. The Chinese mother...

Chinese supervisors inspecting an extracting site and a drilling machine the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and...

Miners 900 metres underground at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. Conditions are tough, it is hot and humid and managing the supply of fresh air, ventilation, and pumping...

Miners 900 metres underground at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. Conditions are tough, it is hot and humid and managing the supply of fresh air, ventilation, and pumping...

Copper ore (Chalcopyrite) mined from the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copperbelt. The Chine...

Trucks transporting copper ore from the excavation tunnel to the surface at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines...

The winding tower, standing over a shaft, with cables going to the hoist house where an operator controls the lift cage at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Ch...

Copper ore that has been graded at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copperbelt. The Chinese...

A Chinese supervisor waits with Zambian miners to go underground at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plan...

The Chinese operator of the lift cage at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copperbelt. The C...

Miners enter the lift cage prior to going underground at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the C...

Miners and a Chinese supervisor in the lift cage on there way underground at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines...

Miners enter the lift cage prior to going underground at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the C...

Miners in the lift cage on there way underground at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copper...

Miners in the lift cage on there way underground at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi copper mine. The NFCA, a Chinese company, owns and operates several mines and plants in the Copper...