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Africa/Niamey |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+1 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Diffa, the capital of the Diffa region in southeastern Niger, is located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and shares a border with Nigeria, making it one of the most important border cities in Niger. The city is located in the lower Niger River basin around the climate of the tropical desert climate, hot and dry throughout the year, the average annual precipitation is less than 300 millimeters. The economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry, and the surrounding areas are rich in millet, sorghum and livestock. Diffa, as a regional trade center, undertakes the function of cross-border trade with neighboring countries, such as Nigeria, and is especially famous for the trade of livestock, agricultural products and handicrafts. The city is culturally diverse, with Hausa, Tuareg and Kanuri ethnic groups living in the area, and is unique in its crafts such as traditional leather weaving and silversmithing. Despite infrastructural challenges, Diffa remains an important economic and cultural node in the south-east of the Niger, thanks to its strategic location and rich cultural heritage.
Heshan City is a county-level city under the administration of Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China, located in the western part of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, about 80 kilometers away from Guangzhou, and is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. The city has distinctive industrial characteristics, with the reputation of "China's microphone industry base" and "China's ShuiKou Town", and developed industries such as electronic information, hardware and sanitary ware, and footwear manufacturing. Meanwhile, Heshan has a beautiful ecological environment, with the "small bridges and flowing water" of Gulao Water Town and Dayanshan Forest Park, which is a combination of Lingnan water town style and natural scenery. As an important node city of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Heshan is actively integrating into the regional development, continuously optimizing the business environment and attracting many enterprises to settle down, making it an ideal place for investment and leisure tourism.