BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE WITH AGENCY REPORTS China is preparing to welcome a key autocratic ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin for a state visit, amid warnings from United States officials that Beijing may be considering aiding Moscow in its ongoing assault on Ukraine. Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese officials […]
BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE As the new year got underway in China, hopes appeared to be running high that an easing of tensions with the United States could unfold in the months ahead. China’s Foreign Ministry expressed as much late last month when it said China would “welcome” a visit from US Secretary of State Antony […]
China has promised Afghanistan humanitarian aid worth 200 million yuan, the equivalent of 30.7 million dollars, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the pledge at a video conference with his counterparts from countries neighbouring Afghanistan. China said it would provide emergency aid to fight the Coronavirus pandemic and was planning […]
According to the Taliban, a nine-member team is on a two-day visit to China, where they met with China’s foreign minister for talks on the peace process and security matters. “Politics, economy, and topics linked to both countries’ security, as well as the current situation in Afghanistan and the peace process,” Taliban spokesman Mohammed Naeem […]
On Monday, the US and a coalition of partners accused China of a global cyber hacking campaign including contract hackers, blaming a big Microsoft attack revealed earlier this year on actors operating on Beijing’s behalf. The United States is joined by NATO, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Canada in […]
A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3, Beijing’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday. Many different strains of bird flu are present in China and some sporadically infect people, usually those working […]
Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva has reiterated that bilateral relationship between Nigeria and China remain intact and that the two regional giant nations will continue to build on the existing symbiotic relation. Chief Sylva said this on Thursday while meeting with the Chines Ambassador to Nigeria, CUI Jianchun in his office at […]
China will better train teachers and principals of kindergartens, primary and middle schools in order to prevent school bullying, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Wednesday. The training will also cover other content, including national security, rule of law and environmental protection, according to a notice jointly issued by the MOE and the Ministry […]
On Tuesday, a Chinese space mining startup launched a robot prototype into low Earth orbit that can scoop up debris left behind by other spacecraft with a wide net. According to the state-run Xinhua news agency, the NEO-01, which will also peer into deep space to observe tiny celestial bodies, was launched on the government’s […]
Signal, one of the least commonly used messaging apps in mainland China that could send and receive encrypted messages without using a virtual private network, became unusable for many people this week. The government’s apparent decision to block Signal strengthens the government’s grip on public and private discourse in China, where many social media and […]
China will increase services provided by contracted family doctors to issue long-term prescriptions to the elderly and people with disabilities, the National Health Commission (NHC) said. The NHC said that the primary-level medical organizations and family doctors should play their roles in preventing myopia among children. The commission has also vowed to help improve the […]
China’s new rules governing school disciplinary methods came into force on Monday, banning physical punishment and verbal abuse in primary and secondary schools. Educators are prohibited from carrying out disciplinary procedures that would inflict direct physical pain on students, according to the trialed regulations released by the Ministry of Education last December. Other forbidden disciplinary […]
China’s foreign minister has called on U.S President Joe Biden to drop the tariffs and sanctions imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump. Beijing hopes the U.S. will change tack as soon as possible and abandon unreasonable tariffs on Chinese goods, Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said on Monday at a policy forum in China’s capital. “We […]
After the Central Bank of Nigeria signed a bilateral currency swap agreement with the People’s Bank of China in April 2018, a total of CNY1.75bn has been auctioned on the market since the end of June 2020. The CBN announced this in its ‘Financial Markets Department 2020 Half Year Operation Report’ that was published on Wednesday. Some […]
China is now the largest trading partner of the EU, overtaking the United States in 2020. As trade with most of Europe’s major partners dipped due to the Covid-19 pandemic, China bucked a wider trend. Last year, trade between China and the EU was worth $709 billion (€586 billion, £511 billion), compared to $671 billion […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has accused China and India of being responsible for the fake drugs in Nigeria. The DirectorGeneral of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this recently and announced the agency’s readiness to eliminate substandard and falsified medicines through partnerships with pre-shipment agents in China and India. […]
By Nneka Nwogwugwu, Abuja The People’s Republic of China has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria for the purpose of setting up an inter-governmental committee charged to coordinate cooperation between the two countries. The Chinese government also donated 6 billion naira to Nigeria on Tuesday, January 5, during a meeting with Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs […]
The United States Deputy National Security Advisor, Matthew Pottinger’s allegation that the coronavirus had slipped out of a laboratory in China’s eastern Wuhan city is false, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Hua Chunying said on Monday. On Sunday, UK media quoted Pottinger as saying during a virtual conference with foreign politicians last week that the most […]
By Owei Lakemfa China and all but two of the 55 African countries were enslaved by European colonialists, who looted them and carried out unspeakable atrocities, including the massacre of millions. Even after independence, they were subjected to control by their former slave masters who taught them that they could develop only on the basis […]
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has accused China and India of being responsible for the fake drugs in Nigeria. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this recently and announced the agency’s readiness to eliminate substandard and falsified medicines through partnerships with pre-shipment agents in China and India. It is […]