Germany on Friday said China remains its most important trading partner for the fourth year in a row in 2019, according to government data released. Goods valuing 205.7 billion euros (or 231 billion dollars) were traded between the two countries in 2019, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported, citing provisional results. READ ALSO: General Motors […]
China Southern Airlines says it will reopen Shenzhen-Bangkok airline services from March 13. The airline said on Thursday, that the flight would be the company’s first resumed international flight departing from Shenzhen following a large-scale suspension of flights caused by the coronavirus outbreak. READ ALSO: Cure rates of COVID-19 patients in China climb for 19th […]
China reported 202 new coronavirus infections and 42 deaths over the past day, bringing up the total number of cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in mainland China to 80,026, authorities said Monday.Meanwhile, South Korea saw another spike in cases of the virus, with 476 new infections bringing the total count to 4,212, according to the Korea […]
China reported 202 new coronavirus infections and 42 deaths over the past day, bringing up the total number of cases of the novel coronavirus in mainland China to 80,026, authorities said Monday. Meanwhile, South Korea saw another spike in cases of the virus, with 476 new infections bringing the total count to 4,212, according to […]
The Zamfara government has canceled the trip of 20 of its youth who were earlier screened to travel to China for studies under the state government’s sponsorship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Gov Bello Matawalle had secured admission for 200 indigent students to study various science and technology-related courses.They were slated to […]
The federal government has received commendations from Nigerians living in China for its various interventions since the outbreak of the dreaded coronavirus. This was contained in an appreciation letter signed by the acting President of NIDO China, Justina Ajala. READ ALSO: Return of Boko Haram exposes Buhari’s insensitivity – Secondus The letter which was received […]
-The government’s mishandling of the outbreak has prompted citizen protests The Chinese government is tracking down people on social platforms like Twitter and WeChat who share what officials consider to be negative information about the coronavirus outbreak, Vice reports. READ ALSO: China, 13 more countries restrict travel from S. Korea over coronavirus concerns The regulation […]
Amb. Zhuo Pingjian, Ambassador of China to Nigeria, on Tuesday reaffirmed the country’s commitment to ensure the well-being of Nigerian students and other foreign nationals in China. Zhuo said this at the meeting with stakeholders of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, China Alumni Association of Nigeria and Parents of Nigerian students in China, which held […]
China has quarantined 94 travellers from a flight from South Korea as a precaution against a further spread of the new coronavirus epidemic after three passengers were found with fever, state media reported. Authorities in the eastern city of Nanjing found that three Chinese tourists on an Asiana flight from Seoul on Tuesday had fever, […]
China reported 150 new deaths on Monday from the coronavirus outbreak, according to health authorities – a new daily record since the Covid-19 illness began spreading in December last year, while South Korea announced a seventh death. At the same time, 409 new cases of infection were confirmed by China’s National Health Commission. A total […]
The State Grid Corp of China has been shoring up efforts to ensure power security for the national fight against the coronavirus outbreak. The power supplier for more than 1.1 billion people in China has vowed to continuously advance the construction of power supply facilities at 17 hospitals in Hubei province, the epicentre of the […]
Some Nigerian businessmen have say that the outbreak of Coronavirus in China since January has grounded their businesses. The traders who import products from China told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday, that some of the goods they had paid for were yet to be delivered. READ ALSO: Chloroquine confirmed as effective […]
President Donald Trump objected on Tuesday to U.S. proposals that would prevent companies from supplying jet engines and other components to China’s aviation industry and suggested he had instructed his administration not to implement them. Read also: Nigeria – China trade not a win-win deal – MAN In a series of tweets and in comments […]
A joint expert team consisting of experts from China and the World Health Organisation, on Monday began field inspections on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC), Mi Fen said this at a news conference. Chinese tourist in France becomes first to die in Europe of […]
The number of patients infected with a new coronavirus across China reached 70,548, while the death toll rose to 1,770, health authorities said Monday. An additional 2,048 infections and 105 deaths were reported in a 24-hour period, according to the National Health Commission. Read also: China introduces death penalty for concealing coronavirus symptoms The number […]
Abuja – The World Health Organisation (WHO) says in the last 24 hours China has reported 1,820 laboratory-confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 46,550. Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, said this in a statement posted on the agency’s website on Friday. Ryan gave the figures while briefing newsmen […]
The Russian Consulate General in Seoul warned Russian citizens on Thursday about travel restrictions for foreigners in South Korea amid the East Asian country’s concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in China, particularly its central Hubei province. READ ALSO: Coronavirus: Ighalo kept away from Man Utd training ground “Entry (to South Korea) is forbidden to (foreign) […]
Formula One confirmed it is postponing this year’s Chinese Grand Prix racing event due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Liberty Media Corp.-owned firm said in a Twitter post on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Tiger Woods proposes lucrative global golf tour “The 2020 Chinese Grand Prix, which had been scheduled for April 17-19, has been postponed as […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised tax cuts and other forms of support for businesses as the government tries to alleviate the effects on the economy of the coronavirus outbreak, code-named COVID-19, that has infected tens of thousands of people and cordoned off entire regions. Scientists in China code-named the virus COVID-19 to mean CO-for […]
Coronavirus has killed over 1,000 people and infected more than 42,000 in China after it first emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province, late last year: READ ALSO: Gov Okowa Inaugurates Delta Sports Commission Board ATHLETICS * The World Athletics Indoor Championships, which had been scheduled for Nanjing from March 13 to March 15, were postponed until […]