The United States Government on Friday announced its readiness to spend up to $100 million in assistance to China and other countries impacted by the deadly coronavirus. Secretary of State, Mr Mike Pompeo, who announced this in a statement, said the commitment would be met through existing funds. He said the fund would be spent […]
Abuja – The Chinese Government on Monday reiterated its commitment to safeguarding the lives of Nigerians and other nationals living in that country. Mr Zhou Pingjian, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria stated this while briefing newsmen on the coronavirus situation in that country and the measures put in place to contain […]
Two groups of Mexican students studying in China have returned home without symptoms of the Wuhan coronavirus, according to statements from the state of Guanajuato. READ ALSO: Rally: Bishop urges xtians to use fasting, prayer to seek God’s favour The groups consisted of 18 people who returned Saturday and 11 people who landed Sunday. In […]
The Embassy of Nigeria in China has called on Nigerians living in China to adhere to public health instructions to avoid contracting the coronavirus, pledging the Federal Government’s commitments to ensuring their safety. Mr Lawal Bapah, Minister, Public Communications, Nigerian Embassy in China made this known in a statement made available on Saturday in Abuja. […]
The Trump administration launched a task force with a brief to protect the United States from the fast-spreading coronavirus, as the country prepared to evacuate more of its citizens from the epicentre of the outbreak in Wuhan, China. In a statement on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said Washington would arrange extra evacuation flights from […]
Authorities on Tuesday have urged all Chinese to avoid travelling abroad in a bid to stop the new coronavirus as the death toll in the country climbed to 106. Twenty-six people died since Monday morning, including a first casualty in the capital, Beijing, health authorities said. Nigerians should stop eating rats to avoid Lassa fever-Minister […]
An official of Meatco, Namibia’s leading meat exporter said on Thursday that Namibia had exported about 3,000 tonnes of beef to China and that demand had continued to grow. Meatco’s Vice-Chairman Ronald Kubas told Xinhua that China remained an important market for Namibian beef. China’s Vice Premier, Liu to sign trade deal with U.S. next […]
China has finished training a group of 278 doctoral degree holders who will work in less developed regions of the country. The doctors have been asked to adapt to their new work environment as soon as possible, make full use of their skill sets, voluntarily shoulder responsibilities and become experts within their fields. Security clampdown […]
The Zamfara state Government has signed agreement with Chinese investors on mining, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and power generation in the state. A statement by the Special Adviser to Gov. Bello Matawalle on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Mr Zailani Bappa, on Friday said that it was aimed at boosting economic activities in the state. Bappa […]
China has criticised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a bill that aims to hold Beijing accountable over alleged violations of human rights against Muslim minorities, including Uighurs. “We urge the U.S. to immediately correct its mistakes, prevent the aforementioned Xinjiang-related bill from becoming law, and stop using the Xinjiang-related issue to interfere in […]
The Hebei Province Investors of People’s Republic of China on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Nigerian firm, Zvecan Consulting and Engineering Ltd for the construction of 5200 housing units in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). READ ALSO: China pledges to invest in Nigeria’s infrastructure, deepen bilateral relationsThe MoU will see the […]
Oil prices edged lower on Thursday as fresh tensions between the United States and China over ongoing protests in Hong Kong fueled concern that a long hoped-for deal to end a trade war between the world’s top two economies may be further delayed. Trade experts have warned the first phase of a deal could slide […]
Barely three months after his trip to Japan with President Muhammadu Buhari for the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) themed: “Africa and Yokohama, Sharing Passion for the Future”, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has returned to another Asian country for increased collaboration with Lagos State. The Governor, who is on a working visit to […]
Japanese automaker Toyota will begin recalling 679 imported Lexus cars from Nov. 16, due to defective pneumatic rods, according to China’s market regulator. Filed by Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., the recall will involve Lexus CT200h models manufactured between Jan. 30 and March 12, 2019, the State Administration of Market Regulation said in a statement. […]
China is scouring the world for meat to replace the millions of pigs killed by African Swine Fever (ASF), boosting prices, business and profits for European and South American meatpackers as it re-shapes global markets for pork, beef and chicken. READ ALSO: China sentences 9 people in fentanyl-smuggling case The European Union, the world’s second […]
The Consul General of The Peoples Republic of China to Nigeria, Chu Maoming has denied that the ongoing crisis in Hong Kong now has anything to do with abuse of human rights, freedoms or democracy as some claim, rather he said it is about the attempt by certain violent extremists to coerce those who do […]
The central bank of Singapore eased monetary policy for the first time in three years on Monday, as widely expected, with the city-state’s bellwether economy narrowly dodging recession. Singapore – which is due to hold an election within months – has like other trade-reliant Asian economies been hit hard by the escalating U.S.-China trade war […]
Asian stocks and the pound gained on Tuesday as investors held out hope that Britain still had a chance of avoiding a messy exit from the European Union (Brexit) at key negotiations this week. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1 per cent. Australian shares were up 0.17 per cent, while […]
China’s president has issued a warning against dissent, saying any attempt to divide China will end in “bodies smashed and bones ground to powder”. Xi Jinping’s comments came during a state visit to Nepal on Sunday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. READ ALSO Typhoon Hagibis: leaves 40 dead 16 missing in Japan He didn’t mention […]
Dr. Shuping Wang, a whistleblower who exposed HIV and hepatitis epidemics in central China in the 1990s, potentially saving tens of thousands of lives, has died aged 59. BBc reports that Dr Shuping Wang was a medical doctor who worked at a Plasma collection station in China, where she uncovered alarming rate of HIV cases. […]