China
18 Mar
The performance of China's economy in the first two months of 2024 was mixed, official figures showed Monday, with sluggish household consumption alongside increased industrial production reflecting an uneven recovery.
17 Mar
Former Chief Economist of the World Bank and the Dean, Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, Beijing, China, Professor Justin Yifu Lin, has debunked the notion of “debt trap” in the cooperation between China and Africa, describing it as a carefully crafted lie.
14 Mar
China on Thursday said the US House of Representatives' approval of a bill that would force TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or be banned in the United States follows "entirely the logic of a bandit".
13 Mar
A huge suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in northern China killed two people and injured 26 more during Wednesday rush hour, state media reported, causing severe damage to buildings. The blast occurred just before 8:00 am (0000 GMT), state broadcaster CCTV said, in a residential area in the city of Sanhe, Hebei province, less…
12 Mar
Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Ms. Yan Yuqing, has said her country will deepen bilateral, multilateral and regional economic cooperation and promote the implementation of free trade agreements that were entered into. She said China will also implement negotiations and sign high-standard free trade agreements and investment agreements with more…
10 Mar
The government of the People’s Republic of China has cautioned Africa against development models imposed on them by the Global North, stressing that they have neither brought stability nor prosperity to the continent.
8 Mar
The Lunar New Year, or what we call Spring Festival in China, is the oldest and the most important traditional festival in the Chinese culture. It’s a time for family reunion and ringing in the new year.
5 Mar
The Philippines said Tuesday that China Coast Guard vessels caused two collisions with Philippine vessels and water cannoned a boat, leaving four crew injured during a resupply mission in the South China Sea.
5 Mar
China will on Tuesday set a goal of five percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and raise the military budget by over seven percent in 2024, an official copy of a government work report seen by AFP showed.
5 Mar
The Chairman, 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, Wang Huning, Monday, explained that the conference has within the last one year, carried out friendly exchanges with organizations, officials and academicians from other countries to help create a favorable external environment.
24 Feb
... Spring festival belongs to China, world Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Yan Yuqing, has promised to continue traditional Chinese virtues of helping those in need and aiding those in peril while celebrating 'Spring Festival' Yuqing said China has contributed to charity that will further promote people-to-people exchanges, work for…
22 Feb
A Chinese tech security firm was able to breach foreign governments, infiltrate social media accounts and hack personal computers, a massive data leak analysed by experts this week revealed. The trove of documents from I-Soon, a private company that competed for Chinese government contracts, shows that its hackers compromised more than a dozen governments, according…
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