The new coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread to nearly every country in the world since it first emerged in China at the beginning of the year. More than 8.9 million people are known to be infected and more than 467,000 deaths have been recorded - including 42,632 in the...

Hong Kong (CNN Business)China has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson Foods plant in the United States because of concerns about an outbreak of coronavirus at the facility. The country's General Administration of Customs on Sunday said that Tyson confirmed a...

FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo CAIRO – 22 June 2020: The Egyptian Drug Authority announced signing a deal...

Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China Sept 1, 2018. In December 2017, when Zambian authorities recruited eight Chinese nationals into its police force, it predictably caused a stir locally and internationally. After a...

(Corrects spelling of Chinese President’s name in paragraph 1) BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) - China will exempt some African countries from repaying zero-interest rate loans due at the end of 2020, state television reported on Wednesday, quoting President Xi Jinping’s...

Djiboutian Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (5th L, back row) and other officials pose for a group photo with members of the Chinese medical team in Djibouti, capital of Djibouti, May 10, 2020. (Chinese Embassy in Djibouti/Handout via Xinhua) China and African...

Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 and delivers a keynote speech at the summit in Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2020.(Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) "Hold a true friend with both hands." By cherishing...

BERLIN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 19: Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) The strength of the bond between Africa and China is clear in the fight against the coronavirus, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Wednesday during the Extraordinary...

Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China Sept 1, 2018. In December 2017, when Zambian authorities recruited eight Chinese nationals into its police force, it predictably caused a stir locally and internationally. After a...

A white-bellied pangolin which was rescued from local animal traffickers is seen at the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) office in Kampala, Uganda, on April 9. (Isaac Kasmani/AFP via Getty Images) Veterinarian Mark Ofua walks through rows of cages housing barking dogs...

China has officially removed pangolin scales from its 2020 list of approved ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine, multiple media outlets report. According to the country’s state-run media , the latest version of Chinese Pharmacopoeia for 2020 no longer...

U.S., China Plan Big Spending to Bolster Economies: Virus Update More (Bloomberg) -- Global cases surpassed 8 million as Beijing shut some areas to contain a virus cluster. Data scientists predicted India’s numbers may surge after it abandoned a lockdown and New...

As Africa braces itself for a surge of coronavirus infections, both China and the US are claiming to be Africa's greatest supporter, but there is more at stake in this escalating rivalry than simply tackling the virus, writes BBC Africa correspondent Andrew Harding....

With little fanfare, the National People’s Congress—the annual convening of China’s top legislature and the country’s premier political event—rubber-stamped a $1.4 trillion infrastructure six-year spending plan on May 28, with fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks...