
Pangolin, animal linked to coronavirus, removed from China’s list of traditional medicines
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...
read moreEthiopian train drivers finish training in central China
34 young Ethiopians have received railway operation training in central China's Zhengzhou City. After training, they will work as train drivers at the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway. The 756-km railway connects landlocked Ethiopia to the Red Sea nation Djibouti. It's the...
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U.S., China Plan Big Spending to Bolster Economies: Virus Update
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...
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China-US rivalry in Africa fuelled by coronavirus
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....
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China’s Health Silk Road Is a Dead-End Street
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...
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COVID-19: Buhari to participate in China-Africa Summit Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday participate in the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 . The teleconference which is slated for 12:50 p.m, will be presided over by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The Chinese leader...
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E-commerce extends reach to Africa
Uwizeyimana Herman poses beside the sign of the "Africa Hema Village" in Gashora, Rwanda. [Photo/provided to China Daily] Uwizeyimana Herman planted the first habanero pepper sprout in his five-hectare plot in the town of Gashora, an hour's drive from Rwanda's...
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Kenya should represent Africa on Security Council
COVETED SEAT: The UN Securtiy Council. Image: COURTESY: United Nations member states will vote today to select four new non-permanent members of the Security Council. The two African candidates today are Kenya and Djibouti. In August 2019, the African Union voted...
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Border clashes between China and India 14,000 feet up in the Himalayas are much more than a local dispute
An Indian soldier stands guard at check post along a highway leading to Ladakh, on Wednesday 17 June ( EPA ) “Two bald men fighting over a comb” was the despairing assessment of Jorge Luis Borges of the Falklands War as the Argentine writer deplored of so many lives...
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SA and Namibia among few African governments to condemn US police brutality
Protesters demonstrate against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd and Collins Khoza in Cape Town. Picture: Reuters AFRICA Day on May 25 was marked by the tragedy of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of racist police officers in the US. For many...
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Angola Cuts Oil-For-Debt Exports To China
Angola is reducing oil shipments to China with which it pays part of its debt to its biggest creditor as the African OPEC member looks for debt relief from its international partners, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting sources with knowledge of the plans. The world’s...
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As U.S. Injustices Rage, China’s Condemnation Reeks of Cynicism
The protests across the United States triggered by the killing of George Floyd in police custody have inspired a wave of demonstrations around the globe. Protesters in Australia, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, and many other countries are gathering en masse to...
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China’s bear hug for the blockchain
As the world confronts the profound social, economic and political challenges that have emerged in the wake of Covid-19, Beijing has unleashed digital innovations that hold profound implications for the future of international trade, global governance, and...
read moreCoronavirus death toll hits 400,000 worldwide
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has claimed 400,000 lives globally since it surfaced in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year and went on to ravage countries across the world that are now attempting to revive economies battered by the lockdowns imposed...
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Ethiopian expert says Africa can learn from Chinese pandemic management system
Staff members offload the medical supplies from China at the airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Shoubao) China is an able and willing partner of Africa and countries in the African continent can learn from the Chinese development and...
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