By: LI HONGYANG Photo taken on Nov 14, 2018, shows the area near Lishui Bridge in Beijing’s Chaoyang district in the morning. Meteorological conditions in northern China are unfavorable for the dispersal of air pollutants, and it will be heavily polluted till Tuesday, the China National Environmental Monitoring Center said on Thursday. It said air pollution […] Read more
A security guard stands at the gate of the No 1 Affiliated Elementary School of Xuanwu Normal School in Beijing on Tuesday after 20 kids were injured in an attack. [Photo/VCG] Beijing authorities said on Thursday that 20 students injured in a school attack have been given medical treatment and are in stable condition. A male […] Read more
South Korea says it hopes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s trip to China will act as a “stepping stone” for a second summit between Kim and President Donald Trump. South Korean presidential spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom made the comments a few hours after Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday aboard a special train for a […] Read more
Trade negotiators from China and the U.S. have narrowed some of their differences, Dow Jones reported on Tuesday. The report, which cited sources, said the negotiators made progress on issues such as the purchase of U.S. goods and services. It also said that a follow-up conversation between Cabinet-level officials is expected later this month. However, […] Read more
By Kopano Gumbi “They have to get their house in order, they have to manage their economies better” says Kim about how Africa countries can guard themselves against further economic damage.” Update: World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim whose term was due to end in 2022 announced on January 7, 2019 that he will […] Read more
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde (R) meets with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Jan. 3, 2019. Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Thursday, with both sides highlighting the importance of further strengthening bilateral ties. The Ethiopian government […] Read more
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told CNBC on Monday that U.S. tariffs are hurting China’s economy and Beijing’s ability to create jobs to stave off domestic disorder. The economic slowdown in China is a “big problem in their context of having a very big need to create millions of millions of jobs to hold down social […] Read more
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) holds talks with Senegalese Foreign Minister Sidiki Kaba in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 6, 2019. China is willing to work closely with Senegal to promote bilateral ties and China-Africa comprehensive strategic partnership, said visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday. During the meeting […] Read more
China’s lunar rover, Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, left the first ever “footprint” from a human spacecraft on the far side of the moon late at night on Thursday, after it separated from the lander smoothly. China’s lunar rover, Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, touches the lunar surface on Jan. 3, 2019. The rover touched the lunar […] Read more
President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said China must be and will be reunified, as he addressed a gathering in Beijing to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chinese mainland’s Message to Compatriots in Taiwan. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the […] Read more
