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Russia, China veto UN resolution on reopening Strait of Hormuz
Ziggy Ojiegbe Despite the biting global fuel supply squeeze, Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint that carries about a fifth of the world’s oil. Oracle…
China expands its free tariff trade to 53 African nations
China will eliminate tariffs on imports from 53 African countries from May 1, expanding its zero-tariff access policy across nearly the entire continent as Beijing deepens trade ties with its largest regional partner. The move builds on China’s existing zero-tariff…
China turns Taklamakan Desert from ‘biological void’ into a carbon sink
China’s decades-long tree planting campaign is beginning to reshape the environmental profile of the Taklamakan Desert, with new research suggesting that parts of the once barren landscape are now functioning as a carbon sink. Covering roughly 130,000 square miles in…
China executes 11 over $1bn scam operations that killed 14 citizens
Chinese authorities have executed 11 people convicted of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running large-scale online scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion, according to an official court statement released on Thursday. The Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court said…
Chinese aircraft to fly Nigeria’s domestic routes
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports A deal might be underway for China’s state owned aircraft manufacturer, COMAC, to provide fleets of jets that would restore vibrancy to the domestic aviation industry and also make more vessels available for new destinations….
China flaunts counter power bloc against NATO
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Victory Day military parade by China on Wednesday appears to be an unveiling of a new global military alliance that the country’s President, Xi Jingping, currently presides. Events at the parade went beyond traditional military entertainment to…
Russia- China gas pipeline deal poses no immediate threat to Nigeria
Sopuruchi Onwuka The rising concern about the possible impact of the new deal between President Vladimir Putin and President Xi Jinping to develop a direct pipeline for shipping cheap Russian gas to China might not be totally unfounded; but it…
Chinese refineries process 14.85 mbd, boost fuel exports
Sopuruchi Onwuka Despite being world’s biggest importer of crude oil and condensate, China’s export of fuels including petrol, diesel, and jet fuel surged by double digits to multi-month highs in July as plant throughput jumped by 9% to 14.85 million…
China leads global dementia with 115 m cases
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency report China has the world’s fastest growing number of cases of dementia with the number of diagnosed cases increasing threefold over the past three decades, a new study has warned. Although dementia cases doubled globally in…
China executes man deadly Zhuhai car attacker
China has executed a man who killed 35 people by plowing his car into crowds at a sports center in November, in the country’s deadliest known attack against the public in a decade, state media reported Monday. Fan Weiqiu, 62,…
