Chinese police have arrested a fugitive who’d been on the run for 17 years, after they used drones to spot his cave hideout. The 63-year old, named Song Jiang by the police, had been jailed for trafficking women and children…
China 70th anniversary: Pigeon ban and lockdowns as countdown begins (BBC)
One week from now, the People’s Republic of China will mark its 70th anniversary with celebrations on a scale not seen in China in decades. Beijing is pulling out all stops and 1 October will be flush with fireworks, fanfare…
Mum sold newborn twins for £7,400 to pay off her credit card bills (Metro)
A mother sold her newborn twin babies for £7,400 to pay of her credit card bills and buy a mobile phone. The mum, in her twenties, sold the boys to two different families who lived more than 430 miles away…
US, China to resume trade talks in Washington in October (Guardian)
China and the United States will resume trade talks in Washington in early October, Beijing said on Thursday, allaying fears that new punitive tariffs would lead to a breakdown in the protracted negotiations. The world’s two biggest economies have been…
China school attack: Eight children killed at Hubei primary (BBC)
Eight children have been killed in an attack outside a primary school in China, on the first day back at school after the summer holidays. Police said they arrested a 40-year-old man at the scene of the attack in Hubei…
Trade war: US hits China with new wave of tariffs (BBC)
The US has imposed fresh tariffs on $112bn (£92bn) of Chinese imported goods. The new tariffs are a sharp escalation in the bruising trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The move is the first phase of US President…
China releases British consulate worker detained at border (BBC)
A worker at the UK consulate in Hong Kong has been released by mainland China after being held at the border, Chinese police in Shenzhen have said. Simon Cheng went missing on 8 August during a business trip to the…
Solar power now cheaper than grid in hundreds of Chinese cities (KoamNewsNow)
Solar energy in hundreds of Chinese cities is now cheaper than electricity supplied by the national grid, and it can even compete with coal-fired power in 75 of them, a new study has found. Some 344 Chinese cities were found…
China’s investment in Nigeria’s oil sector hits $16bn (ThisDay)
China has invested up to $16 billion in Nigeria’s oil industry, mostly upstream, over the last 14 years through its state oil firm, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the Executive Vice President of the company, Mr. Lu Yan…
2019 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers arrives Lagos for final camping
Nigeria’s national senior men basketball team, D’Tigers, on Tuesday arrived in Lagos for the next and final phase of their preparations for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. The team arrived in Lagos after their training tour which followed…
