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…
Versace apologises after T-shirt draws China ire (BBC)
Luxury brand Versace has apologised after an image on one of its T-shirts appeared to imply Hong Kong and Macau were independent territories. After fierce criticism on social media in China, Versace said it had made a mistake and had…
US-China trade war likely to be a marathon (TheNational)
In the fable, the tortoise wins the race because the hare lies down to take a nap after bolting into the lead. Slow, dogged persistence triumphs over flighty arrogance. If this were the story of the US-China trade war, it’s…
China on red alert as Typhoon Lekima bears down on east coast (BBC)
Chinese authorities have declared a red alert as a powerful typhoon heads towards the eastern coast. Typhoon Lekima is currently battering Taiwan with winds of more than 190km/h (120mph) and is due to make landfall in China’s Zhejiang province on…