Formula 3 driver Sophia Florsch has fractured her spine in a high-speed crash at the Macau Grand Prix in China. The 17-year-old German’s car lost control going into a bend before flying through the air and crashing backwards into fences.…
‘Chinese Oscars’ hit by controversy (BBC)
Controversy has broken out at the Golden Horse awards amid a row over the status of Taiwan. The 55th annual awards – dubbed the “Chinese Oscars” – were held in the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Saturday. Fu Yue, who won…
China says is no threat to EU, after Macron army call (Guardian)
China said on Wednesday that it had never posed a threat to Europe as it responded to a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron for a “European army” to defend the bloc against China, Russia, and even the US. “We…
China says nobody can stand in its way in Pacific Island cooperation (Vanguard)
No country can block China’s cooperation with island nations in the Pacific and the area is no country’s sphere of influence, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday. The diplomat said this ahead of a summit between President Xi Jinping and…
Sierra Leone grants visa exemptions to China (Independent)
Hon. Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman for the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Sierra Leone’s Parliament, according to en.people.cn. The Parliament of Sierra Leone has debated and ratified four bilateral agreements with unanimity, including one that exempts…
Alibaba Singles Day sales top $30 billion (CNN)
Alibaba smashed its record for the online retail blitz known as Singles Day. China’s biggest e-commerce company said sales topped $30 billion over a 24-hour period Sunday, soaring past last year’s record of about $24 billion. The shopping extravanganza regularly…
China’s stealth fighters show off missile payload (CNN)
The Chinese air force saved the big guns for last at its biennial Zhuhai air show, flying its new stealth fighters with full missile loads Sunday for the first time in a public display. The twin-engine J-20, seen as China’s…
36 deported from Philippines for fraud (Punch)
A total of 36 telecom fraudsters have been returned from the Philippines to southern China’s Shenzhen on Wednesday. The suspects are behind more than 700 fraud cases across China involving over 18 million yuan (2.6 million dollars). according to the…
Bus plunged off bridge killing 15 after woman hit driver (BBC)
A woman who attacked a bus driver after she missed her stop was partially responsible for a dramatic crash in southwestern China which killed all 15 people on board, an investigation by Chinese authorities revealed Friday. A 10-second clip from…
Alarm over Chinese “human flesh” drugs (Vanguard)
It sounds like a tale from a fictitious horror novel or movie, but unknown to millions of Nigerians they could easily be consumers of Chinese drugs made with human flesh! It would have been difficult to believe this shocking news…
