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COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end, says WHO's Tedros
A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Kenya keen to renegotiate with China as virus hits Mombasa-Nairobi rail line
State-owned engineering giant China Communications Construction Company and its subsidiary built the 580km (360 mile) Mombasa-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway line at a cost of US$4.7 billion.
Zambia largest recipient of Chinese loans for military purchases, study says
Of the US$1.5 billion worth of financing for arms deals advanced by China to African countries between 2000 and 2017, US$600 million went to Zambia, report says.
U.N. chief urges equality fight, U.S. slams China for 'murder' of baby girls
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday of a recent pushback against gender equality and women's rights and urged people to fight back as the United States slammed China and the world body for "the murder of millions of baby girls."
U.S. puts China at top of forced labor list
The United States on Wednesday identified China as the global hotspot for goods made with forced labor, highlighting growing concern over treatment of Uighur Muslims in the country's Xinjiang region.
China's factory activity likely grew at slightly faster pace in September: Reuters poll
China’s factory activity likely expanded at a slightly faster pace in September, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, as the economy extends a steady recovery from the coronavirus crisis.
China's BGI wins 1.5 million coronavirus test kit order from Ethiopia
Ethiopia has agreed to purchase 1.5 million coronavirus testing kits that will be manufactured at a factory in the African country that has been newly built by China's BGI Group, China's state media agency Xinhua said late on Tuesday.
China bans German pork imports after African swine fever case
China banned pork imports from Germany on Saturday after it confirmed its first case of African swine fever last week, in a move set to hit German producers and push up global prices as China's meat supplies tighten.
GM venture's mini car becomes China's most sold EV, surpassing Tesla's Model 3
A micro electric vehicle (EV) by General Motors' local Chinese joint venture becomes the most sold EV model in China, with 15,000 cars sold in China last month, followed by Tesla Inc's 11,800 Model 3 sedans, industry data showed.
U.N. rights chief discussing visit to Xinjiang with China
The United Nations (UN) human rights chief said on Monday she was discussing a possible visit to China's Xinjiang region with Chinese authorities who are facing growing backlash over its treatment of ethnic Uighurs there.
From Asia to Africa, China Promotes Its Vaccines to Win Friends
With pledges of a coronavirus vaccine, China is on a charm offensive to repair strained diplomatic ties and bolster engagement with other countries.
WHO says working with China on requirements for COVID vaccine approval
The World Health Organization is working with China on requirements for international approval of any Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, a senior official said on Monday.
U.S. Will Revive Global Virus-Hunting Effort Ended Last Year
A federal agency is resurrecting a version of Predict, a scientific network that for a decade watched for new pathogens dangerous to humans. Joe Biden has also vowed to fund the effort.
Chinese national killed at Zijin mining camp in Congo, company says
A Chinese national was killed during an attack on a mining camp run by Zijin Mining Group Co in the early hours of Tuesday in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, a report on the company's website said.
China Dominates Bid for Africa’s Largest Dam in New Pact
Chinese and Spanish developers that want to build Africa’s biggest hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to form a single consortium in an accord the country says is a key step to realizing the plan.
Special Report: COVID opens new doors for China's gene giant
As countries scramble to test for the novel coronavirus, a Chinese company has become a go-to name around the world.
WHO says China team interviewed Wuhan scientists over virus origins
A World Health Organization team in China to probe the origins of COVID-19 had "extensive discussions" and exchanges with scientists in Wuhan where the outbreak was first detected, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
What it’s like to be black and African in Hong Kong
Racism is rife for the city’s black residents, despite many having been born and raised in Hong Kong and being able to speak Cantonese.
Biocad discussing potential COVID-19 vaccine production in China
Biotech group Biocad is discussing producing in China a potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Russia's Vector state virology institute, the director of the St Petersburg-based company said in an interview.
A George Floyd Moment and the Reality of Being African in China
To a smaller but yet equally profound extent, Eric Jackson became our George Floyd, not dying under the knee of a racist cop, but under the crushing weight of a deeply racist and complacent system that denied him a duty of care.
