China’s normal economic, trade and energy cooperation with all countries — including Russia — is justified, legitimate and beyond reproach, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday. Lin made the remarks at a regular news briefing after the United States pressured the G7 and the NATO countriesContinue Reading
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said Monday that Ghana and China are significantly expanding bilateral ties through stronger diplomatic engagement, deeper economic cooperation and joint development initiatives. Speaking at the government’s accountability series on the foreign ministry’s work over the past eight months, Ablakwa said Ghana is amongContinue Reading
The Ethiopian Ministry of Finance said Friday that the East African country is working on measures to allow it to trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, and that there are countries with which it has reached agreements in this regard at various times. The ministry said thatContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday, noting the United States is shifting its policy toward the continent “from aid to trade.” Meeting with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal at the White House, Trump said there was “great economicContinue Reading
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation on expanding trade and economic cooperation, the press service of the Uzbek president said in a statement on Tuesday. Both leaders discussed such issues as strengthening Uzbek-Russian relations within their comprehensive strategic partnership, the press serviceContinue Reading
Sergey Mikhailov from the Russian Far East just concluded a medical tourism trip to Suifenhe City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, where he had a general physical examination and received a prescription of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). “I came here upon the recommendation of a Chinese friend. After the healthContinue Reading
In Dakar, Senegal’s capital, customers crowd Rachid Cham’s appliance store, browsing shelves lined with Chinese-made products. Nearly 10,000 km away in Yiwu city in eastern China, Senegalese businessman Ababacar Niang navigates warehouses and showrooms, preparing shipments to Africa. Though their paths differ, both men are drawn to China, notContinue Reading
