Tag: Chinese
Uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully enters Mars orbit
An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft on Wednesday successfully entered orbit around Mars after a 6-1/2-month journey from Earth, China’s space agency said, in the country’s...
Indian and Chinese military agree to disengage on disputed Himalayan border
Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to step back from a confrontation over a disputed stretch of border where a clash last week...
Chinese killed in DRC attack
A gun attack in a mining area in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) killed three Chinese nationals, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported,...
Chinese kidnapped in Nigeria
Unknown gunmen kidnapped two Chinese workers and killed a policeman in the southern Nigerian state Edo, a police spokesman said.
The abductions happened last Wednesday...
No Chinese funded airport for Sierra Leone
The Sierra Leone government terminated a $400 million scheme to build a new airport with Chinese labour and loans, according to a...
Kenya detains Chinese apparently carrying security equipment
Kenya arrested five Chinese nationals with security equipment who claimed to be setting up a security company but lacked the proper visas....
Kenyan police apologise for arresting Chinese journalists
Kenyan police apologised for briefly arresting journalists from Chinese state television's international English channel China Global Television Network (CGTN).
The incident happened...
First foreign Chinese military base opened in Djibouti
China formally opened its first overseas military base with a flag raising ceremony in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the same...
Chinese trawlers detained in Senegal
Senegalese authorities detained seven Chinese trawling vessels for illegally fishing in its waters, the country's navy said.
A Senegalese patrol boat intercepted the...
Chinese navy hands pirates to Somali authorities
A Chinese navy ship handed three suspected pirates to Somali authorities, police said, underscoring the determination of international naval forces to stamp...
Chinese, Indian navies stop suspected Somali pirate attack
A Chinese navy ship supported by an Indian navy helicopter thwarted an attack on a Tuvalu-flagged merchant ship by suspected Somali pirates,...
Nigerian police free kidnapped Chinese workers
Police in Ogun state in southern Nigeria rescued two Chinese nationals who were kidnapped there this month, a police official said.
Abimbola...
China invited to set up anti-piracy base in Seychelles
The Seychelles has invited China to set up a base to counter piracy in the region, the Seychelles' Foreign Affairs Minister has...
Chinese cities fret as land sales fall
Just last year, the government's land auction centre in this sprawling city buzzed with activity, with investors fighting to buy plots in...
China resumes talks to buy uranium miner Kalahari
A top Chinese nuclear power generator is back in talks to buy Kalahari Minerals , the biggest shareholder in one of the...
Japan wary of rise in China’s maritime activities
China's naval forces are likely to step up their activities in waters around Japan, Tokyo's annual defence report said the latest expression...
Somali pirates release Chinese-owned cargo vessel
Somali pirates have freed a Chinese-owned cargo vessel they had held for nearly seven months off the lawless Horn of Africa country,...
China donates $1.5 mln to boost Mauritania’s defense
News reports from the region say Mauritania's Defense Minister Hamadi Ould Hamadi and the Chinese ambassador to Nouakchott, Zhang Xun, signed a...
