Archive for February, 2008
British minister against boycott
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said there should be no boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, as engagement rather than isolation is the way forward. “We believe the Olympics are an opportunity to celebrate the ... Read More
China makes great efforts in solving Darfur crisis
China has made great efforts in searching for a solution to the Darfur crisis in Sudan, Nirj Deva, member of the European Parliament, said Friday. “I know how much China has done in Darfur,” Deva said in an ... Read More
Full text of China-Nigeria joint press communique
The following is the full text of the joint press communique between China and Nigeria issued on Thursday during the state visit by Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to China: Joint Press Communique Between The ... Read More
UN project helps Chinese farmers recover from climate disaster
Liao Wenjiao felt as if it was the end of the world when she saw her 30 mu (two hectares) of red peppers shriveled and withered on the vine as the temperature dropped to 4 degrees in early January. In her village, temperatures ... Read More
China, Nigeria to further cooperation
China and Nigeria on Thursday vowed to expand cooperation from fields such as energy and telecommunications to agriculture, infrastructure and manufacturing. The two sides issued a joint press communique after talks between ... Read More
Peru ready for 2nd round FTA talks with China
Peru is ready for a second round of talks for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with China, the Council of Ministers announced Thursday. The Peruvian ministry of foreign trade has requested the presence of Peru’s ... Read More
Nigeria hopes to strengthen economic ties with China
Nigeria hopes to strengthen its economic and trade cooperation with China with the highest-level visit yet, visiting Nigerian president Umaru Yar’Adua said in Beijing on Friday when addressing the China-Nigeria Business ... Read More
Wang Guangtao Inspected the Ethiopia Project of the Group Corporation, Liu Qitao Accompanied to Go
In the early morning of February 27, Minister of Construction Wang Guangtao and his party 6 people reached Addis Ababa, carried on 4 day-long work visit to Ethiopia. Secretary of Party Committee and deputy general manager of ... Read More
Sudan, China call for political resolution
China’s special envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin met Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir in Khartoum yesterday, and the two sides called for an early resolution of the Darfur issue. “Darfur is Sudan’s Darfur, it is ... Read More
Injecting the elixir of life in a region of thirst
All the ifs of life come to mind when life is passing throuh difficult times because that is when we think of having a better life. If I hadn’t flunked the most important exam of my life; if I could find a better job; if ... Read More
Muddled views on Sudan
If you want a pretense to whip a dog, say he ate the frying pan. When China deals with Africa, especially the “problem countries”, the critics like to pretend that no ruses are off the table. It is widely assumed ... Read More
China, Nigeria vow to further bilateral cooperation
China and Nigeria on Thursday vowed to expand cooperation from fields such as energy and telecommunications to agriculture, infrastructure and manufacturing. The two sides issued a joint press communique after talks ... Read More
Tibet has 2nd-highest temperatures in 37 years
The average temperature in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region last year was the second-highest in 37 years and meteorologists said that this underscored the impact of global warming. The average temperature last ... Read More