Delegates attending Meetings Africa 2026, held in Johannesburg from Monday to Wednesday, called for optimized visa policies, improved infrastructure and targeted marketing to attract more Chinese tourists to the continent to boost economic growth and deepen people-to-people exchanges. The event brought together representatives from 21 African countries. Participants, includingContinue Reading
As this year marks the beginning of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period, China-Germany economic and trade cooperation will embrace increased opportunities over the next five years, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday. China is willing to work with Germany to give full play to dialogue mechanisms including governmentContinue Reading
The federal government is in talks with GCL Group, a Chinese green and low-carbon technology company, over a proposed $5.7 billion investment spanning power, mining, and industrial manufacturing. Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, received a high-level delegation from the firm in Abuja onContinue Reading
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for an official visit to China through Thursday, Xinhua reported. This is Merz’s first visit to China since he took office. During the visit, President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang will meet and have talks with him respectively for exchangesContinue Reading
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Gas Holdings Limited and Peiyang Chemical Singapore PTE Ltd. (PCCS), establishing a framework for structured collaboration across key segments of Nigeria’s natural gas value chain. Managing Director of PCCS, Tim Tian, disclosedContinue Reading
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Monday that his country will resist what he termed as Ukraine’s “open political blackmail” regarding the suspension of crude oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline. Addressing the opening of the parliament’s spring session, Orban accused Ukraine of attempting to exert pressure on HungaryContinue Reading
China Ready to Work China stands ready to work with all countries to improve global human rights governance and promote the sound development of the international human rights cause, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday. Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the CommunistContinue Reading
Nearly 20 countries, the League of Arab States, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation jointly condemned on Monday recent Israeli decisions to expand unlawful control over the West Bank. In a joint statement, foreign ministers of countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan, among others, along with the secretaries-generalContinue Reading
The European Union has failed to secure support from the United States and other G7 countries for a coordinated effort to block Russian oil deliveries under its proposed 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions, a diplomatic source in Brussels said, according to a report on Monday. The source, who spokeContinue Reading
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will pay an official visit to China from Feb. 25 to 26 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.Continue Reading
