Published: March 31,2022 By Zhao Yusha, Liu Caiyu in Beijing, Du Qiongfang in Shanghai Only a few people walk along the normally bustling Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai on March 29, 2022 as the city battles an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Photo: Wu Chuanhua/Global Times Since March 1, China has recorded more than 70,000 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, …
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US’ old blame game in Ukraine crisis
Published:March31,2022 By Li Qingsi and Sun Shaoyan US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland on March 26, 2022. [Photo/Agencies] Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict started more than one month ago, some Western media outlets have been intensifying their campaign against China, accusing it of being an …
Read More »Kenya to begin trials of Chinese-built Nairobi expressway
Published: March 27,2022 Kenya is set to start guided trials of the Chinese-built Nairobi expressway to test the systems installed in preparation for the eventual opening of the road, a government agency said. The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) said in a notice released Monday that the Chinese contractor is …
Read More »Kenya, UN partner to launch peace platform to curb electoral violence
Published: March 10,2022 Kenya and the United Nations on Tuesday launched a platform for peace to curb electoral violence during the upcoming general elections hhh polls slated for August 9. Walid Badawi, resident representative at the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Kenya said in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the world body …
Read More »Beijing 2022 Olympics closes with fitting, symbolic ‘willow twig’ goodbye
Published: Performers during the “willow twig” farewell performance at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Stadium, Beijing, China, February 20, 2022. /CFP The closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics drew the two-week competition to an end on Sunday in Beijing. The …
Read More »A Step toward Africa’s First Covid-19 Vaccine of Its Own
Published:February 22,2022 By Akshaya Kumar A vial of the Covid-19 vaccine. Lisa Ferdinando/U.S. Secretary of Defense/Flickr. Efforts to combat the vast global inequity in access to Covid-19 vaccines just got a boost. A Cape Town company claims it successfully made a vaccine that mimics Moderna’s messenger RNA vaccine–without any help …
Read More »CMG interviews IOC President Thomas Bach
The China Media Group(CMG) interviewed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on the last day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. President Bach shared his opinions on the legacy of the games, and on CMG coverage.
Read More »Another day, another scandal for U.S. intelligence
Published:February 16,2022 Bradley Blankenship The Central Intelligence Agency seal is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. /CFP U.S. Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on February 10 warned the American public about a secret …
Read More »Uganda’s economy on strong rebound after ease in COVID-19 restrictions: central bank
Published: February 16,2022 Uganda’s central bank on Monday said the country’s economy is on a strong rebound after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions that were closing out some sectors. Bank of Uganda in a monthly monetary policy statement for February said between the months of October 2021 and January 2022, …
Read More »Trade between Africa and China reached an all-time high in 2021
Published: February 15,2022 By Carlos Mureithi East Africa correspondent Trade between Africa and China rose to a record high last year, according to recently released data by China’s customs agency. China is Africa’s largest trading partner, and last year’s growth strengthens this position. The value of trade between Africa and China rose by 35% from 2020 …
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