Lawmakers in Shenzhen, China have banned its residents from consuming certain animals including dog, snake, frog, turtle and cat meats. According to the notice by the Chinese government, the legislation which was passed on Wednesday will take effect on May 1, 2020. The law comes after the coronavirus outbreak was linked to wildlife meat, prompting … Read more
……. US group says coronavirus is bioweapon A $20 trillion lawsuit has been filed against Chinese authorities in the US over coronavirus outbreak. American lawyer Larry Klayman and his advocacy group Freedom Watch along with Texas company Buzz Photos have filed the lawsuit against the Chinese government, Chinese army, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Director … Read more
Iran’s deputy health minister confirmed on on February 25, that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic. Harirchi coughed occasionally and appeared to be sweating during a press conference in Tehran with government spokesman Ali Rabiei. Iran’s Deputy Health Minister and an MP have both tested … Read more
China has accused the United States of causing panic and ‘creating and spreading fear’ in its response to the deadly coronavirus, including imposing a ban on Chinese travellers. The US ‘hasn’t provided any substantial assistance’ and has only created ‘panic’, said foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying at a regular press briefing on Monday. It comes … Read more
As the coronavirus epidemic infected about 11,000 people and killed 258, according to figures released Saturday, Singapore and Mongolia have imposed sweeping bans on arrivals by land, sea or air from China. The United States also slammed a total travel ban to China on its citizens. The US State Department raised its warning alert to … Read more
Nigerians living in Wuhan, China, where coronavirus was first reported are reluctant to return home, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed revealed. The minister in a press conference on Friday January 31, noted that the federal government cannot stop Nigerians from travelling to China, as they are already in contact with 16 Nigerians living … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared a global emergency over the deadly coronavirus spreading from China, after the Asian giant reported its biggest single-day jump in the death toll. The UN health agency based in Geneva had initially downplayed the threat posed by the disease, which has now killed 170 people in China, … Read more
………..WHO Calls World To Action The nationwide death toll from China‘s viral epidemic has leapt to 170, the government said on Thursday, with more than 1,700 new infections confirmed. Thirty-seven of the 38 new deaths came in hard-hit Hubei province, the epicentre of a contagion that is causing mounting global fear. Another death occurred in … Read more
British Airways has suspended all its flights to and from China following the outbreak of a deadly coronavirus. “We have suspended all flights to and from mainland China with immediate effect following advice from the (UK) Foreign Office against all but essential travel,” BA said in a brief statement. “We apologise to customers for the … Read more
In a bid to curbing the spread of coronavirus, China is set to build a new hospital before two weeks in the central city of Wuhan. By February 3, the facility with a capacity of 1,000 beds spread over 25,000 square metres, will be ready for use in treating people affected by the outbreak of … Read more
A popular Taiwanese YouTuber who specializes in flirting tutorials has found his access to China go up in smoke after a humorous video of him interviewing the island’s president went viral. The incident illustrates the precarious position many Taiwanese celebrities find themselves in if they stray into political topics that anger communist authorities in China. … Read more
Russia and China on Monday launched a giant gas pipeline linking the countries for the first time, one of three major projects aimed at cementing Moscow’s role as the world’s top gas exporter. Presiding by video link-up over an elaborate televised ceremony, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping hailed the “Power of … Read more
China will require telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting Sunday, according to the country’s information technology authority, as Beijing continues to tighten cyberspace controls. In September, China’s industry and information technology ministry issued a notice on “safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of citizens online”, which … Read more
China on Thursday threatened to retaliate after US President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, just as the world’s top two economies edge towards a trade truce. Trump had seemed reluctant to sign the legislation, but came under heavy pressure from Congress, where the issue has attracted rare bipartisan support. In a … Read more
China on Thursday demanded President Donald Trump veto legislation aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong and renewed a threat to take “strong countermeasures” if the bills become law. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act undermined both China’s interests and those of the U.S. in the … Read more
-President Muhammadu Buhari receives Yang Jiechi, Special Envoy of the President of China, Xi Jinping in Aso Rock -Seeks for continued efforts towards improving Nigeria’s infrastructure President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared that Nigeria was ready to provide counterpart fundings on all agreements reached with China for the provision of infrastructure that directly improves the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, September 5, met behind closed doors with the special envoy from the president of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping The meeting with the envoy, His Excellency Yang Jiechi, started in President Buhari’s office around 11 30am. READ ALSO: Deeper Life Church Pastor Commits Suicide For Being Duped He … Read more
China urged Washington on Tuesday to “immediately cancel” the potential sale of $2.2 billion in weapons to Taiwan, including battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles. The US State Department’s decision to greenlight the first big-ticket US military sale to the self-ruled democratic island in decades comes amid already strained ties between Washington and Beijing. “The sale … Read more
Nigeria must make the best from the growing tensions between the United States of America and Russia/Asian countries, particularly, China, the Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), has said.The Association noted that the fear of the dollar losing its global dominance is real, as Russia and Asian countries unite against the United … Read more
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made an unexpected visit Sunday to a Colombo church bombed during the Easter suicide attacks on his first trip to neighbouring Sri Lanka since his election triumph. Modi’s cavalcade made a detour to St Anthony’s shrine on the way to President Maithripala Sirisena’s sea-front office in the capital, where a … Read more