Tag: China

Ruto’s message to China as they celebrate New Year

President William Ruto has extended warm New Year wishes to the Republic of China as they welcome the year 2024. In a statement on Saturday, February 10, the Head of State conveyed greetings on behalf of the government and the people of Kenya. “On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Kenya […]

Australian writer sentenced to death in China

Australian writer Yang Hengjun, who was arrested in China on espionage charges in 2019, has been handed a suspended death sentence by a court in Beijing. The terms of the sentence mean Yang’s sentence could be commuted to life imprisonment for good behaviour. “The Australian government is appalled by this outcome,” Australian Foreign Minister Penny […]

Young Chinese getting paid to be ‘full-time children’ as jobs become harder to find

Exhausted by the pressure to succeed as a photographer, Litsky Li accepted a better offer: quit work to become one of China’s growing legions of children paid by their families to stay home. Li, 21, now spends her days grocery shopping for her family in the central city of Luoyang and caring for her grandmother, […]

Boeing plane carrying 133 passengers crashes in China

A China Eastern Airlines plane carrying 132 people has crashed in mountains in southern Guangxi province. There were 123 passengers and nine crew members on board the Boeing 737-800, said the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAA). The number of casualties and the reason for the crash are not yet known. Rescue crews have been […]

China records nearly 3,400 daily Covid-19 cases in worst outbreak

Chinese health authorities reported nearly 3,400 Covid-19 cases on Sunday, double the previous day, forcing lockdowns on virus hotspots as the country contends with its gravest outbreak in two years. A nationwide surge in cases has seen authorities close schools in Shanghai and lockdown several northeastern cities, as almost 19 provinces battle clusters of the […]

50-year-old man who defrauded Nursing Home Kshs948,000 in shipping deal arrested

A 50-year-old man accused of defrauding a nursing home Kshs948,000 has been arrested by detectives from the DCI headquarters. Samuel Mwendwa Mutua, who is said to be the owner of a company that trades as World Freight Logistics Limited, is accused of failing to deliver hospital equipment belonging to St Joseph Maternity and Nursing Home […]

Jack Ma omitted from State Media’s list of China’s leading tech entrepreneurs

By Hirum Muli, Jack Ma, once the richest man in China, has been omitted from the list of Chinese entrepreneurial leaders published by the state media, an indication that the billionaire is out of favour with Beijing. The billionaire did not even get a mention in the front-page story published by Shanghai Securities News, Reuters […]