Tag: China

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 […]

Chinese and Indian troops injured after clashing in disputed border area

The latest incident happened at the Naku La pass in Sikkim, the media reports, quoting Indian military officials, say.

Wuhan’s infections may have been almost 10 times higher than official figure: study

Nearly half a million residents in the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus first emerged may have been infected with Covid-19 — almost 10 times its official number of confirmed cases, according to a study by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study used a sample of 34,000 people in the general population in Wuhan […]

Chinese government avoids answering question on when it will congratulate Joe Biden

More than 24 hours after US media declared Biden victorious, China remains one of the few major countries yet to send a message of congratulations to Biden.

China ‘eyes’ military bases in Kenya and three other African nations

Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania and Angola were mentioned among a dozen other countries where China is considering setting up bases.

Chinese officials say chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for Covid-19

A sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, authorities said Thursday, the latest in a series of reports of contaminated imported food products. The coronavirus was detected Wednesday on a surface sample taken from a batch of chicken wings during […]