Tag Archives: China

Osaka, Japan | AFP | US President Donald Trump on Friday struck a conciliatory tone with fellow world leaders at one of the most high-stakes G20 meetings in years, despite deep divisions on trade and climate change. Host Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, appealed for unity among bickering world leaders …

Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has stressed that enhancing the purchasing power of all the global citizens is key to creating greater trade potential and, therefore, prosperity for more people. Museveni said this as he delivered a keynote address at the opening of the first China-Africa Trade …

Beijing, CHINA | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has lashed at the World Bank for telling Uganda that countries that “build railways use own money.” He said that such a statement from an economist that purports to support Africa’s transformation through private-sector led growth shows that some actors are …

Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has left for a four day working visit to China, where he will attend the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo and meet President Xi Jinping. Museveni has on several occasions hailed China’s financing of infrastructure development in Africa, saying it will fast …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Chinese and an Indian National have been killed in an accident along Golf Course in Kampala. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, said the driver of UBA 111E  lost control and swerved off the main road down to the Golf Course …

Paris, France | AFP | Smartphones are a product with which China has demonstrated not only its manufacturing prowess, but its ambitions to become a cutting-edge technology developer thanks to the rise of Huawei. The company is not just in the lead in developing equipment for fifth-generation networks, it has also …

Taipei, Taiwan | AFP | Images of riot police battling protesters in Hong Kong this week have reverberated in nearby Taiwan where many recoil at what they fear could be their future if Beijing has its way. Taiwan has been a self-ruled de facto nation in charge of its own affairs …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of a new cargo centre at Entebbe International Airport is almost complete, the Civil Aviation Authority has said. The cargo centre is part of the 720 billion Shillings project undertaken by China Communications Construction Company to expand and upgrade Entebbe International airport. The …

Rennes, France | AFP |  The women’s World Cup moved up a gear on Saturday with three matches including a narrow German victory over China that left the winners complaining that they were roughed up, but Sunday’s three-match programme finishes with a new chapter in the oldest international football rivalry, as …

Paris, France | AFP | EU members Hungary, Poland, Portugal and soon Austria are strengthening ties with China by issuing attractive “panda bonds” that help Beijing raise its profile on international financial markets. Italy might join the trend as well, despite EU concerns that China may be seeking a way to …