Attacks on security forces in Pakistan kill 10 soldiers

By Reuters,

At least 10 soldiers have been killed in separate attacks within hours on Pakistan security forces. A military vehicle was ambushed and six soldier...

Afghanistan border , Baluchistan , Pakistan forces , U.S

Seven dead, dozens trapped in Cambodia building collapse

By Reuters,

Seven people were killed when an under-construction building in Cambodia collapsed early on Saturday, an official said, as rescuers struggled to reach...

building collapses , Cambodia , Injured

China ready for trade talks with East Africa bloc – envoy

By Reuters,

China is ready to negotiate a trade deal with the six-nation East Africa Community (EAC) to address Kenya’s complaints about a huge trade imbalance ...

China-East Africa trade talks

China,United States face off in Djibouti as world powers fight for influence in Africa

By CNN,

A dirt track at Djibouti's Doraleh Port leads to a series of unassuming single-story buildings that, earlier this year, hosted the world's two superpo...

china , Djibouti , Red Sea , US

Does Chinese medicine work?

By CNN,

Herbal remedies have been used by healers around the world for centuries to prevent and treat disease. But it's in China that the practice has been mo...

china , medicine , President Xi Jinping

Legacy of lunacy haunts old Kenya railway. Will China’s Ksh.364B line be different?

By CNN,

In 1903, British colonial administrator Sir Charles Norton Edgecumbe Eliot made a bold statement: "It is not uncommon for a country to create a rai...

SGR

Kenya to upgrade old railway track to Uganda at Ksh.21B

By Reuters,

Kenya plans to modernise an old railway track to link a newer line to neighbouring Uganda at a cost of $210 million (Ksh.21.3billion). According to...

Kenya Railway , SGR

Chinese Economic Outreach in Latin America Draws US Concerns

By VOA,

For generations, the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean have been dominated by trade with the United States. In recent years, though, a g...

China coming to terms with risks of lending to Kenya

By Kepha Muiruri,

The denial of credit to the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) phase 2B or the lack of discussions to the said credit facility have in the ...

china , Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure , National Treasury , Public debt , SGR

Uhuru welcomes resolution by world leaders to form Digital Silk Road Initiative

By PSCU,

World leaders attending the second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Beijing China have agreed to form a Digital Silk Road Initiative to bridge the co...

Belt and Road Initiative , china , Digital Silk Road Initiative , LAPSSET , President Uhuru Kenyatta , SGR

China puts gentler face on Belt and Road, hits back at critics

By Reuters,

China sought to put a gentler face on its massive plan to recreate the old Silk Road at a summit that ended on Saturday, saying it must do more to exp...

Belt and Road Initiative , china , President Vladimir Putin , President Xi Jinping

China puts gentler face on Belt and Road, hits back at critics

By Reuters,

China sought to put a gentler face on its massive plan to recreate the old Silk Road at a summit that ended on Saturday, saying it must do more to exp...

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) , china , President Xi Jinping

China’s Xi says Belt and Road must be green, sustainable

By Reuters,

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) must be green and sustainable, President Xi Jinping said in opening a summit on his grand strategy, adding th...

china , China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

Uhuru signs Ksh.67 billion loan with china for project delivery

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday witnessed the signing of two project delivery agreements amounting to Ksh.67 billion through a concessional financi...

china , Konza Data Center , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)

Kenyan avocados cleared to enter the expansive Chinese market

By PSCU,

Kenyan farmers will now export their popular hass avocados to China following a trade deal signed when President Uhuru Kenyatta met his Chinese counte...

Avocado , china , Kenyan farmers , President Uhuru Kenyatta , President Xi Jinping

Uhuru meets Chinese President Jinping for bilateral talks

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday led their respective delegations in bilateral talks at the Great Hall of t...

IEA , kenya debt burden , SGR

China’s Xi looks to strengthen Italian ties, evokes ancient trade routes

By Reuters,

Italy and China want to revive the spirit of the ancient Silk Road by deepening their trade and investment ties, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on ...

china , italy

Saudi crown prince begins Asia tour in Pakistan amid India tensions

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday kicked off his tour of South Asia and China with a high-profile visit to Pakistan, but the...

Imran Khan , Jamal Khashoggi , Prince Mohammed bin Salman

China just quietly wrote off a chunk of Cameroon’s debt. Why the secrecy?

By CNN,

When top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met Cameroon President Paul Biya in the capital Yaounde last month and wrote off a chunk of the African country'...

Insurance firm Marsh launches China desk in Dubai to tap growing commerce

By Reuters,

Marsh, one of the world’s largest insurance brokers and risk advisers, has launched a China desk in Dubai to benefit from growing commercial links b...

china , Christos Adamantiadis , Citigroup , dubai , HSBC , Marsh & McLennan , President Xi Jinping , Standard Chartered