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China announces suspended death sentences for former defence ministersThe Standard
… (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni) BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- In the rolling, lush fields of Ibiza Village in Kayonza District, eastern Rwanda, farmers are busy cultivating red chili peppers. …
China opens its market wider as Africa eyes major export boostTwo giant pandas named Ping Ping and Fu Shuang departed from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and arrived in Atlanta, Georgia after a 16-hour flight on Sunday, Beijing's state media said. The transfer was announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington as part of China's "panda diplomacy" programme to foster foreign ties.
27 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Two giant pandas named Ping Ping and Fu Shuang departed from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and arrived in Atlanta, Georgia after a 16-hour flight on Sunday, Beijing's state media said. The transfer was announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington as part of China's "panda diplomacy" programme to foster foreign ties.
27 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China sent two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, to the United States on Sunday as part of its "panda diplomacy" programme to foster foreign ties. The animals departed from Chengdu and are headed to a zoo in Atlanta, Georgia, where they will spend the next 10 years.
27 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Washington from September 23-25 at President Trump's invitation; the meeting's outcomes on trade, investment, and technology could influence Africa and the Global South's economic environment.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A fire broke out Thursday on a foreign-flagged bulk carrier moored in Qingdao port with 42 people on board, killing 20 and leaving five missing, according to Chinese state media. The ship caught fire during maintenance; 17 people were evacuated including five injured, and flames were extinguished around 2:30 pm.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
A Chinese national was pulled alive from a 225-meter tunnel at Nepal's Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project on September 5, ten days after a glacier collapse on August 26 killed more than 1,300 people. He was the third person rescued from tunnels where authorities believe 900 people remain trapped.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Chinese President Xi Jinping, on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, urged Middle Eastern countries to oppose "external interference" and said Beijing was ready to work with regional states to safeguard maritime shipping amid the US-Iran conflict.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Rescuers in Nepal and China worked Sunday to find over 3,000 missing after a wall of water and debris from a glacial collapse swept through the Himalayas on Wednesday, killing 750 and engulfing entire villages. Nepali army troops were attempting to rescue workers trapped in a tunnel at a hydroelectric site, though efforts were hampered by rains and rising river waters.
30 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A glacial collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border Wednesday sent a wall of water and debris through the Himalayas, killing 750 people and leaving 3,044 missing. Rescuers in both countries are searching through mud and rising waters, including efforts to reach workers trapped in a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site.
30 August 2026 · The Standard →
Flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 273 people and left more than 1,300 missing on Wednesday, with rescue teams searching devastated zones Thursday. According to the US Geological Survey, the disaster was caused by a glacial collapse that sent forth an overwhelming flow of icy debris along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers.
27 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain and grounded hundreds of flights in eastern China after two landfalls in Zhejiang province, with authorities evacuating more than a million people. The weakened system triggered the National Meteorological Centre's least severe typhoon alert, though authorities warned of continuing heavy rain and issued the most severe flash flood alert for parts of eastern and southern Zhejiang.
10 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Vietnamese cargo vessel with 62 crew members sank near Yongshu Reef in the South China Sea, according to Chinese state media. Of the crew, 39 were rescued and 23 remain missing; Chinese and Vietnamese vessels are conducting search and rescue operations.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tech firms are rolling out advanced smartphones with AI agents that can execute tasks like ordering food and composing messages via voice command. At least three firms displayed such "agentic phones" at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, with smartphone maker Nubia unveiling its NaviX Ultra powered by ByteDance's Doubao chatbot.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China expelled Ma Xingrui, 66, a former top Xinjiang official and Politburo member, from the Communist Party and removed him from all posts over corruption allegations including nepotism, bribery, and paying for sex, according to state media.
14 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
During a state visit to Beijing, Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah secured commitments from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to step up cooperation in energy, farming, infrastructure, and minerals sectors. Nandi-Ndaitwah is seeking investment to implement election pledges to create jobs and diversify the Namibian economy.
10 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Economic Forum's 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, China, from June 23–25 brings over 1,700 participants from more than 90 countries to discuss scaling innovation into economic gains. Chinese Premier Li Qiang emphasized that innovation-driven development is key to China's long-term economic resilience, describing a path where technological innovation leads industrial upgrading.
26 June 2026 · The Standard →
President Trump announced the United States had reached a settlement with Iran and said a signing ceremony could occur in Europe within days, but Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Foreign Ministry publicly rejected the claim, describing reports of a deal as false and warning of a "crushing response" to U.S. military actions.
12 June 2026 · Capital News →
China's President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea on Monday, hailing an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang. The visit comes after Xi hosted summits in Beijing with US President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, while North Korea's nuclear talks with Washington remain deadlocked.
8 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu shaft in Shanxi province on Friday killed 82 workers and left two missing, marking China's worst mining disaster in nearly two decades. Authorities said the mine operator committed serious safety violations, and an investigation has been launched.
24 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Heavy rainfall across central and southern China since the weekend has killed 22 people with 20 more unaccounted for, according to state media, triggering school and work suspensions and relief efforts across several provinces.
20 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were each sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges, according to state news agency Xinhua. The sentences underscore the severity of a broad corruption crackdown in the military ordered by President Xi Jinping since 2012.
8 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A military court sentenced Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, both former Chinese defence ministers, to death with a two-year reprieve on bribery charges; their sentences will be commuted to life imprisonment without possibility of reduction or parole. The convictions are part of a sweeping anti-corruption crackdown that has recently removed several top military figures including the country's top military general.
7 May 2026 · Capital News →
China's zero-tariff policy is expanding African agricultural exports, with Rwandan farmers growing red chili peppers for the Chinese market as a path out of poverty, driven by growing demand and broader trade opportunities across the continent.
7 May 2026 · The Standard →