China lifts 13.86m out of poverty in rural areas in 2018
China lifted 13.86 million people in rural areas out of poverty in 2018, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said.
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South Korea ready to partner with Africa on technology
In partnership with the African Development Bank, Korea is ready to step up technology transfers to Africa, officials said in Seoul today.
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Nigeria joins China’s infrastructure initiative to connect over 65 countries globally
WorldStageNewsonline– The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, has confirmed that the country has formally joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) seeking to connect more than 65 countries globally, through infrastructure, with participation of more than 70 countries from Asia, Africa and Europe.
Read More China to set lower GDP growth target of 6-6.5% in 2019
China plans to set a lower economic growth target of between 6 and 6.5 per cent in 2019, compared with last year’s target of “around” 6.5 per cent, policy sources told Reuters.
Read More China to halt carbon emissions rise by 2030
China has laid a solid foundation for fulfilling its pledge to halt the rise in carbon dioxide emissions by around 2030, the country’s special representative for climate change affairs said on Monday.
Read More China sends 5 satellites into orbit via single rocket
China on Tuesday launched a new space environment research satellite and four nanosatellites on a Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China.
Read More “Chinese artificial sun’’ pushes past 100 million degrees
The “Chinese artificial sun’’ or experimental advanced superconducting tokamak
(EAST), achieved an electron temperature of over 100 million degrees in its core plasma, a lab in east China’s Anhui Province said.
With $4.87 trillion assets, Bank of Japan’s balance sheet overtakes country’s GDP
Japan’s central bank has become the first among G7 nations to own assets collectively worth more than the country’s entire economy, following a half-decade spending spree designed to accelerate weak price growth.
Read More China mining accident death toll rises to 21
The death toll from a mining accident in Eastern China has risen to 21 after the last miner was found dead on Monday, state media reported.
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India advised to take advantage of economic reforms in Nigeria
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to India, Maj.-Gen. Chris Eze (Rtd), has urged India to take advantage of the economic reforms embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to strengthen its businesses in the country.
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