NEWS TRAVELS

China: International flights resume September 3 [List of countries]

THE AFRI GIST September 2, 2020 0

China will allow some international flights to Beijing to resume from September 3. State broadcaster CCTV made this known on Wednesday. Flights were suspended since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Flights from eight of the countries with fewer COVID-19 cases will be allowed to land. Continue Reading

BUSINESS NEWS

China takes new action in opposition to America

THE AFRI GIST July 17, 2020 0

China, on Friday, introduced anti-dumping measures in opposition to n-Propanol (NPA) imported from the United States of America. The Ministry of Commerce made the announcement on Friday. It stated the domestic industry “has suffered substantial damage due to the dumping of such products by the U.S.” The preliminary ruling was based mostly on an anti-dumping […]Continue Reading

HEALTH NEWS

China warns on slump as virus kills world jobs

THE AFRI GIST May 22, 2020 0

Attendants pour tea for Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 22, 2020. – China took the rare move of not setting an annual growth target this year after the coronavirus battered the world’s second-largest economy […]Continue Reading

BUSINESS NEWS

China to halve tariffs on $75bn of US imports

THE AFRI GIST February 7, 2020 0

China said Thursday it would halve tariffs on $75 billion worth of US imports as part of its trade truce with Washington and as officials look to calm markets unnerved by the deadly virus outbreak. The State Council Tariff Commission announced the reductions after Beijing and Washington signed an initial deal last month to dial down […]Continue Reading

TECHNOLOGY

China To Boost Sales Of Electric Vehicles By 2025

THE AFRI GIST December 4, 2019 0

China should adopt a plan that will see electric vehicles make up a quarter of all autos sold in the country in six years’ time, the industry ministry said Tuesday, as the sector struggles with falling sales. A draft blueprint for the development of the “new energy vehicle” sector — which includes hybrids and fully-electric […]Continue Reading