NATO faces ‘new challenges’ with Russia, China, says Biden
US President Joe Biden warned Monday that NATO faces new challenges in dealing with China and Russia, but vowed to renew Washington’s support for its […]
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China relaxes family family planning rules, allows couples to have 3 children
China is relaxing its family policy and allowing couples to have up to three children in future. The Politburo of the Communist Party decided at […]
Nigeria, China and roadmap to next 50 years
Bilateral relations and cooperation between Nigeria and China have grown phenomenally from its humble beginning 50 years ago. Since then, the relations have grown and […]
China sanctions Mike Pompeo, 27 other Trump officials
China has imposed sanctions against former US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo and 27 other officials of the Trump administration. The action came 24 hours […]
Full List Of FG’s Career & Non-career Ambassadorial Posting
A list of career and non-career ambassadorial postings has been made public. TheNation shared the names below: The Non-career Ambassadors Dr Uzoma Emenike (United States) […]
Pfizer vaccine for the elite, but China vaccine for the rest of us? By Fredrick Nwabufo
One thing is constant in the human ecosystem – class struggle. According to Karl Marx: “The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history […]
China’s Hong Kong crackdown escalates with opposition arrests
China’s crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically on Wednesday with police arresting as many as 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian […]
Billionaire Jack Ma Missing After Criticizing China Govt In October
Alibaba founder and billionaire, Jack Ma has not been seen in public since October 2020, after he hit out at the ruling Communist regime in […]
BUA, Chinese Firm To Build $1.05bn Cement Plants
BUA Cement has signed an agreement with Sinoma CBMI of China for the construction of three new cement plants of three million tonnes each per […]
Trump urges Congress to amend ‘wasteful’ coronavirus aid bill
US President Trump has urged Congress to amend a bumper coronavirus stimulus bill to increase stimulus payments to $2,000 (£1,500) per American. In a video […]
Nigeria faults US over inclusion on religious freedom blacklist
The Federal Government has faulted the United States for adding Nigeria to a religious freedom blacklist, which contains countries with severe religious violations. The Secretary […]
Australia’s China problem, By Gareth Evans
There are many legitimate concerns about China’s behavior, including its defiance of international law in the South China Sea, domestic violations of human rights, and […]
The limits of Asia-Pacific’s regional economic partnership, By Lee Jong-Wha
The new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, signed last month by 15 Asia-Pacific countries, represents a firm repudiation of the protectionism that has been gaining ground […]
The case for a quadripolar world, By Daron Acemoglu
According to the conventional wisdom, the twenty-first century will be characterised by the global shift from American hegemony to Sino-American rivalry. But a bipolar international […]
Shanghai and Shenzhen: A tale of two Chinese cities, By Zhang Jun
By recognising and investing in the strengths of pioneering cities and regions, China has developed a powerful mechanism for organising and advancing its economic transformation. […]
A Tale of two economies, By Stephen S. Roach
As financial markets celebrate the coming vaccine-led boom, the confluence of epidemiological and political aftershocks has pushed us back into a quagmire of heightened economic […]
Restructuring the debt-restructuring process, By Willem H. Buiter and Anne Sibert
While the world has come a long way since the days when sovereign defaults where settled with gunboats, Argentina’s recent restructuring shows that we still […]
Europe’s Faustian bargain, By Melvyn Krauss
Lost behind the news of the European Union’s budget and recovery fund is a long-awaited improvement in the eurozone’s internal balance. The convergence between north […]
Public outrage after family sentenced to 3 years for killing young woman
A Chinese court made a rare move to calm public outrage this week over a controversial murder case involving a young woman killed by her […]
See the Last Words Of Pretty Lady Murdered In Anambra
The last words of a young and promising Nigerian woman murdered in Anambra have been made public. The family members of Chinasa Sofia Nkwegu made […]