LONDON | Xinhua | Chinese electric cars sell better than U.S. “inferior” ones due to their better performance and affordability, the Financial Times reported, citing the head of a global battery material producer. Chinese vehicles are “simply good cars and people buy them,” Mathias Miedreich, CEO of Umicore headquartered in …
Read More »Ghanaian president commissions Chinese-built oil refinery
TEMA, Ghana | Xinhua | Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday commissioned the completion of the first phase of a Chinese-built oil refinery in Tema, a port city in southern Ghana. The Sentuo Oil Refinery, which was built by a private Chinese company, is expected to provide thousands …
Read More »Chinese company renovates key roads in Ugandan capital ahead of NAM and the G77+China summits
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan authorities have hailed China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) for renovating two dilapidated roads in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, free of charge and getting them ready for service ahead of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the G77+China summits next week. Maurice Kairania, deputy director …
Read More »Three remanded for robbing sh721 million cash from Chinese
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate’s Court has remanded three suspects to Luzira Prison on charges of aggravated robbery involving a Chinese businessman. The suspects, Jonathan Semanda, Joram Mwebesa (alias Epu or Joram Nasasira), and Ashraf Nsiko, were presented before Grade One Magistrate Sienna …
Read More »Chinese national reports sh700million robbery in Kololo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another case of robbery involving a Chinese national has occurred in Kampala, resulting in a reported loss of $190,000, equivalent to sh718 million. He Wei told police he is the latest victim of a motorcycle robbery gang on Ssezibwa road in Kololo, Central Division, …
Read More »Chinese conned in sale of national oil company
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the typical con artist meets investor that has become routine in Uganda, a Chinese tycoon was conned of billions of shilling in a scam where he was sold Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) by some unscrupulous Ugandans. The Chinese investor ran to the government …
Read More »Nobel laureate encourages more Chinese to “go to Africa”
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | “There’s a movie called Out of Africa, but I think we should get closer and know about Africa and its people,” Mo Yan, a Chinese of Nobel Prize winner in literature, told Xinhua after his recent tour in Kenya, and he encouraged more Chinese to visit …
Read More »Sales of Chinese cars in Russia hit new high in first half of 2023
St Petersburg, Russia | Xinhua | In the first half of 2023, Chinese automakers sold more cars in Russia than the whole year of 2022, hitting a new high. According to figures released on Monday by Otkritie Auto, the auto business unit of Russia’s Otkritie Bank, 168,000 Chinese cars were …
Read More »Chinese national arrested for conning Ugandans UGX 4Bn in online gaming scam
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yinghe Chen 43, a Chinese national has been arrested for fleecing Ugandans more than 4.5 billion Shillings in an online sports betting scam. Chen was arrested by the detectives from Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID after the national cyber taskforce traced his residence. Polly Namaye, the …
Read More »Health Ministry, NDA fail to trace source of illegal Chinese contraceptive pill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has initiated an extensive awareness campaign to discourage women from using a Chinese contraceptive pill that has been illegally imported into the country. During a media briefing held alongside the International Family Planning Conference, Dr. Richard Mugahi, the Assistant Commissioner in …
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