A professor of Huazhong Agricultural University in the central China city of Wuhan has been fired over academic misconduct, with 10 of his published papers found to contain plagiarism and fabricated data, the university announced on Tuesday 6 February, writes Yang Yiting for Shine. A statement issued by the university revealed …
Read More »China lifts bans on group tours to US, Japan and other key markets
China has lifted pandemic-era restrictions on group tours for more countries, including key markets such as the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia in a potential boon for their tourism industries.The decision was announced by China’s culture and tourism ministry on Thursday, effective immediately.Prior to the pandemic, mainland Chinese …
Read More »China pledges Increased Economic Cooperation with Nigeria
Chinese President XI Jinping has pledged increased economic cooperation with Nigeria, saying the country is important to Africa and the world. The Chinese president spoke through his Special Envoy, Peng Qinghua, Vice Chairperson, Standing Committee of National People’s Congress, People’s Republic of China who met with President Bola Tinubu at …
Read More »China’s population has peaked and is now falling – opportunities and risks for Africa
China will no longer be the world’s most populous nation. India’s population will overtake it this year at an estimated population of 1.42 billion. It’s an epochal transition which speaks to other underlying demographic changes across the world, including the fact that China’s population has peaked and is now falling. Meanwhile, the region with the fastest-rising population – …
Read More »Alibaba founder Jack Ma takes up Tokyo University visiting professorship
Alibaba Group,founder Jack Ma has been invited to be a visiting professor at Tokyo College, a new organization run by the University of Tokyo, the university said on Monday. The appointment term for China’s best-known entrepreneur finishes at the end of October, but the contract is renewable on an annual …
Read More »China Launches Mission to Mars Tagged ‘Questions to Heaven’
China successfully launched Tianwen-1 — its first independent mission to Mars on Thursday. According to Xinhua News Agency, a Long March 5 rocket carrying the spacecraft ignited at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China’s tropical Hainan province at 12:41 p.m. (0441 GMT). A live stream of the launch …
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