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UNCOVERED: Hunan - Caught on Camera

Rescue workers swim through buildings to reach trapped residents as heavy rains kill 24 in China

Several people remain missing across Hubei, Hunan, and Guizhou provinces

The Independent UK

China’s Africa strategy is shifting and Iran conflict will speed it up

The global geoeconomic volatility wrought by the second Donald Trump US presidency and hostilities in the Middle East make the shift in China’s Africa strategy even more important for China and for Africa.

The Conversation

$83 billion gold found in Hunan, China: Inside the world’s newest ‘supergiant’ treasure of 1,000 tonnes

Geologists have achieved a historic milestone in mine discovery by finding a ‘supergiant’ high-grade gold resource valued at an incredible 83 billion dollars. In economic geology, a 'supergiant' deposit represents a rare class of mineral systems that contain over 1,000 metric tons of gold. The Wangu gold field discovery is…

The Times of India

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China may be sitting on one of the largest gold finds ever recorded, worth $83 billion

China's geological officials are reviewing findings indicating exceptionally substantial gold deposits in the country's northeast and central regions. Exploration work has reignited interest in Liaoning province's Dadonggou gold deposit, as well as another large site in Hunan. Early estimates suggest that these deposits could be among the largest ever discovered…

The Times of India

Energy Insider: CATL Breaks Ground on Joint Battery Plant in Spain

Chinese miners face policy headwinds in Indonesia, Hunan Construction targets billions in Middle East projects

Caixin Global

Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills 9, state media says

Another 26 are injured in blast near the city of Changde, Hunan Province, Xinhua News Agency says.

Al Jazeera

US trade wars with China – and how they play out in Africa

Since taking office, US president Donald Trump has implemented policies that have been notably hostile towards China. They include trade restrictions. Most recently, a 20% tariff was added to all imports from China and new technological restrictions were imposed under the America First Investment Policy. This isn’t the first time…

The Conversation

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At least 11 dead in China ferry disaster as two vessels collide on river

Rescue efforts for missing passengers are being hampered by turbulent conditions on the river in Hunan

The Independent UK

‘We need to be prepared’: China adapts to era of extreme flooding

While some residents take to building houses in trees, officials recognise need for national response to climate disasters

The Guardian - UK

Several Children Injured In Car Crash At Central China School

Several students were injured Tuesday after a car crashed outside a primary school in central China's Hunan province, state media said.

International Business Times

Many Children Injured After Car Crashes At Central China School: State Media

Many students were injured Tuesday after a car crashed outside a primary school in central China's Hunan province, state media said.

International Business Times

Typhoon Gaemi Causes Devastation In Southern China

Typhoon Gaemi causes devastation in Hunan, China, leading to deaths, missing persons, and rescue operations. Swift response efforts are crucial in mitigati...

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At least 22 dead as tail end of Typhoon Gaemi lashes China

Storm has hit China with deadly rain and mudslides, devastating homes, roads and crops.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Provincial Legislature Vice Chair Expelled for Falsifying Stats

Peng Guofu, who formerly served on the standing committee of the Hunan Provincial People’s Congress, has also been removed from public office for violations including bribery

Caixin Global

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Ex-Provincial Official Gets Life for Causing ‘Significant Loss’ to Public Assets and Bribery

Yi Pengfei, a seasoned Communist Party official from Hunan province, took $11.2 million in bribes over two decades

Caixin Global

Provincial Party Leaders Urge Change of Mindset to Foster a Better Class of Growth

Hunan’s party committee launched a ‘great discussion’ on ‘emancipation of the mind’ to break the rigid ways of thinking that stand in the way of breakthroughs in reform

Caixin Global

Former Party Chief Charged With Abuse of Power for Breaking Borrowing Rules

Cao Jiongfang, ex-party secretary of Xiangtan in Hunan province, was subject to a ‘key additional investigation’ last year while already facing bribery charges, local graft busters say

The Guardian - UK

The Hunan Man, London: ‘The best Chongqing chicken I have ever had’ – restaurant review

Fortune favours the brave when tasting these superb but challenging chilli-boosted regional Chinese dishes

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Ex-Provincial Adviser Pleads Guilty to Taking Tens of Millions in Bribes

Yi Pengfei, former vice chairman of Hunan‘s political consultative conference, abused his power for almost 20 years, costing the province nearly $63 million in public assets

The Conversation

China-Africa relations in 2023: key moments and events to remember

In a year when headlines have been dominated by conflict in Europe and the Middle East, and geo-economic tensions between China and the West, China-Africa relations were, in comparison, a steady and stable norm.

The Conversation

China’s Africa strategy is shifting from extraction to investment – driven from the industry-rich Hunan region

China experienced a massive economic boom in the 1990s and 2000s which increased its demand for resource imports, like oil, from Africa. This led to a model of development finance in which China funded infrastructure in African countries in return for access to resources. This approach became known as the…

France 24

Women talking: How women in China developed a secret language

In this edition, the tale of a secret women's language in China that's existed since feudal times and the attempts to keep it alive by those who still use it in the southern province of Hunan. Annette Young also meets Iraqi Kurdish activist, Soma Farhang from the Women Empowerment Organisation…

Bangkok Post

First 'banana train' leaves Laos for China

VIENTIANE: A special freight train carrying 25 cold-chain containers loaded with 500 tonnes of fresh Lao bananas departed from the Vientiane station in the Lao capital on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Fire engulfs skyscraper in southern China

A massive fire sent flames and black smoke pouring from a 42-story skyscraper in central China on Friday.Dozens of floors burned in the China Telecom building in the city of Changsha, the capital of central Hunan province.The city’s fire department said it sent 280 firefighters who were able to quickly…

Reuters

Fire engulfs office tower in southern Chinese city

A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China's southern province of Hunan, on Friday afternoon, state media reported.

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