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 · May 21
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 · Apr 15
$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 · Mar 23
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 · Jan 27
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 · Nov 28, 2025
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 · Jun 17, 2025
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 · Mar 6, 2025
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 · Mar 1, 2025
‘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 · Dec 24, 2024
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 · Nov 19, 2024
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 · Nov 19, 2024
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... Top News · Aug 1, 2024
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 · Jul 30, 2024
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 · Jul 8, 2024
Caixin Global · Mar 26, 2024 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 · Feb 19, 2024 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 · Jan 26, 2024 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 · Jan 14, 2024 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
Caixin Global · Dec 22, 2023 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 · Dec 12, 2023 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 · Aug 24, 2023 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 · May 12, 2023 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 · Dec 8, 2022 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 · Sep 17, 2022 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 · Sep 16, 2022 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.