North Korea’s Model Chicken Farm Opens With Plans for More
January 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of 38 North, a look at North Korea’s new model chicken farm: The Kwangchon Chicken Farm is finally up and running, according to North Korean state media. The project is said to have been “personally initiated” by Kim Jong Un and is being held up as a new model for the country’s poultry production […]
Read more »China Targets Increased Trade with Namibia Beyond US$1B
January 23rd, 2024
Via The Brief, a report that China is targeting increased trade with Namibia: China says it is committed to increasing trade with Namibia beyond the US$1 billion (N$18 billion) attained last year, through enhanced collaborations in agriculture, aquaculture, tourism and mining. Official statistics show that from January to September 2023, China-Namibia bilateral trade volume reached […]
Read more »Solomons Shows It’s Not Easy for China, U.S. to Woo Some Small Nations
January 23rd, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how China and the U.S. are subject to political vagaries in the Solomon Islands: Chinatown in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, still bears scars two years after demonstrators demanding that the pro-China government step down in November 2021 turned riotous. But perhaps ironically, China’s involvement in the […]
Read more »An App Company in Kazakhstan Just Had the Biggest IPO Since Birkenstock in October
January 23rd, 2024
Via Quartz, an article on Kaspi.kz, maker of a super app, which recently raised approximately $1 billion in its stock offering: Kaspi.kz, a mobile app company, launched its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq stock exchange Friday, raising about $1 billion. On its first trading day, shares of Kaspi.kz debuted 0.5% above its offer […]
Read more »Côte d’Ivoire Seeks to Strengthen Economic Ties with China
January 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on Côte d’Ivoire desire for more investment from China: On a visit to Abidjan, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi expressed his desire to ‘deepen’ bilateral cooperation, a sentiment echoed by President Alassane Ouattara. It was the last stop on an African tour that has taken him to Egypt, […]
Read more »China Shifts Latin America Investment to Compete with West
January 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at how China has been shifting its Latin America investment away from costly infrastructure to focus on technology, renewables and critical minerals to compete with the West: China has shifted its investments in Latin America towards strategic sectors such as critical minerals, technology and renewable energy as it challenges […]
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