Chinese envoy ends tour of duty in Malawi
Chinese Ambassador Pan Hejun has ended his tour of duty in Malawi, saying he is leaving with hope that the country will this year yield more economic and infrastructural benefits from the existing...
View ArticleThe West on one side, East on the other and Malawi in between
When I read in the media that the newly elected Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika promised during his inauguration last week that while he intends to keep Malawi’s traditional donors (the West), he...
View ArticleChinese doctors to work in Malawi referral hospitals: Deal signed
Malawi’s Ministry of Heath Wednesday signed a bilateral agreement with the Chinese Ministry of National Health and Family Planning in Lilongwe which will enable Chinese heath specialists work in two of...
View ArticleMutharika jets back in Malawi, lauds US-Africa summit as China warns White House
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Sunday returned from United States where he attended first ever US-Africa summit in Washington describing it a “success” as Chinese media point out that the US...
View ArticleChina, Zambia have new envoys to Malawi
Chinese and Zambia governments have committed to support Malawi government in areas of road infrastructure, education and health, among others. This was noted when new Zambia’s High Commissioner to...
View ArticleChinese ivory smuggler gets K1m Malawi fine
A First Grade Magistrate Court in Malawi’s administrative capital Lilongwe has fined a Chinese businessman K1 million or in default serve for smuggling ivory. Axin Shang, 25 was caught last week with...
View ArticleChina pumps $25m in Malawi projects
China on Thursday confirmed it has given Malawi $25 million to support various development projects including those of education empowerment for young people. $17million is a grant while $8 million is...
View ArticleChina, Malawi ink duty-free trade pact
Ministry of Trade and Chinese government have signed an agreement to allow Malawi export to the Asian country products duty free. Minister of Trade and Industry, Joseph Mwanamveka who signed the pact...
View ArticleMalawi gratitude to China for K150m medical drugs donation
Malawi government through Minister of Health, Jean Kalilani expressed gratitude to China for the donation of medical drugs and equipment worth K150 million, saying it will help improve the quality of...
View ArticleMalawi to benefit from Chinese-funded sea port
Malawi has been earmarked as one of the six regional landlocked countries to benefit from the construction of a major Chinese-funded sea port next year in Tanzania a development that will make the...
View ArticleChina and Malawi: Friends with benefits
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation George Chaponda has described Malawi and China’s ties as being beneficial to the two countries. He made the remarks at the Chinese...
View ArticleChina, Malawi ink deal on mobile solar power for hospitals in rural areas
The Governments of Malawi and the Peoples Republic of China on Friday signed an agreement for the provision of mobile solar power systems worth about K5 billion to be used in the health sector in the...
View ArticleInsecurity worries Chinese investors, threaten to leave Malawi
As the Malawi Police Service (MPS) is grappling with increased cases of armed robberies, an official from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China has warned that Chinese investors may decide to...
View ArticleStolen car used in two separate robberies, found parked outside owner’s house
A car that was stolen and used in two separate robberies on Monday and Tuesday in Malawi’s commercial capital, Blantyre has been found parked at the house of the owner, Tanveer Ahmed, southern region...
View ArticleChinese couple arrested for tax fraud as Malawi MP Lunguzi fury over ‘China...
Chinese couple has been arrested for allegedly prejudicing Malawi of tax revenue in continued bad headlines the Chinese people in thje southern African nation. Zai Jinji and his wife Yin Yunye were...
View ArticleChinese businessman arrested in Malawi for counterfeit
Chinese national Chain Weging, 41, has been arrested in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe for counterfeiting wool products from Sakiza Spinning Limited who are licensed by Malawi Bureau of Standards to...
View ArticleChina to assist Malawi in disaster relief- President Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged his government disaster relief assistance to Malawi over severe flood disasters that have killed at least 200 in the country. “China stands ready to assist...
View ArticleMalawi names China-funded stadium after Bingu wa Mutharika
Malawi government has named the Chinese-funded stadium being built in in the capital city, Lilongwe after late president Bingu wa Mutharika. The stadium, which is earmarked for completion in...
View ArticleChina gives Malawi $24m humanitarian aid: Chinese community donate K10m
Malawi and China have signed a $24 million economic and technical cooperation agreement in the aftermath of the worst floods to hit the country since independence. Under the agreement, $16 million will...
View ArticleMalawi to use China ‘s K7.5bn grant to expanding Thyolo School, technical...
Malawi’s Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe, has said a grant of $16 million (K7.5 billion at the current exchange rate) by China will be used to expanding Thyolo...
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