China has applied its Gaofen series satellites to help with relief following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said this on Tuesday.
Satellites, including Gaofen-4 and Gaofen-1 families, were deployed to capture images of the quake-hit areas.
The agency said that the remote sensing images of the earthquake-hit areas would be instantly shared with the emergency departments for damage analysis.
It added that the CNSA would continue to mobilise civil satellites to support disaster prevention and relief efforts and provide spatial information support for disaster monitoring and decision-making.
Three people were killed and five others injured in the earthquake that jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture of Xinjiang at 2:09 a.m. Tuesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in San Francisco, U.S., to attend a summit with President Joe Biden.
The Summit is also the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting that started on November 14 and will end on November 17.
In a statement on Wednesday, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, said that Xi arrived on Tuesday afternoon local time.
The statement said: “Xi was warmly greeted by many Chinese overseas, including Chinese students studying abroad, who waved both Chinese and American flags along routes from the airport to welcome the Chinese President.
“Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, arrived San Francisco in the same flight.
At San Francisco International Airport, Xi received warm reception from senior U.S. officials, including U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen and California Governor Gavin Newsom.”
The highly-anticipated meeting between Xi and Biden, who are the leaders of the world’s two largest economies, is centered on calls for joint efforts from both sides to bring bilateral relations back on track.
The statement further said that China was expected to elaborate on its initiatives for regional peace and efforts for a sound China-U.S. relationship amid mounting global instability and uncertainty.
A Chinese expatriate was attacked by gunmen and shot dead in Ebonyi state.
The incident happened Sunday, October 9, at a mining site at Iboko, in the Izzi Local Government Area of the state.
Policemen who were protecting the Chinese were reportedly disarmed by the hoodlums during the attack.
His corpse was said to have been deposited at a mortuary in Abakaliki, the state capital.
Confirming the incident, the Chairman of Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Barr. Steve Emenike said the hoodlums came on motorbikes to cause mayhem in Otam village of the LGA.
Consequently, he said the LGA has already swung into action by reconstituting a formidable Vigilante group and banned the operation of motorbikes between the hours of 7p.m and 6a.m until further notice.
He said:
“We are working with security Agencies, including the Police and DSS to nip the ugly incident at the board and ensure the arrest of all the suspects involved.
“We can no longer accept or tolerate this spare of Insecurity. Izzi LGA is peaceful and we intend to sustain that peace for the well-being of our people.”
A Kano High Court number 17 sitting at Miller road has adjourned the hearing of Chinese national, Geng Quangrong, accused of killing his Nigerian lover, Ummukulsum Sani Buhari, over absence of interpreter.
Mr Quandong, 47, allegedly murdered Ummukulsum, 23, at Janbalu quarters for allegedly refusing his hand in marriage.
At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, Muhammad Dan’azumi, the defence counsel, notified the court that an interpreter had not been provided for the accused.
The case, which was originally slated to commence last week Monday, was adjourned to Tuesday due to a lack of legal representation for Mr Quandong.
Initially, the police in Kano, North-west Nigeria, on 21 September, arraigned Mr Quandong before a magistrates court at Zangeru road in Kano.
At the hearing, Mr Quandong addressed the court in Chinese, which made it difficult for the parties involved including the magistrate to comprehend the message.
The Magistrate, Justice Sunusi Ado Ma’aji adjourned the case to 27 October, with the hope that an interpreter would have been found to explain the charges to Mr Quandong in Chinese.
Speaking shortly, Kano state Attorney General and commissioner of justice, M, A Lawan said, the case could not be heard as the accused person has the constitutional right to be communicated to in the language he understands.
“The issue of interpreter was raised which is a constitutional issue and after the last adjournment, we wrote a letter to the Chinese embassy requesting for interpreter because we expected this to happen and I am sure they will do that.
That is why we adjourned the matter to at least three weeks. Ordinarily, it’s supposed to be a week.” he said.
A Chinese national resident in Kano, Geng Quangrong, has disclosed why he stabbed his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummu Kulthum, to death.
Geng killed 23-year-old Ummu last Friday, September 16, in her home in Kabuga Quarters, Dorayi Babba area of Kano State. He reportedly confessed to the crime after he was arrested by the police in Kano.
Geng, 47, said he killed Ummi because she promised to marry him but later reneged on that promise after he had spent so much money on her.
Geng has since been transferred to the state headquarters at Bompai for further investigation and prosecution. Meanwhile, late Ummu was buried Saturday morning, September 17, in Kano.
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a 29-year old Chinese: Gang Deng, for suspected illegal mining in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Deng was arrested on Friday, September 9, 2022 and found to be in possession of crude minerals without authority.
The EFCC in a statement on Saturday, said a truck load of minerals suspected to be lepidolite was recovered from him.
The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, the statement added.
Chinese regulators have approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, officials announced Thursday.
Sinopharm said yesterday its coronavirus vaccine is 79.34% effective, citing interim analysis of Phase 3 clinical trials.
Though few details were provided, the company said the vaccine met the standards of the World Health Organization and China’s own regulator, the National Medical Products Administration.
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