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5th Burkina Faso cabinet minister tests positive for COVID-19

Burkina Faso's Minister of Trade and Industry Harouna Kabore has tested positive for COVID-19, the fifth cabinet minister infected by the novel coronavirus in the country. "The minister will conti

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127th Canton Fair to be rescheduled

The 127th China Import and Export Fair will not be held on April 15 as scheduled, according to local authorities. The decision was made due to the current global situa

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Syrian gov't orders closure of marketplaces amid coronavirus spread

DAMASCUS, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian government on Saturday ordered the closure of marketplaces as of Sunday as part of the measures taken against the novel coronavirus, according to the state n

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U.S. imposes fresh Iran-related sanctions

The United States imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Thursday, targeting five firms, the Treasury Department said.The sanctioned companies are Petro Grand FZE, Alphabet International DMCC, Swissol Tr

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Chinese foundations donate more supplies to Europe

Anti-coronavirus supplies including 1.5 million masks donated by two Chinese foundations have arrived in Belgium and will be handed over to France, Slovenia and Belgium. This is the third batch of

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Kazakhstan declares emergency due to coronavirus

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency on Sunday due to the coronavirus outbreak, barring almost all travel to and from the Central Asian

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Colombia expands trade to China

00:56 Colombia wants the world to know they have more to offer than just coffee.By signing a deal with China, Colombia aims to diversify their trade and expand to new markets.

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U.S. excludes some Chinese medical products from tariffs

The U.S. Trade Representative's office said it granted on Thursday exclusions from import tariffs for some medical products imported from China, including face masks, s

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China reveals new measures to stablize foreign trade and investment

VCGChina said new measures are to be taken to stabilize foreign trade and overseas investment in the country, as it is restarting the economy which was hit by the novel

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Hubei Province to resume work, production in orderly manner

Central China's Hubei Province on Wednesday announced resuming work and production in an orderly manner.A statement released by the provincial command center for the pr

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U.S. farmers increase preparations ahead of planting season

02:43 CGTN's Dan Williams reports on why farmers across the U.S. are preparing for the year ahead with renewed optimism since the new preliminary trade agreement with China is now in p

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Chinese, British FMs hold phone talks over COVID-19

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday held a phone talk with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over the fight against the novel coronavirus. Commending the Chinese side'

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Hubei announces complete ban on wildlife trade

Central China’s Hubei Province announced a strict resolution on forbidding wildlife trade and ordered a complete ban on consumption of wild animals or related products.

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The year ahead for U.S. farming

01:41 Farmers across the United States are preparing for the year ahead with renewed optimism.The sector has endured a difficult few years, due largely to the various trade disputes.Bu

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China enhances support to Japanese, ROK firms amid epidemic

China will take targeted measures to address difficulties faced by enterprises invested by Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to help them resume businesses, a comm

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Update: China imposes no export ban on masks: commerce official

China has never imposed any restrictions on the export of masks and related raw materials, a commerce official said Thursday. As a major producer of masks, China has been providing protective produc

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China imposes no export ban on masks: commerce official

China has never imposed any restrictions on the export of masks and related raw materials, a commerce official said Thursday. As a major producer of masks, China has b