HONIARA, 05 MARCH 2020 (SOLOMON STAR) — Head of the Chinese Embassy Taskforce in Solomon Islands Yao Ming wants the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) to ease the travel restriction to allow their diplomat officials to travel to the Solomon Islands. The travel ban was placed in early February 2020 after the coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak in […]
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Solomon Islands seeks $100 billion loan from Chinese interests-documents
HONIARA, 24 FEBRUARY 2020 (REUTERS) — The government of the Solomon Islands is seeking a US$100 billion loan from Chinese interests in negotiations that started shortly after the small South Pacific archipelago switched diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing last year. Details of the proposal, reviewed by Reuters, have sparked concern over whether the small […]
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Solomon Islands eternal debt trap
AUKI,24 FEBRUARY 2020 (SOLOMON STAR) —The Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has labeled the proposed USD$100 billion (SBD$800b) loan from a private Chinese source as an ‘eternal debt trap’ for the Solomon Islands. Premier Suidani after viewing the documents released by local media last week shared his grave concern about the proposed deal. This was […]
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China sees rise in new virus cases; death toll rises by 105
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Monday reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and 105 more deaths, as the military dispatched hundreds more medical workers and extra supplies to the city hit hardest by the 2-month-old outbreak. The 2,048 new cases followed three days of declines but was up by just 39 from […]
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Buzz off: Breakthrough technique eradicates mosquitoes
MICHIGAN, 18 JULY 2019 (AFP) — A breakthrough technique harnessing two methods to target disease-carrying mosquitoes was able to effectively eradicate buzzing biters in two test sites in China, according to research published on Thursday. The mosquitoes targeted are a type that is particularly difficult to control called Aedes albopictus — more popularly known as […]
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China sees rise in new virus cases; death toll rises by 105
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Monday reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and 105 more deaths, as the military dispatched hundreds more medical workers and extra supplies to the city hit hardest by the 2-month-old outbreak. The 2,048 new cases followed three days of declines but were up by just 39 from […]