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At least 28 dead in “terror attack at Chinese train station

BEIJING, (Reuters) – At least 28 people were killed in a “violent terrorist attack” at a train station in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming by a group of unidentified people brandishing knives, five of whom were shot dead, state media said on Sunday. Another 162 people were injured, the official Xinhua news agency added. It said the attack had taken place late on Saturday evening. “It was an organised, premeditated violent terrorist attack,” Xinhua said.

Serious Business: Caribbean Commitment in China

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:29-30 THIS week, here is an amalgam of web feeds which may inspire hope for the future of the Caribbean. (1) The VISION: “Dr. C. Fred Bergsten, Director Emeritus of the Peterson Institute, has suggested that the upswing in the global economy will filter down to the Caribbean.

ANTIGUA-CRIME-Government condemns “terrorist attacks” in China

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda has “strongly condemned’ the murder of at least 28 people during the “terrorist attack” at a train station in Kunming, China over the weekend. Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said that attack, which left more than 100 people injured when knife-wielding men attacked commuters, should be condemned and was “very distressing”. In a note to Premier Li Keqiang of the People’s Republic of China, Prime Minister Baldwin said he supports every effort by the government to bring those responsible for “this heinous crime to justice.

A new phase in inter-regional ties

The Second China-Latin America and the Caribbean Think Tanks Forum is being held five years after the start of the subprime crisis. The worst and longest since 1930s, the crisis has been largely concentrated in industrialised countries.

Former regional diplomat says Caribbean still requires special attention from China

BEIJING, China, CMC – Former Antigua and Barbuda diplomat, Sir Ronald Sanders, says Caribbean countries are still in need of special attention and urged China not to place the region in the same category as many Latin American countries.
Addressing a China-Latin American Forum here on Tuesday, Sir Ronald argued that "while efforts at integration of Latin America and the Caribbean have started, they are at a very early stage of overcoming historical obstacles and impediments, and the smaller Caribbean economies continue to require special attention.

Earthquakes Hit Area of Northwestern China

HONG KONG — A series of earthquakes in Gansu Province in northwestern China set off landslides and building collapses in an impoverished mountainous region Monday, killing at least 56 people and injuring more than 400, according to figures from the Gansu Provincial Seismological Bureau that were being revised upward by the hour. The seismological bureau estimated the magnitude of the main earthquake at 6.6. The United States Geological Survey listed three fairly strong earthquakes in Gansu Province on Monday morning, with magnitudes of 5.9, 5.6 and 4.7.

China, Latin America, Caribbean forum opens

The second China-Latin America and the Caribbean Think Tank Forum opened Monday in Beijing.
China will work with Latin America and the Caribbean to implement agreements reached by the leaders of China and Latin American countries and enhance ties, State Councilor Yang Jiechi said at the forum's opening ceremony.
China attaches great importance to developing its relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, Yang noted.

China potential

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CHINESE are big spenders and should that country become a new source for this country with regard to visitors, the increased spending will redound to the benefit of the local economy.
A three-member Chinese delegation attended one of the Mega Fam programmes and spoke highly of the benefits which can accrue to this country from tourism services, including spending.
“Chinese people love shopping and they tend to go for famous brands,” said Melody Ding of Shanghai.

Agricultural sector seeks China aid

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados—Caribbean countries are looking to China to help develop their agricultural sector and are seeking to take advantage of a US$50 million fund established by Beijing.

China’s new diplomatic footprints

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CHINA’S PRESIDENT Xi Jinping last week embarked on a four-nation tour of the Caribbean and Americas involving Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States of America. The trip had more than symbolic significance. Trinidad and Tobago, with its vast oil and gas resources, is an important cooperation partner of China in the Anglophone Caribbean, and the two countries have expanded political, economic, trade and cultural cooperation over recent years.

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