The establishment of the Confucius Institute in the University of Malawi (UNIMA) will help promote collaboration and partnership between the Malawi and Chinese governments through education and cultural exchange, officials said on Friday. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony of the institute at Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) Lecture Hall in Lilongwe, the Minister of Education, […]
Malawi has received a donation of about 6,600 metric tons of Chinese rice in response to calls for emergency food assistance for 6.5 million starving Malawians. President Peter Mutharika received the donation from Chinese Ambassador to Malawi, Wang Shiting at Kamuzu Palace in the capital, Lilongwe on Thursday. Mutharika said the donated rice would go […]
President Prof. Peter Mutharika Thursday hailed the Chinese Government for the financial assistance that has seen the country registering some economic growth. Speaking at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe during China-Africa Relations 60th Anniversary, He said since the establishment of the structural and bilateral relationship between the two countries, Malawi has received tremendous […]
Malawi’s transition from aid to trade demands massive industrialization drive which should be underlined by building capacity among local investors and courting foreign investors into the economy, says President Arthur Peter Mutharika. He was speaking in Lilongwe on Tuesday when he opened the Malawi-China Investment Forum. “We have a broader investment agenda because we are […]
President Peter Mutharika has urged Chinese investors to view Malawi as an investment opportunity. He made the remarks Monday at Kamuzu palace in Lilongwe during an audience with a delegation from the people’s republic of china. Mutharika said there were many investment opportunities that the Chinese investor can explore and have meaningful investment. “I have […]
Malawi government has jointly launched small scale grants towards disaster risk management which will be implemented under the trilateral cooperation between United Nations Development Fund and the Government of China. The trilateral Cooperation between China, Malawi and UNDP on disaster risk reduction is a component of China-Africa -UNDP Cooperation Umbrella Programme which started in 2013. […]
Malawi, categorized as a ‘third world’ or ‘developing’ country, largely depends on foreign aid and loans to finance development projects and service delivery. Most of the foreign debt is paid with interest in due years with some obligations and conditions. A Western diplomat in Lilongwe, who preferred anonymity, has confided in Nyasa Times that the […]
Government of Malawi and the People’s Republic of China Wednesday signed a grant agreement that will see Beijing providing humanitarian food assistance to Malawi and also provide 100 police vehicles. Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Goodall Gondwe and Chinese Ambassador to Malawi, Wang Shi-Ting signed the agreement on behalf of the two countries in […]
Chinese Ambassador to Malawi , Wang Shi-Ting, says the government of China will continue to assist the government of Malawi in its quest to provide and improve access to basic social amenities including clean water to improve lives of people across the country. Ambassador Wang said this on Saturday at Misu Primary School in Balaka […]
An eight member delegation, comprising engineers and various building experts from the People’s Republic of China, are in the country to conduct feasibility study for the construction of 5 Community Colleges. Speaking when the delegation paid a courtesy call on Tuesday, Minister of Labour and Manpower Development Henry Mussa commended the Chinese government for being […]
The First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Monday received a donation of three refuse collection and compression trucks from the government of the Peoples Republic of China. Madam Mutharika, who is founder and patron of Beautify Malawi (Beam) Trust, received the trucks on behalf of BEAM at a function held at Kamuzu Palace, a ceremony the […]
Winner of Arts Award in the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Innovations Awards Elson Kambalu, took off for Beijing, China, on Sunday on a skill enhancement tour. The tour is a fulfillment of the Republic of China’s agreement with MBC which was made during the hatching of the Innovations Awards idea. On departure through Kamuzu International […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika says the strengthening of Malawi-China ties over the years has been a double edged sword which has benefited people of both nations through infrastructure development, social and academic exchanges among other things. He said this on Friday at Kamuzu Palace when he received letters of credence from the new ambassador of the People’s Republic […]
Malawi Police in the capital Lilongwe have arrested a 51-year-old Chinese national for alleged illegal possession of ammunition, a spokesman has confirmed with Nyasa Times. Ma Minqin, owner of China South Investments Shop situated in Area 36 in the capital city was arrested on Wednesday after police found him in possession of illegal fire arms, […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa has expressed disappointment at the poor workmanship in the initial stages of the on–going construction of a stadium in Mangochi. Nankhumwa expressed the disapproval on Tuesday when he together with officials from the Local Development Fund (LDF) inspected construction works at the stadium. Government awarded a […]
As Malawi is facing slowing economy with commodities tanking due to continued aid freeze by Western donors, China has given the southern African nation an assurance that it is “realiable” and “ideal” partner committed to funding key infrastructure developments. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who visited Malawi’s capital oin Sunday, said China remains committed in […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika on Sunday met Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic of China, Wang Yi at Kamuzu Palace where the envoy forwarded a donation of K6.5 billion from his government to Malawi for the purchase of maize as a response to hunger situation in the country. Yi also informed the Malawi leader that […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika is Sunday hosting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who visits the country for a day to discuss how to implement the outcomes of Johannesburg summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and to align priority cooperation areas and projects. The visit is designed to strengthen economic ties between Lilongwe and […]