China
Political Corner: China is imposing a neo-colonialist rule in Africa
January 9, 2019Written by Sakina Nazarali, SFU Student China recently announced that they will be investing $147 million into a copper mining project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In Africa, Chinese investments such as this are not uncommon; between the year 2000 and 2015, China provided $95.5 billion in loans across the continent, and in 2018, it pledged $60 billion in loans to Africa. With the hefty funds, investments, and aid that China is pumping into Africa, the question arises: is China a hero or a monster? Unfortunately, it might be the latter. Although Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist…
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November 5, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate China unveils massive sea bridge Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world, connecting Hong Kong and Macau to Zhuhai in southern China. The bridge, spanning over 54 kilometers…
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October 19, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Kim Jong-un to invite Pope to visit North Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will reportedly invite the Pope to visit North Korea. South Korean President Moon Jae-in is expected to extend a formal invitation…
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October 5, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate HIV-AIDS infection rates on the rise in China HIV-AIDS rates have increased around 14% in China since last year. Over 820,000 people were reported to have HIV or AIDS in June in the country. This marks…
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June 29, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate & Amneet Mann. News Editor Pope introduces plans for reform in the Vatican Pope Francis informed Reuters during an interview of his plans to reform the Catholic Church. These plans include having a cardinal take…
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March 31, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Last male northern white rhino dies Sudan, the last male of his subspecies, has died at age 45 in Kenya. He was euthanized due to age-related diseases which affected his muscular-skeletal system and his skin. Scientists…
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SFU president visits Asia to expand university connections
November 14, 2017SFU President Andrew Petter was recently in Asia visiting the university’s partner schools in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore, looking at ways to bridge more connections with the institutions. “By strengthening our ties in Asia, we will provide our…
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September 9, 2017By: Nathaniel Tok MYANMAR – Thousands of people flee violence in the country Members of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar witnessed over 2,600 of their homes burned down last week. The United Nations refugee agency said that the situation has…
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SFU hockey players bound for the pros in China
July 24, 2017By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh A pair of Simon Fraser University hockey players are poised for the first puck drop of their professional hockey careers with the Kunlun Red Star team based in Beijing, China. The players Jordan Liem from Surrey and Jared…
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June 29, 2017By: Melissa Campos CHINA – Deadly landslide leaves village searching for the missing The civilians of a village in Maoxian county in Sichuan, China became victims to a devastating landslide this week that took the lives of 15 people and left…
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