The Chinese Embassy in Namibia celebrated the Chinese New Year last night, earlier than the official date of January 28, as it falls on a working day.

China's Foreign Affairs Minister, Wang Yi, met with President Nangolo Mbumba and discussed ways to strengthen the two countries bilateral ties.

President Mbumba says China has become a significant partner for Namibia in areas such as trade, infrastructure development, and investment. 

China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of the Political Bureau of the Chinese CPC Central Committee arrived in Windhoek last night. 

Minister Wang Yi is in Namibia for a three-day visit where he is expected to meet with President-Elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.

China's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi is set to visit Namibia from the 5th to the 7th January 2025.

This was announced by the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, in a statement issued on Thursday.

Namibia and China's relationship is based on political understanding, cultural cooperation, and infrastructure development.

Osino Resources, a gold exploration and development Canadian company, is officially part of Shanjin International Gold Corporation. 

This marks a step towards transforming the aspiration of discovering a gold deposit into tangible development.

Namibia will benefit immensely from the ten US$50 billion projects that came out of the Forum of China Africa-Cooperation (FOCAC) that took place in China this month.
 
China's Ambassador to Namibia Zhao Weiping announced this in an exclusive interview with nbc News. 

China's Ambassador to Namibia says he does not agree with the view that China provides developmental assistance to African countries in favour of getting its hands on its mineral resources.

Ambassador Zhao Weiping said this while emphasising the win-win cooperation between Africa and China.

China has approved Namibia's export of mutton and dried fruits.

This was confirmed by President Nangolo Mbumba at his arrival from Beijing, China, today. 

President Nangolo Mbumba says Namibia wants to work closely with China in the development of energy, including green hydrogen, solar, hydro, wind, and nuclear energy.

President Mbumba held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People.