Published: February 20,2022 By staff writer  China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong skate to gold in the pairs program. “We realized our dreams in our homeland,” Han said. (David J. Phillip/AP) The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are closing today, and have been the most-watched Winter Games ever, according to data from the International Olympic Committee. Chinese athletes won a total …

Published: February 20,2022 By Staff writer Biden administration has been widely condemned for awarding itself USD 3.5 billion of Afghanistan’s frozen assets as compensation for the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In a decree issued recently by the US administration said that US holds more than 9 billion US dollars frozen assets of Afghanistan’s central …

By Ovigwe Eguegu Published: February 20,2022 China’s approach to security issues is meant to be in line with African frameworks, in accordance with the principle of non-intervention.  A month ago, during a visit to Eritrea, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the sudden announcement that Beijing will create the position of a new peace …

Published: February 19,2022 TOPSHOT – The Olympic flame is pictured during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest, in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) The Olympic cauldron is lit at the opening …

Published: February 19,2022 By Leonard Ncube Nqobile Vundla/unsplash Victoria Falls (file photo). THE re-opening of Zimbabwe borders has excited players in the tourism sector who say the move would allow free movement of tourists and boost their operations. The tourism sector has been the hardest hit industry worldwide following imposition of travel …

Published:February 18,2022 By Chen Weihua European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made a whirlwind tour of Senegal and Morocco last week ahead of the sixth European Union-African Union summit in Brussels on Feb 17-18. Some have described the events as a move to counter China’s “growing influence” in Africa. …

Published:February 18,2022 By Jerry Omondi The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. /CFP Image Stakeholders are moving with speed to ensure the commercial production of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa begins in 2023, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. Von der Leyen made …

Published: February 17,2022 By David Monyae UPeople pass by a model of a tiger in Shanghai, China. The Chinese lunar new year, or Spring Festival, fell on Tuesday and heralds the start of the Year of the Tiger. Picture: EPA-EFE China is embarking on a new path. Having eradicated the scourge of …

Published: February 17,2022 By MA SI  Staff members at the National Stadium in Beijing are attracted by a robot powered by artificial intelligence that cleans and disinfects Olympic venues. Photo provided to CHINA DAILY Digitalization showcased as new standards set for the future An icy river in Beijing was the …

Published:February 16,2022 Bradley Blankenship The Central Intelligence Agency seal is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. /CFP U.S. Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on February 10 warned the American public about a secret …