Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech via video at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2021, on April 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said that China will continue to work with other parties in high-quality Belt and …

By Mustafa Hyder Sayed People demonstrate outside of the Prime Minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan, April 13, 2021. /Getty The recent announcement by Japan to release over a million tons of radioactive wastewater has created an international controversy and alarmed neighboring countries. Whilst Japan’s two important neighbors: China and …

By Gerald Mbanda A plan by Japan to release millions of tonnes of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean is shocking and should be condemned worldwide. The act is not only an environmental pollution issue, but also puts the lives of the global community in danger of possible genetic mutation …

Somalia President Mohamed Farmajo (L) and the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at a press conference in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. /Photo courtesy: Somalia Presidency Somalia President Mohamed Farmajo on Monday held talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. This is Farmajo’s …

China calls on the U.S. for healthy competition and win-win cooperation between the two countries, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said in an interview recently  with the Associated Press, adding that the two countries should do their utmost to avoid confrontation, especially factitious confrontation. Below is a summary of the …

Nearly 700 patients have been evacuated Saturday from Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, where a fire blazed through parts of the facility in South Africa’s largest city. No injuries or casualties have been reported. The fire has been contained but the hospital has been closed for seven days, said David Makhura, …

— China’s economy grew 18.3 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2021, as strong domestic and foreign demands powered recovery from a low base in early 2020 when COVID-19 stalled the world’s second-largest economy. — A strong start to the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) period, the double-digit …

FILE PHOTO: A picture of the logo of the International Monetary Fund. (Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images By David Ochieng Mbewa Sub-Saharan Africa will be the world’s slowest-growing region in 2021, with economic activity growing by 3.4 percent this year, according to a report released by the International Monetary …

The Chinese government has displayed a sense of responsibility, a quick response to people’s needs and the ability to manage and coordinate during the COVID-19 epidemic, especially during the days when Wuhan, the hardest hit city on the Chinese mainland, was sealed off last year, said African students who stayed …

Chinese peacekeepers clear the ruins of the port explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept 30, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] By LIU YINMENG in Los Angeles China’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations on Tuesday announced that the country has paid in full its annual contributions and various assessments to the UN, demonstrating a …