The fifth presidium meeting of the BRICS Media Forum was held via video link Monday, with members pledging joint efforts to improve the forum mechanism and step up post-COVID-19 exchanges and cooperation among BRICS media. In the fight against COVID-19, media organizations from BRICS countries have actively fulfilled their social …

The Eastern Africa region’s labour market has been the worst hit on the continent from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as an estimated 38 million jobs lost. “When the COVID-19 pandemic sent the global economy into a recession, the East Africa region was not spared,” according to a new …

By Chen Weihua US president-elect Joe Biden’s announcement of his foreign policy team on Tuesday is good news for China and the world which have suffered dearly from the incumbent US administration’s disruptive and destructive “America first” policy. By appointing people such as veteran diplomat Tony Blinken as secretary of …

By Halligan Agade Rwanda and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which seeks to boost the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and innovation sector. according to Ingabire, Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation, the partnership will enable both countries to learn from each other different solution-oriented tech-based practices. She said: …

Ren Guoqiang, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, criticized a Japanese report for making groundless comments on China’s national defense and military modernization. Questioned about the “China Security Report 2021” released by Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies in mid-November, Ren Guoqiang noted at a press conference that …

By David Ochieng Mbewa The Southern African Development Community (SADC) reiterated its full support for efforts to stabilize the Democratic Republic of Congo beyond the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country. The announcement was made following the conclusion of an Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit convened by Botswana’s President …

Where is the European or American equivalent/alternative to China’s BRI? Where is it? If Chinese loans are deceptive and are a trap and are wrong – where are the Western alternatives? How come our “shared” values do not exclude building our infrastructure? As deputy chief of staff to Liberian President …

Health ministers drawn from the sub-Saharan African region on Wednesday urged enhanced vigilance to curb transmission of COVID-19 that has been on the upsurge in the continent. The ministers said that robust surveillance combined with political goodwill, research and information sharing is key to minimize the impact of the virus …

By Cong Peiying Before the two-day World Internet Conference and Internet Development Forum opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on Monday, the organizing committee released an action plan on how to build a mutually beneficial cybercommunity, including taking initiatives to better safeguard personal information and strengthen data security. In a congratulatory …

China has surpassed the United States for the first time in terms of the number of artificial intelligence patent applications, ranking first in the world, according to a report released at the World Internet Conference on Nov. 23, 2020. According to the China Internet Development Report 2020, China continues to …