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By Amitendu Palit Li Min/China Daily In his July 1 landmark speech to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said: “We have overcome a long list of major risks and challenges, fulfilled the first …

South Africa’s governing party African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday called for calm after former President Jacob Zuma was sent to jail for contempt of court. Zuma went to jail on Wednesday mid-night to serve a 15-month jail sentence. “The African National Congress notes that Former President Jacob Zuma has since complied with an incarceration order …

By Gerald Mbanda Xi Jinping speaks at the CPC and world political parties’ virtual summit on 6, June 2021.  The World Political Parties and the Communist Party of China (CPC) summit that took place on 6, June 2021 via video link was one of the biggest and high level political parties gathering invited by Beijing …

There is no secret to China’s economic success. This year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences recognizes Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer for their work using randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in developmental studies. This year’s selection has elicited a broad array of reactions from around the world, not least because RCTs …

The Secretary-General of RPF-Inkotanyi, François Ngarambe, during the global summit for political parties, which was convened by the Communist Party of China on Tuesday, July 6. The summit had over 500 political parties represented from over 170 countries. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva. The Secretary General of Rwanda’s ruling party, RPF-Inkotanyi, Francois Ngarambe on Tuesday July 6, …

By JAN YUMUL and XU WEIWEI in Hong Kong  A G7 logo is seen on an information sign near the Carbis Bay hotel resort in St Ives, Cornwall, southwest Britain, May 24, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] A plan by the Group of Seven to help developing nations scale up infrastructure can only complement, rather than replace, …

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 11, 2018 Chairman of the Security and Defence Commission of the National Assembly Karim Keita attends the presentation of four new turboprop light attack aircrafts “Super Tucano” at the military air base in Bamako. – Interpol issued, on July 5, 2021 an international arrest warrant for Karim Keita, one …

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the G-20 Extraordinary Virtual Leaders’ Summit on COVID-19 via video link in Beijing. China’s achievements in reducing poverty and building a moderately prosperous society in all respects have manifested the outstanding leadership of the Communist Party of …

By Yike Fu   I was recently out shopping in Hangzhou to buy a bottle of wine as a birthday gift for a friend. Now, I’m no wine connoisseur, so admittedly I struggled to pick one. But while scanning the shelves, I spotted a bottle from South Africa. It struck me that …

Maitreya Bhakal A general view of the atmosphere during the 2021 Coronado Fourth of July Parade in Coronado, California, the U.S., July 3, 2021. /Getty America is obsessed with anniversaries – whether at home or abroad. Every year on July 4, the government directs its people to celebrate “Independence Day” – a …