Opinions

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday shared his thoughts on the role of the United Nations (UN) in the post-COVID era, opposing unilateralism, bullying or any country acting like “boss of the world.” Xi made the comments at a high-level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the UN. Stressing …

The novel coronavirus has hit Africa and set back its pace of manufacturing development. According to the World Bank, the pandemic could possibly cause a loss of $37 billion to $79 billion output in 2020 alone in Africa and result in major disruptions to its manufacturing supply chains. A resilient …

China will contribute more manpower and resources to United Nations’ peacekeeping missions, support UN reforms to improve peacekeeping effectiveness and enhance global cooperation to jointly build lasting peace and prosperity around the world, officials said on Friday. As this year marks the 30th anniversary of China’s participation in such missions, …

China’s national image in the international community has continued to improve in recent years, according to a report released in Beijing on Tuesday. China scored 6.3 in a 10-point system concerning its overall image in 2019, 0.1 point higher than in 2018, said a report released jointly by the Academy …

In the August 31, 2020, opinion column of the Guardian, which was also published online, there was a piece by one Biodun Odunmbaku –Wilson title: “Halt All Chinese Loans for Nigerian Railways Now” This piece is a response to the write-up, not necessarily because it is worth responding to but …

The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan on Thursday handed over 3,000 tons of rice as emergency food aid to the east African country. The embassy said the 1,500 tons of the donation will go for emergency relief to help people affected by recent floods. The remaining half will be used …

The African economy has been severely impacted by the ravaging pandemic and a reeling world economy. It has driven economies into recessions and reversed many developmental plans, with more people left unemployed. This begs the question, where can Africa look for lessons to kick-start its economy? China, more than any …

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is shifting its focus in China to high-end manufacturing and cutting-edge technology sectors like semiconductors and electric vehicle batteries, while deciding to shut down its television factory in Tianjin. The company has decided to stop production at its only TV factory in China by the end …

The Chinese government on Wednesday presented the second batch of medical supplies to the Ghanaian government to support its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical supplies presented through Ghana’s health ministry included 20,000 N95 protective face masks, 350,000 surgical masks, 10,000 disposable coveralls, 15,000 medical goggles, 15,000 pair of …

Kenya’s tourism and hospitality stakeholders on Monday called on the government to lower taxes and levies in the tourism industry to help attract more domestic visitors and recreate jobs for the youth. HasnainNoorani, chairman of Kenya Coast Working Group, an umbrella organization of tourism stakeholders, said the sector which has …