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HERITAGE

“Digital Empowerment of Cultural Heritage” Successfully Held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

World Heritage side event “Digital Empowerment of Cultural Heritage

TDS

22 September 2023

During the Extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, the State Administration of Culture Heritage of China, and the People's Government of Beijing Municipality co-hosted a themed side event on "Digital Empowerment of Cultural Heritage." Lazare Eloundou Assomo, director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Li Qun, vice minister of culture and tourism of the People’s Republic of China and administrator of the State Administration of Culture Heritage, and Tan Xuxiang, vice mayor of Beijing, attended the event and delivered speeches.

Chinese manufacturing praised by foreign envoys for benefitting world

22 September 2023

CHINA
Xi to attend opening ceremony of 19th Asian Games, hold diplomatic events

This aerial photo taken on April 26, 2023 shows the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (File photo: Xinhua)

Xinhua

21 September 2023

On September 22 and 23, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou and hold a welcoming banquet and bilateral events for foreign leaders attending the opening ceremony, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Thursday.

UNITED NATIONS
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa deplored investment in war instead of livelihoods

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing UNGA - GCIS

Xinhua
19 September 2023. 

"It is a grave indictment of this international community that we can spend so much on war, but we cannot support action that needs to be taken to meet the most basic needs of billions of people," Ramaphosa told the General Debate of the UN General Assembly.

10th European Film Festival Announces Film Line-up

19 September 2023

The European Film Festival in South Africa celebrates its 10th edition from 12-22 October with an inspired lineup of 16 new award-winning films screening in Johannesburg and Cape Town, with a special programme in Durban. Featured countries are Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Ukraine, while the festival also features an African-European co-production film, set in Sudan.

Brazil's Independence Celebration, Economic Growth, and Global Engagements: A Triumph in September

TDS

President Cyril Ramaphosa with President Lula da Silva at the BRICS Summit that took place in Johannesburg in August 2023 (photo: GCIS)
 

19 September 2023

On September 7th, Brazil comes alive with patriotic fervor as the nation celebrates its Independence Day. The date marks the day in 1822 when Dom Pedro I famously declared Brazil's independence from Portugal, a pivotal moment in Brazilian history. Throughout the country, citizens gather for parades, fireworks, and cultural events to honor this cherished day, emphasizing their national pride and unity.

Rich State, Poor State
Why Some States Succeed and Others Fail

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Why do some states thrive, grow their economies and uplift their people, while others, facing similar challenges, slide into low growth, social dysfunction and failure?

After decades of work on the ground in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, bestselling author Greg Mills seeks to provide answers in Rich State, Poor State.

Vietnam – Land of Heritage

Vice President H.E Madam Vo Thi Anh Xuan and South African Vice-President Paul Mashatile press briefing GCIS

TDS

18 September 2023

Vietnam and South Africa celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations in September, the month in which South Africans celebrate their heritage. Vietnam also celebrates the 78th Anniversary of 2nd September 1945 when President Ho Chi Minh declared independence from France. To mark this milestone Vietnam dispatched their Vice President H.E Madam Vo Thi Anh Xuan on an official visit to meet with South African Vice-President Paul Mashatile to further strengthen ties of friendship and solidarity and deepen social and economic exchanges between the two nations.

Trinidad and Tobago celebrates 61st Anniversary

by Anisha Pemjee -TDS
 
High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Lovell Francis (r) and Dr Kefiloe Masiteng, Deputy Secretary for Planning at the South African National Planning Commission (l) (photo: TDS)
 

18 September 2023

Trinidad and Tobago's Official Residence in Pretoria, South Africa was all decked in red to celebrate the 61st anniversary since the departure of the colonialists. Dr Lovell Francis, High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago to South Africa hosted a celebration in Pretoria under a rare full blue moon to mark this milestone. Francis said that he views South Africa as his home, and that Trinidad and Tobago was invested in South Africa long before it was a country. And this bond of friendship is ever growing and strengthening.

AVIATION

Nigeria Has Best Aviation Safety Record in Africa – NSIB Boss

James Odaudu, PhD

18 September 2023

The aviation safety record of Nigeria has been described as the best in Africa, with the country recording only two fatal accidents in the last ten years.

XIPLOMACY

China, Cambodia build on ironclad friendship

 

This aerial photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows the Cambodia-China Friendship Medical Building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

 

Xinhua

18 September 2023

This year marks the 65th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia as well as the China-Cambodia Friendship Year. During his meeting with visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Beijing on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and Cambodia are ironclad friends.

DIPLOMACY
Xi, Hichilema announce elevation of China-Zambia ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and his wife Mutinta before the talks between Xi and Hichilema in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 15, 2023. Xi held talks with Hichilema, who is paying a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

 

Xinhua
18 September 2023

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Zambian counterpart, Hakainde Hichilema, in Beijing on Friday.The two heads of state announced the elevation of the China-Zambia relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

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