Reflections on South Africa - Thailand Relations in a Changing World Order

Paisit Boonparlit, Chargé d’Affaires of the Royal Thai Embassy speaks to The Diplomatic Society

14 July 2025

As Paisit Boonparlit prepares to retire from his post as Chargé d’Affaires of the Royal Thai Embassy in South Africa, he reflects on a remarkable journey that spans not only a distinguished career in Thailand’s civil service but also a pivotal period of transformation and deepening relations between Thailand and South Africa. For the past seven years, Boonparlit has observed first-hand the evolution of bilateral ties between two countries separated by geography, yet increasingly connected by shared values, mutual respect, and common aspirations.

From hills to hope, water project drives development in Lesotho

The Polihali Transfer Tunnel is the second phase of the multi-phased Lesotho Highlands Water Project. The project has improved local infrastructure, provided employment, and passed on essential vocational skills.

MASERU, Lesotho, 15 July 2025 (Xinhua) -- As night falls over the northern highlands of Lesotho in early July, winter's chill sets in. Yet the Polihali Transfer Tunnel construction site remains a hive of activity.

Safety, a Questionnaire, and a White Paper on the RMB

By Kirtan Bhana – TDS

14 July 2025

“We are full of confidence in South Africa's future development and in the bright prospects of China–South Africa cooperation. At the same time, to promote healthier, more stable, and more sustainable development of our bilateral economic and trade relationship, we must also acknowledge the challenges we currently face,” said Ambassador WU Peng of the People’s Republic of China to South Africa.

China's national economic development zones foster coordinated regional development

BEIJING, 14 July 2025 (Xinhua) -- China's national economic development zones serve as powerful engines for regional growth, driving industrial advancement across both prosperous and less-developed regions, according to a guest speaker on the latest episode of the China Economic Roundtable, the all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency.

Economic Watch: China's economic development zones fast-track innovation with policy push

 

BEIJING, 14 July 2025 (Xinhua) -- China's national economic development zones are set to play a bigger role in incubating industrial and technological innovation thanks to the unveiling of a set of policy measures designed to boost new quality productive forces in the zones.

Think tank report highlights China's poverty alleviation experience

 

BEIJING, 14 July 2025 (Xinhua) -- Xinhua Institute, a national high-level think tank of Xinhua News Agency, on Friday released a report on China's poverty reduction experience. The report, titled "Striving for a Better Life for the People: China's Practical and Theoretical Innovations in Consolidating and Expanding Poverty Alleviation Achievement," was officially launched in Chinese and English versions concurrently during the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting held in Beijing from Thursday to Friday.

BRICS Press Meeting discusses independent journalism and media integration in Southern Hemisphere countries

TV BRICS - 14 July 2025

BRICS journalists' meeting in Niteroi proposes creation of multipolar media networks and development of cultural diplomacy

Global Energy Prize announces laureates

Among the winners are scientists from China and Russia

TV BRICS - 11 July 2025

The Global Energy Prize International Award Committee has announced the names of the 2025 laureates. Among the winners are researchers from China and Russia whose discoveries and innovations offer new solutions for the generation, transmission, and use of energy. The TV BRICS International Media Network served as an international partner of the event.

BRICS leaders endorse Tropical Forests Forever Fund as new model for climate finance

Participating countries will receive payments proportionate to the area of preserved tropical and subtropical moist forest

TV BRICS - 11 July 2025

At the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, the heads of state and government officially endorsed the Tropical Forests Forever Fund, a Brazilian initiative designed to deliver large-scale, predictable, and performance-based payments to countries conserving tropical forests.

WHO ARE THE BUTCHERS?

Opinion by Mikhail Kosarev, Press Attaché of the Embassy of Russia in South Africa 

11 July 2025

The ethnic cleansing campaign in Volhynia (Nazi-occupied part of the Soviet Union) which began in Feb 1943, reached its gruesome peak on 11 July 1943. On that day alone, death squads of Ukrainian nationalists simultaneously attacked over 160 Polish settlements, murdering around 10,000 people.

Hambalyo Somalia: 65 Years of Independence Marked in Pretoria

by Anisha Pemjee – TDS

Somalia marked 65 years of independence with a celebration held in Pretoria, South Africa, that highlighted both the country’s progress and its growing international presence. The occasion also saw the official inauguration of the new chancery of the Somali Embassy in South Africa, affirming a strengthened diplomatic commitment between the two nations.