POPULATION

The calibre of a workforce prevails over its size

By Ma Ke

19 April 2023

The United Nations Population Fund has released the 2023 World Population Report this week, projecting India to surpass China as the world's most populous country by mid-2023.

China
Chinese president holds talks with Gabonese president

19 April 2023
CGTN
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks with President of the Gabonese Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba, who is on a state visit to China.
Both leaders have decided to elevate the comprehensive cooperative partnership between the two countries to a "comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership."

Activities planned for celebration of 25 years of diplomatic relations between South Africa and China

 
Consul General Mojalefa Mogono and Mr. Ho Iat Seng, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region
 

19 April 2023

South Africa and China are celebrating 25 years of diplomatic relations in 2023. The diplomatic relations between South Africa and China were established in 1998 and are underpinned by a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of 2010 and the 10-Year Strategic Programme on Cooperation (2020-2029).

POLITICS
Vietnam, Mozambique step up multifaceted cooperation

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (centre) at the talks. (Photo: VNA)
 
April 17 2023
VNA
 

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held online talks with Mozambican Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Veronica Macamo Dlhovo on April 17.

Economy 
China's first-quarter economy grows by 4.5% as recovery accelerates

 

Workers operate at a car production plant in north China's Shanxi Province, March 24, 2023. /CFP
 

18 April 2023
Huo Li, Bu Shi

China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.5 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2023 as economic activities gain traction, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Tuesday.

BUSINESS
IMF expert considers Vietnam bright spot in world economy

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
 

17 April 2023 - VNA

Washington DC (VNA) – Vietnam’s 8% growth in 2022 was a bright spot of the region and the world, said Daniel Leigh, head of the World Economic Studies division in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Research Department, which produces the World Economic Outlook (WEO).

Renewing friendship at Cape Town iftar

By Dr Aydin Inal
 
Guru Kirthibhai addressing guests
 

17 April 2023

Turquoise Harmony Institute (THI) Cape Town branch hosted its annual iftar on 4 April 2023 after not being able to do it for a few years due to Covid restrictions. The event was hosted at the prestigious Kelvin Grove Club in Newlands and brought together members and leaders of various faiths and organisations. Approximately 170 guests came together to break bread together and build friendships. THI’s iftar dinners are titled Friendship and Dialogue Iftar Dinners, which aim to build friendships through dialogue and mutual understanding.

AVIATION

Ethiopian Airlines and AFRAA Host Aviation Convention

April 14, 2023

Oru Leonard

“In light of Africa’s vast landmass, its population accounting for 16% of the world population, and its low share of global trade of 2%, the continent has an excellent opportunity to develop air transport. However, as a market, Africa’s share over several decades has remained stagnant at less than 3% of the world market – it is time to take action to change this narrative.”

Politics

China, Brazil pledge better future for ties as Xi Jinping meets Lula

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the square outside the east entrance of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, China, April 14, 2023. /Xinhua
 

15 April 2023
CGTN

"Friendship is like a bottle of wine, the older, the better." Quoting the Brazilian proverb, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed the relationship between China and Brazil as "extraordinary" in Shanghai, the first leg of his four-day state visit to China.

South Africa must chart its own energy transition path
 
Powerplant at night (image: pixabay)
 

14 April 2023

South Africa must forge its own pathway towards becoming a low carbon emissions economy, says Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan.The Minister was speaking during a panel discussion at the Presidential Climate Commission’s National Colloquium on South Africa’s long-term electricity planning and the Just Energy Transition (JET). The colloquium brought together government, civil society, religious groups, organised labour and business to discuss the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) recommendations on the JET and electricity.

China
Lula's visit is a milestone in bilateral-relation history: Wang Yi

Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Celso Amorim, chief special adviser to the president of Brazil in Beijing, China, April 13, 2023. /Chinese Foreign Ministry
 

14 April 2023
CGTN

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to China is an important milestone in the history of China-Brazil relations, Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said on Thursday.

AfCFTA agreement presents economic opportunities for investors

14 April 2023

Investors should seize the economic and business opportunities to establish a commercial presence in South Africa, said Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Wamkele Mene.

Mene was addressing delegates from varying industries in South Africa and across the world at the fifth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC).


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