Global Times China’s 134.2-km-long Pinglu Canal in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region became operational on Wednesday. The canal can accommodate vessels of up to 5,000 tons and cut the inland waterway distance to the sea by more than 560 kilometers for cargo ships from China’s southwestern provinces.Continue Reading
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) unveiled its first five-year plan for economic and social development (2026-2030) on Wednesday. The first five-year plan for economic and social development (2026-2030) will help build a more open, inclusive, liberal, prosperous and safer Hong Kong, John Lee, chief executive of theContinue Reading
South Africa and the New Development Bank (NDB) have signed a 1-billion-U.S.-dollar loan agreement to upgrade infrastructure and support reforms in the country’s metropolitan municipalities, South Africa’s National Treasury announced on Tuesday. The loan will be used to upgrade infrastructure for metropolitan municipal services in South Africa as partContinue Reading
By Okoh Aihe The NCC programme wasn’t part of my schedule last week but the insistence of a young employee drew me to the Hilton, venue of the programme, and I left very appreciative that I found my way there. Sometimes, you need to clear your schedule to do certainContinue Reading
CGTN As China prepares to assume the rotating BRICS chairmanship in 2027, Nigerian global affairs commentator Lawal Sale said the Global South has high expectations for the BRICS’s “China Year.” He added that Nigeria, a BRICS partner country, is benefiting from the bloc’s mechanisms and platforms. (CGTN/PD) Continue Reading
By our Correspondent Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Birame Diop, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, to attend the third Russia–Africa Summit scheduled for October 28–29 in Moscow. According to a statement issued by the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja on Monday, the invitationContinue Reading
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi met with the Vice President Kashim Shettima of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit held in New Delhi. Both leaders reviewed the multifaceted India-Nigeria relationship and expressed satisfaction at the steady progress across diverse sectors. The discussion focussedContinue Reading
The potential for further development of BRICS is still far from exhausted, and member countries can work together to increase the complementarity of their economies through a dedicated growth platform, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an Outreach/BRICS Plus session during the summit in New Delhi. “The potential forContinue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the Session I of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India. * The BRICS cooperation mechanism has continued to grow and expand, and has demonstrated remarkable vitality and dynamism. * As to the future development of BRICS, Xi called on the grouping to pioneerContinue Reading
Xinhua by Sithembiso Bhengu The rise of the Global South is reshaping the architecture of global power. What began in 2006 as a modest grouping of emerging economies, with South Africa officially joining in 2011, has grown into an 11-member grouping spanning four continents, with a growing circle of partnerContinue Reading
