Focus On China
China’s GDP Expands 4.5 pct Year on Year in Q3
China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.5 percent year on year in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, data from the National Bureau…
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Defense & Security
Cost-of-Living Anger Fuels Protests Across Europe Amid Deepening Social-Economic Strains
Tens of thousands of people flooded streets across major European cities over the weekend, venting mounting anger over surging living costs, housing shortages,…
DIPLOMACY
China Condemns Japan’s Negative Moves Concerning Yasukuni Shrine
China firmly opposes and strongly condemns Japan's negative moves concerning the Yasukuni Shrine, and has lodged stern representations and strong protests with the…
AFRICA FOCUS
IMF Official Warns of Exacerbated Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan African economies will likely suffer from exacerbated food insecurity if new shocks continue to drive up food prices, an International Monetary Fund…
Business & Economy
Nigeria’s Rural Electricity Programme Powers 5m people, Creates 5,000 Jobs — UN report
The United Nations has highlighted Nigeria’s rural electrification programme as a successful example of expanding electricity access through targeted subsidies and private investment.…
XI IN FOCUS
Xi’s Decades-Long Commitment to Poverty Reduction
Poverty eradication is "a common ideal of humanity," Chinese President Xi Jinping has once said. Five years after China declared a complete victory…
Global South
From Infrastructure to Tech Cooperation: How China is Advancing South-South Cooperation
CGTN When Malaysia's largest single river-crossing bridge – the Batang Lupar 1 Bridge – opened to traffic on July 9, many residents gathered…
AFRICA FOCUS
Sahel States Restart Dialogue with West Africa Bloc
CGTN Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday resumed official ministerial talks with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), agreeing to…
Defense & Security
IMO Chief Urges Ships to Avoid Strait of Hormuz Amid Escalating Attacks
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has urged ships to avoid transiting the Strait of Hormuz and trading in the region as…
Business & Economy
Tegbe, Gombe Governor Commission Solar Mini-Grids in Communities
By our Correspondent The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, and Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya have commissioned electricity projects in the state…