Giorno: 19 Maggio 2023

SoftBank’s Farewell to Alibaba Marks End to the Jack Ma Era

Read More Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank Group and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba are nearing the end of their long partnership. SoftBank had effectively sold or financed its entire remaining stake in Alibaba, chief financial officer Yoshimitsu Goto told reporters after the group announced its performance on May 11. As for the portion of Alibaba’s […]

Blinken Replacing Biden on Papua New Guinea Visit Amid Push to Counter Beijing

Read More U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Papua New Guinea (PNG) in lieu of President Joe Biden, whose trip was canceled due to the United States debt limit talks, next week amid efforts to counter China’s rising influence in the Pacific. Biden contacted PNG leader James Marape on May 18 to inform […]

South Korea Agrees to Provide Ukraine With $130 Million Financial Aid

Read More South Korea has agreed to provide Ukraine with $130 million in financial aid after the Ukrainian first lady requested humanitarian assistance from the government amid the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho and his Ukrainian counterpart, Yulia Svyrydenko, signed a preliminary agreement on the package during a meeting in Seoul […]

Japan, France Agree to ‘Coordinate Closely’ on China Issues

Read More French President Emmanuel Macron (C) is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and First Lady Yuko Kishida during a visit to the Peace Memorial Park on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 19, 2023. The G-7 summit will be held in Hiroshima from May 19–22. (Franck Robichon/Pool/Getty […]

US, Taiwan Reach Deal on 1st Part of ’21st Century’ Trade Pact

Read More Flags of Taiwan and United States are placed for a meeting between U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce speaks and with Su Chia-chyuan, President of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 27, 2018. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters) WASHINGTON—The U.S. and Taiwan reached agreement on the first part of their “21st Century” […]

Senzo Meyiwa trial: ‘I cannot identify gun-holding intruder,’ Zandi Khumalo testifies

Read More Zandile Khumalo, who was present with her sister, singer Kelly Khumalo, in the house when Senzo Meyiwa died, testified on Friday that she could not identify the accused who allegedly shot the footballer.  Khumalo was on the stand for the second day at the Pretoria high court. Meyiwa was gunned down in October […]

ATM appeals the ruling on secret ballot for Phala Phala report

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa. The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has approached the supreme court of appeal (SCA) for leave to appeal the high court’s dismissal of its bid to overturn the National Assembly vote that rejected a report recommending that President Cyril Ramaphosa face an impeachment tribunal over the Phala Phala controversy. The ATM […]

Spyware attacks in South Africa increase by 18.8%

Read More Pegasus works on phones running Android Spyware attacks in South Africa increased by 18.8% between the last quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023, and were up 12.9% and 14.6% in Kenya and Nigeria respectively, a recently released report said. The report by cyber security company Kaspersky was issued after a conference […]

Ocean Sole: From trash to treasure

Read More Artisans add their final touches to the products made from flip-flops. (Ocean Sole) When conservationist and marine biologist Julie Church encountered mounds of discarded slip-slops on a beach in Kenya, she was angry. Then she noticed that children were making them into toys, which inspired her to start Ocean Sole, a social enterprise […]

Franschhoek festival: go tell it on the mountain

Read More The Western Cape town known for its wine and food offerings will once again play host to some of the continent’s and the world’s most celebrated authors at the 16th Franschhoek Literary Festival this weekend.  The voices of more than 100 speakers, including authors, journalists and politicians, will be heard, bringing new perspectives […]