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The Ghanaian Times
… Speaking at the launch on Friday, the Executive Partner of WCGC Ghana, Ms Catherine Fabbi, disclosed that the winning corporate team from the national finals will earn an all-expenses-paid opportunity to represent Ghana at the prestigious WCGC World Finals in Beijing, China. …
World Corporate Golf Challenge Ghana officially launches 2026 seasonThe Ghanaian Times
… Speaking at the launch on Friday, the Executive Partner of WCGC Ghana, Ms Catherine Fabbi, disclosed that the winning corporate team from the national finals will earn an all-expenses-paid opportunity to represent Ghana at the prestigious WCGC World Finals in Beijing, China. …
World Corporate Golf Challenge Ghana officially launches 2026 seasonJoy Online
… The winning corporate team from the National Final will earn an all-expenses-paid opportunity to represent Ghana at the prestigious WCGC World Finals in Beijing, China. …
World Corporate Golf Challenge Ghana officially launches 2026 seasonBusiness & Financial Times
… President Donald Trump departed Beijing after two days of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the visit was framed by both governments as an effort to stabilise one of the world’s most consequential relationships. …
What Trump’s visit and Putin’s expected arrival reveal about Beijing’s global positionJoy Online
… According to Chinese state media, Xi had told Trump that Taiwan, a self-governed island claimed by Beijing, was “the most important issue” in bilateral ties and mishandling it could lead to conflict. …
Taiwan will not provoke conflict nor give up sovereignty, says presidentThe Ghanaian Times
… He was hopeful they would be able to improve their times in subsequent competitions before next year’s World Athletics Championships in Beijing. …
Ghana wins bronze in 4x100m at 24th African Senior Athletics ChampionshipsJoy Online
US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. “I’m not looking to have somebody go independent,” the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. …
Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China’s XiJoy Online
US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. “I’m not looking to have somebody go independent,” the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. …
Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China’s XiJoy Online
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing ended with a tour of Zhongnanhai, the exclusive, heavily guarded 14th Century compound where top Chinese leaders live and work. …
Xi takes Trump on tour of Communist Party’s seat of power in BeijingJoy Online
US President Donald Trump has now left Beijing saying he has struck “fantastic trade deals, great for both countries” after meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. …
Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing but few big deals emergeUnitree Robotics, described as the world's biggest humanoid robot maker, made its stock market debut on Shanghai's Star Market on Wednesday, with shares closing up more than 460% on their first day of trading. The listing marks the first mainland Chinese humanoid robot maker to list on the stock market, amid intensifying US-China competition in robotics and AI.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Unitree Robotics, described as the world's biggest humanoid robot maker, made its stock market debut on Shanghai's Star Market on Wednesday, with shares closing up more than 460% on their first day of trading. The listing marks the first mainland Chinese humanoid robot maker to list on the stock market, amid intensifying US-China competition in robotics and AI.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The White House said more than 40 countries, including Canada, India, Mexico, Japan and South Korea, have helped China sidestep US tariffs by routing exports through nations with lower American import duties. According to government and private sector estimates, between $30 billion and roughly $300 billion in goods have been moved through this process, known as transshipping.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Wang Zhuang, 37, paid a matchmaking agency to introduce him to a woman in Guizhou province, whom he married after only a few meetings. He later discovered she was a former karaoke hostess with three previous marriages, children, debt, and a sexually transmitted disease, and had lied about her age and background. Wang is now fighting for divorce and struggling to recoup his life savings paid to the agency.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The White House imposed a 15% tariff and price floors on polysilicon, the raw material used in semiconductors and solar panels primarily produced by China, aimed at supporting domestic chip and solar supply chains to compete with Beijing on artificial intelligence and energy. The United States has two polysilicon factories.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Typhoon Dolphin lashed Okinawa on Saturday, injuring six people and cutting power to over 50,000 buildings, while China shut ports and raised its emergency response level ahead of the storm's expected landfall between late Sunday and early Monday on its east coast.
8 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered in the cargo operation area at Leipzig/Halle Airport overnight; a robot was deployed and the detonator was removed by German police. A second unidentified object collided with a cargo aircraft near the same airport, causing minor damage. The incident occurs amid a series of unauthorised drone flights over German sensitive sites in recent months, with federal police warning the overflights could have been organised by Russian agents.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Chinese military researchers have used outputs from leading U.S. artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic to train domestic AI systems to advance China's defence capabilities, according to a Reuters review of more than 80 Chinese academic papers and patents. The documents show widespread use of "model distillation," in which outputs from a powerful AI system are used to train smaller, specialised models that can be deployed locally.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
China's Ambassador to Ghana said the country will expand defence cooperation through military training, infrastructure development, equipment support and humanitarian collaboration. The commitment was made at a reception in Accra marking the 99th anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, with bilateral trade reaching US$14.1 billion in 2025.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that dual nationals serve as bridges for diaspora capital, remittances, and institution-building that have driven Ghana's economic development—citing examples like Databank and Ashesi University—and contends that excluding them would forfeit a critical source of development finance.
21 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
China has detained US seismologist Chen Youlin, 54, for nearly two years on espionage charges after his arrest in November 2024 during a Beijing visit. His wife and family dispute the allegations, saying his published work on nuclear testing is collaborative and public in nature; China's foreign ministry says judicial authorities handle cases in accordance with the law.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
China's economy grew by 4.3% in the second quarter, below Beijing's annual target of 4.5%–5%, as weak domestic demand and external instability offset strong export growth. The slowdown, the lowest quarterly expansion since the end of 2022, reflects imbalances between robust supply and weak consumer spending, alongside a long-running property market slump.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Emmanuel Amoh Obeng and Ramson Danyo won Ghana's national qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Corporate Golf Challenge, finishing with 49 points at Achimota Golf Club, and earned an all-expenses-paid trip to represent Ghana at the global finals in Beijing in October.
13 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
A powerful typhoon that spans 1,000 km at its widest point made landfall in the coastal cities of Taizhou and Wenzhou on Saturday and Sunday, prompting the evacuation of nearly two million people. The storm, the second to hit China in a week, has killed at least 17 people in the Philippines and disrupted flights and train services across China.
13 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
South Africa has experienced waves of xenophobic violence against foreign nationals from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia and Ghana, with frustrations rooted in high unemployment and economic inequality. The article argues that the real long-term employment threat may come not from migrants but from artificial intelligence, which represents a fundamentally different technological force than previous inventions.
11 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana told a press briefing in Accra that China's governance model, anchored on the Communist Party of China's leadership, offers valuable lessons for developing countries seeking sustainable development and political stability. He said the CPC's 105-year journey demonstrates that countries could pursue modernisation based on their own national circumstances without necessarily following Western models.
9 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Chinese authorities said a 66-year-old pilot crashed his small plane into Beijing's CITIC Tower last week because he was suffering from chronic insomnia and anxiety and had personal reasons for the act; his diary contained "multiple expressions of ending his life." The crash killed the pilot and wounded 13 others.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Xie Na, a prominent Chinese television personality who was set to begin a nationwide concert tour in Beijing later this month, had her first leg cancelled over the weekend following online mockery of her singing talent and criticism from state media.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Underground church leader Jin Mingri, imprisoned following October raids on religious groups in China, has been released and travelled to the US less than two months after his case was raised directly by Donald Trump. His family attributed his release to intervention by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Trump administration, though rights groups note numerous other religious practitioners remain incarcerated.
5 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Chinese authorities said a 66-year-old pilot crashed his small plane into Beijing's tallest skyscraper last week while suffering from chronic insomnia and anxiety; the crash killed the pilot and wounded 13 others, with the authorities describing it as endangering public safety caused by personal reasons.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A small plane struck Beijing's 109-storey CITIC Tower four days ago, killing the pilot and injuring 13 others, but China has released only a 60-word official statement. Dramatic footage has been removed from the internet, aviation firms say they've been instructed to suspend light aircraft operations without elaborating, and photographs of the building unrelated to the incident have also been scrubbed from social media.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chinese Ambassador has praised Ghana's goal of achieving energy self-reliance, including its target to end raw mineral exports by 2030 and process crude oil locally. He was speaking at the commissioning of Phase Two of the Sentuo Oil Refinery in Tema, which will expand refining capacity from 40,000 to 100,000 barrels per day.
28 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A Chinese film "Dear You," filmed in Teochew, has sparked debate in Singapore after most screenings were dubbed into Mandarin rather than offered in the original language; this has reignited discussion about Singapore's government push for Mandarin over other Chinese languages, which some argue has driven dialects like Teochew, Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka into decline.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Emirates is introducing four additional weekly services between Dubai and Accra from July 12, complementing its existing daily operation. The new flights will operate Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Emirates is introducing four additional weekly services between Dubai and Accra starting 12 July 2026, operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays on a Boeing 777-300ER. The expansion complements the airline's existing daily operation and responds to sustained growth in air travel demand.
22 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
China's foreign ministry confirmed the arrest of U Min Zin, a US-based scholar and director at a think tank focused on Myanmar, accusing him of spying and endangering national security. He was detained in early June in Kunming, a Chinese city bordering Myanmar, and the arrest is unusual as China rarely detains US citizens on national security charges.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Emmanuel Kwame Agyemang, born in 1989, has progressed from student leadership at the University of Ghana to roles in Ghana's public administration and international platforms. He holds a BA in English and Political Science and an MA in Public Administration from the University of Ghana.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest chipmaker, has told the BBC that inflation is pushing up costs and has not ruled out price rises, though its CFO said the firm would not introduce sudden "fourfold, fivefold" increases. Any price increases could eventually affect customers' electronic device costs.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
China's President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on June 8–9 at Kim Jong Un's invitation, his first trip in nearly seven years. The visit comes as China, North Korea's largest trading partner and sole defence-pact ally, seeks to manage its relationship with Pyongyang amid growing ties between North Korea and Russia.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
China has banned four New Zealand Members of Parliament for a year following their visit to Taiwan in May, a first for the country according to New Zealand's foreign ministry. The MPs—Maureen Pugh, David Wilson, Laura McClure, and Duncan Webb—can have the ban reduced or waived with an apology, though at least one MP said she would not apologize.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Corporate Golf Challenge Ghana was officially launched at Achimota Golf Club, with the 2026 National Final scheduled for July 10 at the same venue. The winning team will represent Ghana at the World Finals in Beijing, China, in October, with the competition restricted to amateur golfers who are members of the Ghana Golf Association and represent registered companies.
25 May 2026 · Daily Guide →