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  1. May 2026
  2. Joy Online

    Oil prices rose on Friday as market concerns persisted over ship attacks and seizures despite Iran saying ​about 30 vessels had passed through the Strait of Hormuz, ‌while the U.S. and Chinese presidents were set for a second day of talks in Beijing.

    Oil rises as fears of ship attacks and seizures persist
  3. Joy Online

    US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

    Trade, Iran and Taiwan on the agenda as Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks with Xi
  4. Joy Online

    His remarks come after Ghana’s relay team confirmed their place at next year’s World Athletics Championships in Beijing following a strong performance at the World Relays.

    World Athletics President backs Ghana relay team for World Championships podium finish
  5. The Ghanaian Times

    The 69-year-old administrator congratulated Ghana’s 4×100 relay team for qualifying for the World Championship next year in Beijing, China.

    WA Pres Lord Coe hails gov’t support for CAA Snr. Athletics Championship
  6. Joy Online

    Among those set to join the president on his official trip to Beijing are Tim Cook of Apple, Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Larry Fink of BlackRock, as well as other executives from Meta, Visa, JP Morgan, Boeing, Cargill and more.

    Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip
  7. Joy Online

    Beijing has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will travel to China this week to meet Xi Jinping.

    Trump’s China visit set to test fragile truce
  8. Daily Guide

    Team Ghana secured qualification on the second day of the competition, finishing second in a time of 38.09 seconds to grab the final automatic slot for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

    Sports Ministry Responds To Relay Team Concerns
  9. The Ghanaian Times

    Ghana’s men’s 4x100m relay team bounced back strongly to secure qualification for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing after finishing second in the second-round qualifiers at the ongoing World Athletics Relays in Botswana.

    Ghana 4x100m men’s relay team qualify for 2027 World Athletics Championships
  10. Joy Online

    Team Ghana secured qualification on the second day of the event after finishing second with a time of 38.09 seconds to claim the final automatic spot for next year’s World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

    We don’t determine travel schedules for athletes – Sports Ministry responds to Ghana’s 4x100m relay team
  11. Joy Online

    Team Ghana finished second behind China in 38.09 seconds to claim the final automatic qualification spot for next year’s championships in Beijing, making it a fourth consecutive appearance at the World Athletics Championships.

    Beijing 2027: Ghana Athletics vows to solve concerns raised by 4x100m relay team after qualification
Business

Chinese robotics firm Unitree soars 460% in Shanghai debut

The News

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

Wednesday 19 August

  1. Chinese robotics firm Unitree soars 460% in Shanghai debut

    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

Friday 14 August

  1. White House reports 40+ countries route Chinese exports to avoid tariffs

    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

Monday 10 August

  1. Chinese matchmaking scam leaves men defrauded and devastated

    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

  2. Trump imposes 15% tariff on Chinese polysilicon for chips and solar

    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

Saturday 8 August

  1. Typhoon Dolphin strikes Japan's Okinawa, China prepares for landfall

    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

Wednesday 5 August

  1. Drone with explosive found at German airport, runways shut

    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

Sunday 2 August

  1. Chinese military researchers use US AI models for defence systems

    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

Thursday 30 July

  1. China reaffirms defence cooperation with Ghana amid closer ties

    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

Tuesday 21 July

  1. Council of State dual citizenship stance risks Ghana's development finance

    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

Wednesday 15 July

  1. China detains US seismologist Chen Youlin on espionage charges

    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

  2. China's Q2 GDP growth slows to 4.3% amid weak domestic demand

    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

Monday 13 July

  1. Obeng, Danyo secure Ghana's spot at Beijing golf finals

    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

  2. Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China, evacuating nearly two million

    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

Saturday 11 July

  1. South Africa xenophobic violence masks job threat from AI

    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

Thursday 9 July

  1. Chinese Ambassador says governance model offers lessons for developing nations

    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

Monday 6 July

  1. Chinese authorities cite personal reasons for pilot's skyscraper crash

    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

  2. China celebrity Xie Na's concert tour cancelled after online backlash

    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

Sunday 5 July

  1. Chinese underground church leader Jin Mingri freed from prison

    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

Thursday 2 July

  1. Pilot crashed plane into Beijing tower for personal reasons

    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

Wednesday 1 July

  1. Small plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building; details sparse

    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

Sunday 28 June

  1. China backs Ghana's energy self-reliance and oil refining expansion

    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

Friday 26 June

  1. Chinese film's Teochew screenings spark Singapore language debate

    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

Monday 22 June

  1. Emirates adds four weekly flights from Dubai to Accra

    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

  2. Emirates adds four weekly flights between Dubai and Accra

    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

Friday 12 June

  1. China arrests US scholar on espionage charges in Kunming

    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

  2. Emmanuel Kwame Agyemang: from student leader to public service

    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

Wednesday 10 June

  1. TSMC does not rule out price rises amid inflation pressures

    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

Friday 5 June

  1. Xi Jinping to visit North Korea for first time in seven years

    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

Thursday 4 June

  1. China bans four New Zealand MPs over Taiwan visit

    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

Monday 25 May

  1. WCGC Ghana launches 2026 season with Beijing World Finals prize

    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

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