THOUGH taken within a span of four days, the 2025 “Travelogue of China” organized visit for international journalists in the cities of Hohhot and Ulanqab in the Chinese Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia has provided an immersive and insightful experience for participants, including myself. The annual “Travelogue of China International Media and Communication Activity” was…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) officially opened its Annual Planning Conference starting today Monday, 19th May 2025, at the Honiara Hotel. The conferencebrings together ministry leaders, technical officers, and stakeholders to align strategies for the coming year under the theme: “Transforming Agriculture for Economic Growth.” The five-day conference, running from May 19 to…
BEIJING and Washington have reached some common understanding on their economic and trade relations following the high-level China-US trade and economic meeting in Geneva, Brussels recently. This was announced in a joint statement issued by the two sides following the Brussels trade and economic meeting. The joint statement said the government of the People’s Republic…
CHINESE President Xi Jinping has announced the launch of five programs at the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing. The forum, held on Tuesday 13 May and attended by 28 CELAC countries, six regional organizations and over 50 ministerial officials, was dubbed a success by Beijing. CELAC is the abbreviation for Community…
WITH awarded titles such as National Garden City, National Hygienic City, National Food Safety Food Demonstration City, and reputation as Potato Capital of China, Summer Retreat Capital of China’s Grasslands, Oat Capital of China and Yogurt Capital of China’s Grasslands, Ulanqab City stands tall as a thriving industrial ecological hub. Located in the central part…
About 3,807 individuals both male and female across seven communities and two schools in South Vella La Vella, Western Province, have been informed about the importance of immunization. This vital awareness campaign was delivered by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Solomon Islands through its Demand Generation for Immunization Project (DGIP) which was funded…
A two-day Early Childhood Development (ECD) Policy Training was successfully conducted in Gizo, Western Province last week. The primary objective of the training was to raise awareness of the National ECD Policy, its goals, and how it can be effectively implemented at the community and provincial levels. The workshop, held on Tuesday and Wednesday at…
The Western Pacific Region is facing a significant measles outbreak, marked by a sharp rise in reported cases across multiple countries, including those in Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand. This resurgence underscores critical immunization gaps and highlights the urgent need to strengthen public health interventions. Meanwhile as of Friday 16 May…
The Solomon Islands has taken a significant step towards strengthening national resilience to climate change and natural disasters with the official launch of its first-ever market based Parametric Microinsurance Product. The launch, held in Honiara on Tuesday 13th May 2025 at the Heritage Park Hotel, also marked the one-year anniversary of Trans Pacific Assurance Limited’s…
Three brothers have been arrested for the alleged murder of their cousin brother at the Lunga area in Guadalcanal Province on Monday 12 May 2025. Guadalcanal Provincial Police carried out the arrest. The initial murder incident occurred on 10 May 2025, when the trio assaulted their 23-year-old cousin brother after a heated argument over the…