TWENTY-FOUR Asia-Pacific regional journalists undertaking an exchange program in China for international journalists have concluded a two-day attachment with various departments of the China Global Television Network in Beijing on Tuesday 17 June. Of the group of 24 journalists, eight were assigned to the News Gathering Department, seven to the Commentary Department, two to the…
THE international Christian reggae band Christafari electrified Auki town last week on Thursday night, drawing hundreds of fans from across Malaita Province to an uplifting and vibrant two-day concert. The show, which marked the band’s second visit to Auki, attracted many from as far as West Kwara’ae and Central Kwara’ae, including many living in and…
A SCULPTURE bearing the inscription “Long Live Youth” stands in the forecourt of the Beijing Dongzhimen High School, reminding students that “youth is brief, yet brilliant and that only through hard work, one can write a regret-free chapter of life.” The school was established in 1935 with the vision of cultivating outstanding talents through noble…
The Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency William Soaki, together with the Solomon Islands community in Port Moresby, co-hosted an informal farewell dinner on 1 June 2025 at the High Commission’s Haus Win to honour Solomon Islands musicians and artists who participated in the grand finale of the Pacific Story cultural…
JOURNALISTS from the Asia-Pacific region attending a media exchange program for international journalists in China will embark on a three day ‘extraordinary journey’ to Tianjin city in North China. The visit from June 18 to 20 is part of activities of “China Close Up”, a flagship media initiative by the China Media Group’s CGTN (China…
THE value of civilizations has become more salient than ever when facing profound transformations unseen in a century and immense challenges, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated as China marked the first International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations. Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central…
FOUNDED in 1912, the Beijing First Experimental Primary School located in the Chinese capital’s Xicheng District has provided a group of international journalists on a media exchange program, an invaluable insight into China’s holistic approach to human resource development at the primary school level. Under this approach, Physical Education (PE) is emphasized as an equally…
THE Chinese media play the constructive role of promoting social and economic development as designed by the Chinese government, and have contributed significantly to China’s modern advancement, said Professor Zhang Yanqiu. Prof Zhang is the Director, Deputy Dean of the Africa Communication Research Center of the Communication University of China. She was lecturing international journalists…
A voluntary clean-up took place on Saturday around Kukum Field in East Honiara, the venue that will host the world-renowned gospel reggae band Christafari on Sunday night. The concert is part of the band’s “You Are Loved” Melanesian tour. Speaking to Solomon Star, Alisha Mua—one of the local coordinators for the Christafari Solomon Islands tour…
At the second Wuyi Forum, a platform for international academic exchanges, Robert Chard, a sinologist and emeritus professor from the University of Oxford, said that he hopes the West can come to see that China is very cool, very interesting, and very much worth learning from. “Cool” is a term rooted in youth culture, typically…