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Smart grab The Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (NUCM) is the first university in China to train foreign nationals including Africans in traditional Chinese medicines and offers degree, masters, doctoral and post-doctoral programmes. By Edmund Smith-Asante, NANJING, CHINA   One of the African journalists in an interaction with Ms. Vanessa Kenfack, a student from Cameroon. There are currently over 1,500 foreign students including Africans offering various courses in Chinese traditional medicine (CTM) at the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (NUCM).  

Smart grab China has assured Africa of its commitment to all promises of cooperation to the continent but has asked for precision, adherence to time lines and more communication to enable their effective fulfillment.   By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING Mr. Wang Dong, Director of West   Asian and African Affairs at the Commerce Ministry (right) and Mr. He Jun, Deputy Director at the meeting. In order to enable the effective implementation of its plans to boost cooperation with Africa, the Chinese government has proposed three major steps to African countries.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING A student asking a question at the forum. PICTURE BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE It has therefore, urged the government to reduce the fees to promote the ease of doing business in the country.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING A cross section of the Ghanaian community at the open forum. PICTURE BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE Ghana’s Embassy in Beijing has received approval from the Foreign Affairs Ministry to issue passports to Ghanaians living in China.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING  Mr. McArios Akanbong, Acting Head of Mission addressing the Ghanaian residents last Saturday. PICTURE BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE Consular officers at Ghana’s embassy in Beijing often have to use their pocket money to help out distressed Ghanaians because of the lack of funds to help such people, the Acting Head of Mission, Mr. McArios Akanbong has said.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, TEMA Workers packaging the finished Yum-mie Instant Noodles into cartons. A Ghanaian manufacturing company, Blow Chem Industries Limited, has established Ghana’s first ever instant noodles factory and Ghana’s first indigenous noodles brand, Yum-mie Instant Noodles.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING Mr Akanbong - acting Head of Mission and the Head of Chancery at Ghana’s Embassy in Beijing, China The acting Head of Mission and the Head of Chancery at Ghana’s Embassy in Beijing, China, Mr McArios A. Akanbong, has stated that there has been an increase in claims by Ghanaians in China that they are political refugees when they are arrested by Chinese authorities.

Smart grab: Two class five pupils who aspire to be journalists took the shine at a press conference in Beijing on “Benefitting society and people”, when they also covered the conference for their news agency, the NiuTong Press of Youth Times . By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING Yang Kerui listening attentively to proceedings. PICTURE BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE Two school children - Yang Kerui, a girl and Yu Haotian, a boy, both 11, momentarily shifted the attention of journalists covering a press conference held at the sidelines of the Fifth Session of the 12 th CPPCC National Committee meeting in Beijing last Thursday, from the main business of the day.

Smart grab China’s political advisors have recommended an increase in medical assistance to Africa, more cooperation for a “Belt and Road Initiative” to connect major trading countries of the world and an improvement in diplomatic relations at the Fifth Session of the 12 th National committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held last Friday. By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING Mr. Yu Zhengsheng addressing the  CPPCC. Among the key decisions China intends to take from this year are an improvement and strengthening of its medical assistance efforts in Africa.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING Mr. Wang Yi, China's Foreign Affairs Minister speaking at the press conference. There will be no weakening in the relationship that exists between China and Africa, the Foreign Minister of China, Mr. Wang Yi has assured.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING Students were taken through phoenetics in the first class. Journalists participating in a 10-month media exchange and training programme in China have begun a course in the Mandarine language to enable them to adapt to their new environment.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING Mr. H. E. M. LI Zhaoxing, President    of the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA) interacting China has extolled its cordial relationship with Africa and the rest of the world and singled out Ghana as one of the first African countries to establish diplomatic relations with it.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING Ms. Gao Yuan, Headteacher of African journalists teaching her students. Forty-eight journalists from 41countries in Africa, South Asia and South East Asia on Monday began a 10-month media exchange and China development studies programme in Beijing, the Chinese capital.

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE, AVEYIME-BATTOR No one needs to be told on entering the yard of Volta Prairie Limited (VPL), formerly known as the Aveyime Rice Project at Aveyime, Battor, in the North Tongu District in the Volta Region, that the project is dead.

By Edmund Smith-Asante Dr Emmanuel Akwetey The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has recommended that the position of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) must be put up for election by political parties.

By Edmund Smith-Asante Dr Emmanuel Akwetey Ghana’s “winner-takes-all” democratic system is the underlining cause of the perceived threats of violence in this year’s elections, the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has said.

By Edmund Smith-Asante Beginning today, the dominant colour that will be seen on the entire Akuapem Ridge, particularly the seat of the Akuapem Traditional Area, Akropong, will be red, with some black as well.

By Edmund Smith-Asante Mr Prosper Bani The Minister-designate of the Interior, Mr Prosper Douglas Kweku Bani, was Thursday taken through 204 minutes of grilling, during which he pledged to engage with the legislature on the provision of security for the members.

By Edmund Smith-Asante Dr Kwame Nkrumah Since the overthrow of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the fortunes of workers in the country have only dwindled, with unemployment, underemployment and rampant redundancy being the order of the day, the Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Mr Kofi Asamoah, has stated.

By Edmund Smith-Asante Dr Lawrence Tetteh World- renowned Evangelist, Dr Lawrence Tetteh, has urged the media to exercise utmost decorum in their reporting of the 2016 election to maintain the peace in the country.