Dario Salvi

From 4 to 6 September, Beijing is hosting the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (Focac), the first major post-Covid event in the capital. More and more Chinese companies have developed partnerships and collaborated with governments and businesses on the continent. A response to the protectionist policies of Brussels and Washington, but there is also a ‘dumping’ risk for Africa.

According to CCTV, they will be introduced next week, with the start of the year. first to seventh grade, then extended to all nine grades of compulsory education. Extensive coverage of the war with India and Vietnam. Specific sections also for ancient Chinese literature and the years of the communist revolution.

In AsiaNews, the Jordanian scholar underlines the degree of ‘autonomy’ with which Nasrallah moves, who has turned Lebanon into the ‘front line’ to protect Tehran's interests. The militias supported by the Islamic Republic in the various countries of the Middle East are useful in pursuing the strategy of chaos. Pezeshkian ‘dialogue’ face with the West to ease sanctions.

Enforcement is overseen by the Ministry of Morality. Over the past year more than 13,000 people detained, half of them held for 24 hours. Specific rules are also provided for the media, such as a ban on showing images of living beings. Sanctions include counseling, warnings of divine punishment, verbal threats, confiscation of property, and detention.

At the center of criticism in the UN experts' report is the trial of about 100 members of the Christian minority. The proceedings allegedly failed to meet standards and showed summary charges, torture and mistreatment. Also in the crosshairs are the stages of the trial and the role of the media. No comment from the government.

After a year and a half of restoration work, the more than 400-year-old historic bazaar with 65 businesses reopens in the Dargeçit district. A project to revive a centuries-old area with high heritage, artistic and tourist interest. For the provincial director of the Culture and Tourism Authority it will also foster “economic growth” in the region.

Today's news: eight Taiwanese soldiers jailed for pro-China espionage; Hundreds of migrants from Asia stranded at São Paulo airport in Brazil; At least 15 dead and 4.5 million affected by floods in Bangladesh; It is less dangerous for airlines to fly over Afghanistan than the Middle East, security and screening concerns remain; Delegation from Laos to Moscow for International Buddhist Forum visits Orthodox Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

Activist movements report testimony from survivors of persecution at the hands of the rebel group fighting the army. On Aug. 5, dozens (or hundreds) of Muslims, including young children, killed in a drone and artillery attack as they tried to flee. More than 250,000 Rohingya have been homeless in Buthidaung and Maungdaw since April.

Fr. Ibrahim Faltas warns, “The situation is dramatic” and there is “deep concern” about a future without Christians. In the crosshairs of settlers and the governing ultra-right a UNESCO heritage area near Bethlehem. Also in the West Bank an escalation of violence, destruction, arrests and deaths. Alice Kisiya's “emblematic” story. Already more than 70 Christian families have migrated since the beginning of the war.

The MoU follows two days of talks between defence ministers in Ankara. The deal marks an improvement in bilateral relations, which were deeply strained in the past. A Joint Security Coordination Centre will be set up in Baghdad and a Joint Training and Cooperation Centre in Bashiqa.

On the day the Church celebrates the Assumption of Mary into heaven, the pontiff said that life is a project of love, not a meaningless journey. Our Lady is a metaphor for the "earthly pilgrimage" and an example of service. Francis ended with a plea for peace in Ukraine and the Holy Land, expressing “concern” for the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the fires in Greece.

On social media, Geng He appeals to the US government and the international community for news of her husband, a Christian lawyer and activist. She is not asking for his release, but wants to know about his fate. Five members of the Shengjia Church in Shunde are on trial on spurious charges of "illegal business operations", a generic term used to persecute believers.