NEW DELHI, June 28 (Xinhua) -- All eyes is on the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka this week, as observers look for solutions to challenges facing the world economy, an expert has said. "In the 21st century, the global focus has shifted from security to development and G20 represents the largest economies on the planet," Professor Swaran Singh of the School of International Studies at Delhi-based Jawaharlal Nehru University told Xinhua.
JOHANNESBURG, June 28 (Xinhua) -- With the 14th Group of 20 (G20) summit in Japan from Thursday to Saturday, South Africa expects to take the lead in promoting the interests of Africa and the Global South. South Africa's position at the G20 summit will be crucial, Jannie Rossouw, head of School of Economic and Business Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, told Xinhua, adding that the government must use it to showcase investment opportunities in the country as well as in Africa.
SHANGHAI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Earlier this month, China granted its first 5G licenses for commercial use to a broadcasting network and the country's top three telecom operators, in a major move to boost the development of the digital economy. Also this month, policymakers in South Korea and telecom operators in Britain have announced their plans to advance the implementation of the next-generation wireless technology.
BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China expects the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka, Japan to send positive signals of combating climate change, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said here Thursday. Media reported that the draft communique of the G20 Osaka summit did not include the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
