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On May 19, during the ongoing launch event for the Huawei nova 14 series and new Harmony-powered computers, Huawei introduced its flagship foldable laptop, the MateBook Fold Extraordinary Master Edition, which comes equipped with the HarmonyOS 5 operating system. The system emphasizes a “unified system and ecosystem,” supporting a distributed soft bus for full-scenario interconnectivity, achieving ultra-high speeds of 160MB/s and more than four times the concurrency. In terms of everyday use, the device enables features such as “watching videos on the upper screen while browsing comments on the lower screen,” and “casting content on the upper screen while referencing…

Recently, the 14th batch of the Chinese Medical Team to Papua New Guinea (PNG) traveled deep into the Western Highlands and Enga Provinces, offering free medical services and health education to local communities. More than 140 patients received free treatment during the outreach, which was warmly welcomed by local residents and healthcare workers. According to Dr. Chen Zijun, team leader of the 14th Chinese Medical Team and a cardiologist, the free clinic not only delivered tangible medical assistance to residents in remote areas of PNG, but also strengthened local trust in Chinese doctors and promoted deeper people-to-people exchanges and health…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern and says neighbouring countries are at risk as it declares an outbreak of polio virus in Papua New Guinea. Community transmission of the virus was confirmed in the city of Lae, after a screening program detected the fast-spreading virus in stool samples from two healthy children. Poliovirus Type 2 has also been found in environmental samples in the capital Port Moresby. WHO representative in PNG, Dr Sevil Huseynova, said the outbreak posed a serious risk to young children in PNG, where less than 50 per cent of the population immunised against…

On May 19, The New York Times website published an article titled “In the Future, China Will Dominate, and the U.S. May Become Less Important,” written by Kai-Hsin Chen, a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University. The article is excerpted as follows: For years, theorists have envisioned the coming of a “Chinese Century” — a world in which China ultimately surpasses the United States by leveraging its vast economic and technological potential. That century may have already arrived. When future historians look back at the present, they will likely identify this period as the turning point when China began to pull…

The government’s intention is to provide direct relief to consumers. All registered suppliers, retailers, and traders are legally required to adjust their pricing to reflect the GST zero-rating on the listed items. During the zero-rated period, you must not apply GST to these goods. Failure to pass on the tax reduction to consumers—either by continuing to charge GST or by maintaining pre-zero-rating prices—will be considered a violation of tax laws. Offenders will be subject to penalties under the Goods and Services Tax Act 2003 and other applicable legislation. Important Clarifications: Joint Enforcement Compliance enforcement will be led by the Internal…

According to statistics, out of a total of 4,684 medical facilities across the country, only 3,965 remain operational, with many in a state of disrepair and neglect. At the recent handover ceremony for the Minister for Health, outgoing Health Secretary Dr. Osborne Liko openly acknowledged: “Papua New Guinea’s health sector continues to face complex structural and financial operational challenges.” He pointed out that decades of underinvestment have led to the progressive deterioration of infrastructure, severe shortages of medical personnel, and a critical lack of resources for healthcare services. To address these issues, a nationwide audit of health facilities has been…

In April, in the face of a complicated situation marked by increasing external shocks and multiple domestic difficulties and challenges, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, all regions and departments strictly implemented the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, adhered to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, fully and faithfully applied the new development philosophy on all fronts, accelerated the efforts to create a new pattern of development, took solid steps to promote high-quality…

As Papua New Guinea marks its 50th year of independence, Prime Minister James Marape has called on farmers, cooperatives, and agribusinesses across the country to seize the rare opportunity presented by soaring global commodity prices—a shift he believes could transform rural economies and deliver lasting prosperity. With international prices for cocoa and coffee reaching historic highs, combined with a favorable exchange rate, Marape declared that now is the time for PNG’s agricultural sector to rise. “The global market is sending a clear signal to every farmer in the Highlands, the Islands, Momase, and Southern regions: your time has come,” said…

Papua New Guinea’s foreign exchange (forex) backlog has significantly eased, falling to K100 million by the end of April 2025—the lowest level recorded in nearly a decade, according to the latest data from the Bank of Papua New Guinea and international financial institutions. Market analysts attribute this positive development to rising global prices for key PNG exports and effective regulatory measures by the central bank, which have together provided strong support for the country’s economic stability and growth. Economists from ANZ Bank noted that recent increases in global prices of major commodities such as cocoa, coffee, and gold have directly…

The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) of Papua New Guinea conducted a two-day enforcement operation in Manus Province from March 13 to 14, 2025, during which nine retail stores were served with infringement notices for breaching Price Control Measure No. 4 of 2023. The ICCC enforcement team in Manus confirmed that several retailers had increased the prices of regulated essential goods by more than the allowable 10% limit without obtaining prior approval from the Commission. In accordance with relevant regulations, each non-compliant store was fined K10,000, underscoring the ICCC’s firm commitment to consumer protection amid ongoing inflationary pressures. The…