https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/globalsouth
Ghent University actively participates in several development projects, financed by national (VLIR-UOS, Enabel, ...) as well as international organisations...
global southghent universitypartnerships
https://recipes.timesofindia.com/idlis-global-roots-how-an-indonesian-dish-shaped-south-indias-breakfast-staple/articleshow/124405732.cms
Idli, a beloved South Indian breakfast, might trace its origins to Indonesia's 'kedli,' a similar rice cake. Over centuries, Indian cooks adapted this...
idlirsquoglobalrootsindonesian
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1348690.shtml
South Africa and China can deepen collaboration in critical minerals, renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. By leveraging China’s investment capacity...
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https://gq.co.za/culture/2026-01-26-celebrated-photographer-lindokuhle-sobekwa-brings-south-african-light-to-global-exhibition/
Jan 26, 2026 - The local photographer formed part of a global exhibition showcasing eight acclaimed photographers
south africancelebratedphotographerbringslight
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3338778/china-plans-19-high-speed-rail-expansion-2030-amid-global-dominance-sector?module=top_story&pgtype=homepage
Jan 5, 2026 - Beijing aims to expand the nation’s entire rail network to about 180,000km as part of 2026-2030 infrastructure push, boosting connectivity nationwide.
high speedchinaplansrailexpansion
https://thetricontinental.org/newsletterissue/gen-z-rebellion/
Nov 29, 2025 - Gen Z-led uprisings across the Global South point to long-term socioeconomic and environmental crises caused by neoliberalism. Yet they have often been coopted...
gen zseventhesesglobal
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20251215VL200/0_10.html?dt_ref=topic
Dec 15, 2025 - South Korea has decided to make full 5G standalone (SA) deployment mandatory for mobile operators as a condition for renewing expiring 3G and LTE spectrum...
south koreamandatesstandaloneconversionspectrum
https://asiatimes.com/2025/10/us-must-embrace-not-resist-global-souths-ascent/
Oct 30, 2025 - For decades, Western policymakers and analysts operated under the comfortable assumption that the international order would remain fundamentally unipolar,
global southusembraceresistascent
https://thetricontinental.org/towards-a-new-development-theory-for-the-global-south/
Jan 30, 2025 - As progressive governments take office in the Global South, now more than ever there is a burning need for a new development theory that can fulfil the...
new developmentglobal southtowardstheory
https://seapowermagazine.org/cancer-to-capricorn-a-maritime-showdown-for-the-global-south/
Nov 18, 2025 - Cancer to Capricorn: A Maritime Showdown for the Global South Featured Story
global southcancercapricornmaritimeshowdown
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/business/2025/08/xi-tells-lula-he-is-ready-to-set-example-of-self-sufficiency-for-the-global-south-together.shtml
In the conversation, the leader said that "China supports the Brazilian people in defending their sovereignty"
xitellslulareadyset
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3338827/trump-seen-top-global-risk-2026-us-slips-further-behind-china-eurasia-group?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Jan 6, 2026 - Forecast warns China’s shift towards an ‘electro-state’ could widen the gap with the US, even as deflation clouds Beijing’s outlook.
global risktrumpseentopus
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202104/1221662.shtml
A car accident reportedly involving a Tesla leading to one passenger dead surfaced online on Wednesday, raising more concerns over the quality control issues...
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https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/blog/the-economist
But, writes Christiana Figueres, innovation still has to outpace climate impacts
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https://www.ibtimes.co.in/g20-leaders-summit-pm-modi-set-put-sharper-focus-matters-impacting-global-south-892839?utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=related
Nov 20, 2025 - On the margins of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Prime Minister Modi is also expected to hold several key bilateral meetings with some of the leaders present in...
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https://icdl.org/icdl-asia-visits-universities-in-south-taiwan/
Jun 7, 2019 - 6 June 2019 Ms. Tina Wu, General Manager of ICDL Asia, visited two universities in South Taiwan, namely Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science and Far...
asiavisitsuniversitiessouthtaiwan
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347754.shtml
We need to redefine power as collaboration and use media to make that collaboration visible, credible and coherent. If we succeed, then when the world looks at...
global southnetworknationscommunicatingprogress
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202512/1350328.shtml
Reviving the shared memory of China and South Korea's resistance against Japanese aggression can serve as a meaningful way to reshape perceptions, strengthen...
south koreadeepeningwwiisharedmemories
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202512/1351312.shtml
By repeatedly staging intrusions and orchestrating media spectacles for political purposes, is the Marcos administration truly helping its fishermen, or is it...
south china seamanilafabricatednarrativerisks
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202512/1349771.shtml
As the world's first scheduled commercial route connecting two near-antipodal cities - Shanghai and Buenos Aires, almost diametrically opposite on the globe -...
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https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3338301/chinas-january-1-silver-curbs-deepen-global-crunch-analysts-warn-amid-volatility?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Jan 1, 2026 - Beijing’s new export-licensing system seen squeezing foreign buyers, pushing price towards US$100 an ounce; Elon Musk joins warning chorus.
januarysilverdeepenglobalcrunch
https://www.e-flux.com/journal/158/6776797/in-the-kingdoms-of-ruin-okwui-enwezor-contemporary-art-and-the-global-south
Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie assesses the complicated legacy of influential curator Okwui Enwezor.
contemporary artkingdomsruin
https://thraets.org/an-election-for-the-world-the-global-south-stakes-of-the-u-s-presidential-election/
Nov 5, 2024 - The phrase “When America sneezes, the world catches a cold” vividly captures the global influence of the United States. As one of the world’s largest
global southelectionworldstakes
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-11-13/Youth-s-role-highlighted-in-global-governance-event-in-South-Africa-1Igh2nJOGVG/p.html
The "Global Governance, Youth Action" media event, organized by China Media Group (CMG), took place on Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa.
global governanceyouthrolehighlightedevent
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/1344730.shtml
Africa hasn't advanced much since independence because of the exploitative systems left by our colonial masters. But now, China is stepping in and trying to...
global southdialoguechinaafricaopinion
https://newint.org/peace/2025/end-gaza-genocide-global-south-takes-justice-its-own-hands
Kate McMahon reports from Bogotá as states gather for emergency meeting to halt Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
gaza genocideglobal southendtakesjustice
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3333485/south-koreas-challenges-taste-whats-come-global-economy
Nov 20, 2025 - While South Korea has been a big beneficiary of the AI boom, the surge is also highlighting its domestic and geopolitical vulnerabilities.
southchallengestastecome
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202601/1353353.shtml
A total of 45 university students from nearly 20 countries and regions, including Ghana, South Africa, Algeria, Madagascar, Brazil, and India, are taking part...
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https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/series/3334991/china-inc-goes-global?campaign=China%20Inc.%20goes%20global&module=series_section&pgtype=series
Dec 30, 2025 - With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more...
global southchinaincgoesmorning
https://chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/us-drc-critical-minerals-agreement/
Dec 11, 2025 - Understand the implications of the U.S. D.R.C. Critical Minerals Agreement for strategic mineral access and geopolitical balance.
critical mineralsuagreementimpact
https://www.cfr.org/blog/china-and-india-compete-leadership-global-south
China and India compete for leadership of the Global South, but it remains unclear whether either is winning.
global southchinaindiacompeteleadership
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/chinas-discourse-power-operations-in-the-global-south/
Oct 4, 2023 - An overview of China’s discourse power activities in the Global South and outlines how China leverages influence and its impact.
global southchinadiscoursepoweroperations
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/global-south-universities-have-much-teach-refugee-inclusion
Institutions in low- and middle-income countries host most of the world’s refugees, despite having the least resources, but their efforts receive limited...
global southuniversitiesmuchteachrefugee
https://www.bridgesfundmanagement.com/2030-vision/20-30-visions-20-dolika-banda-on-investing-in-the-global-south/
Jul 24, 2024 - Development finance expert Dolika Banda on how to get more capital flowing to Africa and other emerging markets
visionsbandainvesting
https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3339725/ubs-conveys-upbeat-note-chinese-stocks-2026-global-investors-seek-diversification?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Jan 13, 2026 - ‘Chinese assets’ appeal will further increase this year because of a sharpened focus on diversified investments,’ UBS’ Thomas Fang says.
ubsupbeatnotechinesestocks
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3340142/china-dominates-global-humanoid-robot-market-over-80-installations?module=china_future_tech&pgtype=homepage
Jan 16, 2026 - AgiBot and Unitree help China capture bulk of global deployments in 2025 as market heads for sixfold growth by 2027, report says.
china dominateshumanoid robotglobalmarket
https://lirneasia.net/2023/10/report-digitalisation-for-a-just-social-compact-global-south-lessons-from-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Oct 26, 2023 - Despite the transformative potential of digital strategies, the study reveals missed opportunities by governments in Nigeria, South Africa, India, Sri Lanka,...
global southreportdigitalisationsocialcompact
https://www.caritas.org/article/cop30-pope-leo-supports-global-south-cardinals-climate-justice-call-in-a-video-message/
Dec 3, 2025 - The message could not have arrived with greater clarity or better timing. At the start of the second and decisive week of COP30, Pope Leo XIV released a video...
pope leoglobal southclimate justicesupportscall
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3339568/alibabas-qwen-family-hits-700-million-downloads-lead-global-open-source-ai-adoption?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Jan 13, 2026 - Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen family is the world’s most widely used open-source AI system as of January, Hugging Face data shows.
family hitsqwenmilliondownloadslead
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/global-south-particularly-vulnerable-climate-change-its-trying-break-out-poverty-analyst-3547421
CNA's Teresa Tang spoke to the CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Dr Arunabha Ghosh, at Ecosperity Week 2023. They discussed how support...
global southclimate changeparticularlyvulnerable
https://www.kedglobal.com/e-commerce/newsView/ked202511110004
The surge of Chinese e-commerce in South Korea is losing steam, with AliExpress, the biggest of the group, posting a 20% year-over-year drop in sales last mont
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https://opencanada.org/podcast/43-canada-at-the-crossroads-nato-diplomacy-and-the-global-south-with-kerry-buck/
Jul 10, 2025 - Ruth Mojeed Ramirez speaks with Kerry Buck, former Canadian Ambassador to NATO […]
canadacrossroadsnatodiplomacyglobal
https://www.belfercenter.org/research-analysis/striving-excel-rise-south-africa-ambitious-global-south-agenda-setter
Anthoni van Nieuwkerk unpacks how South Africa remains a key African middle power, aiming to regain influence as it helps shape Global South priorities through...
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https://worldfinancialreview.com/trumps-tariffs-threat-to-the-global-south/
Jun 20, 2025 - Explore how Trump's tariffs pose a significant threat to the Global South, impacting economies, trade, and international relations.
global southtrumptariffsthreat
https://mitgovlab.org/research/community-policing-does-not-build-citizen-trust-in-police-or-reduce-crime-in-the-global-south/
Lily L. Tsai and co-authors published a paper in Science looking at the impacts of community policing programs in Colombia, Brazil, Liberia, Uganda, Pakistan,...
community policingbuildcitizentrustpolice
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-11-02/Jamaican-ambassador-calls-for-stronger-Global-South-media-cooperation-1HYajszuvoQ/p.html
Jamaica's Ambassador to China, Arthur Williams, called on media organizations around the world to unite, share their experiences and plan for the future as he...
global southjamaicanambassadorcallsstronger
https://www.povertyactionlab.org/updates/new-initiative-help-governments-global-south-reduce-pollution-and-foster-economic-growth
The Emissions Market Accelerator provides a custom-built solution to make emissions markets work anywhere, for any pollutant, by supporting governments from...
global southnewinitiativehelpgovernments
https://www.firstpost.com/world/firstpost-defence-summit-israel-ehud-olmer-djoomart-otorbaev-13741592.html
Feb 24, 2024 - Ehud Olmer, Israel’s former prime minister and Djoomart Otorbaev, former chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, pitched for greater global...
politicalbehindpalestineisraelface
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3300271/chinas-ai-push-global-south-not-just-about-technology
Mar 2, 2025 - By providing AI-powered products, infrastructure, governance tools and data-driven insights, China aims to reshape the global digital order.
global southopinionaipush
https://thetricontinental.org/newsletterissue/geopolitics-of-inequality/
Oct 28, 2022 - Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Chaos reigns in the United Kingdom, where the prime minister’s...
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https://www.globalsmefinanceforum.com/
Sep 9, 2025 - The Global SME Finance Forum, the SME Finance Forum’s annual flagship event, will take place from 15 - 17 September 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
johannesburg south africaglobalsmefinanceforum
https://thetricontinental.org/newsletterissue/global-north-imf-inequality/
Mar 7, 2025 - In the deeply undemocratic IMF, where a country’s voting power is tied not to its population size but to the size of its economy, the US effectively holds a...
globalnorthninetimesvoting
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3335080/beyond-factories-how-chinas-trendy-brands-turn-local-success-global-influence
Dec 11, 2025 - From milk tea to blind boxes, China’s lighter consumer brands are winning worldwide recognition – though time will tell if the craze will last.
beyondfactoriestrendybrandsturn
https://www.bureauveritas.co.kr/newsroom/sigyagcheo-jugwan-global-haccp-jeongchaeg-seolmyeonghoe-byulobelitaseu-simsawiwon-balpyo
globalhaccp
https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3333438/chinas-clinical-trial-capacity-matches-us-attracts-more-global-pharma-firms-investors?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Nov 20, 2025 - Growth of innovative clinical trials suggests that Chinese biotech firms’ pipeline of novel drug candidates is expanding, analysts say.
clinical trialcapacitymatchesusattracts
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202512/1349666.shtml
At the 2025 Imperial Springs International Forum, held in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, from Monday to Wednesday, three former leaders from...
global southreshapinginternationalcommunitybehaves
https://jesuit.network/catholic-theologians-from-global-south-a-major-force-at-international-ethics-conference/
By James T. Keane A worldwide gathering of theological ethicists in Sarajevo began on July 26 with a personal welcome: […]
global southcatholicmajorforceinternational
https://tvbrics.com/en/news/diplomats-from-global-south-countries-discuss-development-of-humanitarian-cooperation-within-brics/
Diplomats from Global South countries discussed the development of humanitarian ties and intercultural dialogue within BRICS during Brazil’s chairmanship.
global southcountriesdiscusshumanitariancooperation
https://news.gallup.com/poll/698744/south-africa-balances-global-role-domestic-strains.aspx
South Africa will host world leaders at the first G20 summit in Africa as it contends with its own leadership challenges at home.
south africabalancesglobalroledomestic
https://www.theopennotebook.com/ad-hoc-mentoring-for-science-journalists-from-the-global-south/
Jun 28, 2025 - The Open Notebook offers free, one-on-one remote mentoring on an ad hoc basis for aspiring, early-career, and mid-career journalists, with a focus on those who...
ad hocglobal southmentoringsciencejournalists
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-11-24/Canada-PM-G20-without-U-S-signals-rise-of-Global-South--1IzbQBuFQ88/p.html
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney states that this year's G20 turnout and the absence of the United States indicate that "the center of gravity in the...
canadapmwithoutsignalsrise
https://allegralaboratory.net/category/thematic-threads/fieldwork-in-the-global-south/
With this thread, the guest editors discuss intimacy, care, local politics, and institutional requirement while conducting fieldwork-based research in the...
global southfieldworkmethodologyagencycare
https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3339826/chinese-short-video-giant-kuaishou-taps-global-debt-market-us-dollar-yuan-bonds?module=top_story&pgtype=section
Jan 14, 2026 - Kuaishou is China’s second-largest short-form video platform and the third-largest mobile app in the country by total user time spent.
short videodebt marketchinesegianttaps
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1349110.shtml
Only by prioritizing the health needs of countries in the Global South, alleviating their financial burdens, and strengthening their health defenses can the...
global southprioritizehealthneeds