①President Xi Jinping says the China-South Africa relationship has entered a golden era, and it is increasingly generating a global influence. Does he have a point? (00:55) ②The Central American Parliament has voted to expel Taiwan as a permanent observer, replacing it with the Chinese mainland. What could Beijing bring to the parliament and the region? (13:50) ③Chinese premier has stressed faster development of digital economy. (25:24) ④Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to the country for the first time after more than 15 years in self-exile. We look at the political timing of his return. (35:45) ⑤Organizers of the Paris Olympics have vowed to redouble efforts to clean up the Seine River after a few recent test events were cancelled due to pollution. (44:40)