NANNING: Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on Sunday expressed the country’s continued support for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Laos will maintain close cooperation with China and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and contribute to the initiative’s implementation, Sonexay said at the opening ceremony of the 20th China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, capital of south …

SOFIA: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been significantly contributing to the improvement of economic ties between China and the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC), scholars and government officials said at a two-day international conference that concluded here on Thursday. Focusing on cooperation between Europe and China within the BRI framework, the conference was hosted by Bulgaria, itself …

ASTANA: “I thought the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was strategic for Kazakhstan and for the region when I heard about it in 2013,” said Loretta O’Donnell, vice provost for academic affairs at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan. “That was very exciting. It just reminded me of the power of Central Asia in a narrative about growth,” said O’Donnell in a …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Wednesday virtually attended and made a keynote video speech at the Belt and Road Summit held in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the central Chinese government supports Hong Kong in …

DHAKA: The total driving distance from Dhaka’s commercial Motijheel district to the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in the Bangladeshi capital’s Purbachal new township under construction is approximately 35 km. The hot weather and such a long distance did little to deter businesses from thronging the “Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023.” Some 3,000 people, including top government …

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzanian members of Parliament say that projects being undertaken under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) framework are helping the East African nation to open up its economy. The MPs made the commendation Saturday during a visit to two major infrastructural projects undertaken by Chinese companies in Mwanza and Shinyanga regions as part of the BRI framework. …

MAPUTO: The Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, benefiting over 20,000 families. The project, covering all ten provinces and the capital city of Mozambique, was co-funded by China and implemented by the Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes. It trained work force, …

DHAKA: Bangladeshi government officials on Friday called for increased cooperation under the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which they said has brought great changes to the South Asian country. They made the remarks when speaking at the opening ceremony of “The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023” held in the Bangladeshi capital, which marks …

DHAKA: This is a “historic moment,” Bangladeshi lawmaker Saifuzzaman Shikhar told Xinhua, adding that “I’m crossing the Padma Bridge by train. It was a matter of our past dreams. But it is a reality today.” The train that Shikhar mentioned is the first train on a newly constructed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) railway line on Bangladesh’s largest Chinese-built Padma …

ADDIS ABABA: The African Union (AU) and the Chinese Mission to the AU on Friday pledged to further deepen cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to achieve win-win outcomes by taking the opportunity of the 10th anniversary of the China-proposed initiative. The AU and the Chinese mission held a high-level seminar on Friday in the Ethiopian capital of …

DHAKA: A mega railway via the China-built Bangladesh’s largest Padma Bridge is all set for inauguration next month, local media reported. With the Chinese-made passenger coaches, the Bangladeshi government on Thursday launched the first train on a major part of the newly-constructed mega Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) rail line through Padma Bridge. The 172-km railway over the bridge is …

BEIJING: Not far away from downtown Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, a high-speed railway jointly constructed by China and the southeast Asian country is about to see trains run at full steam. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, a flagship project of China-Indonesia Belt and Road cooperation, is the first overseas high-speed railway project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology, and …

ASTANA: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) advocates the interests of the majority of people around the world and provides support to the least developed and most in need, especially small and medium-sized states, said Vladimir Norov, former secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), on Thursday. “Despite attempts to discredit and distort the Belt and Road Initiative, the …

BEIJING: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Thursday that, so far, representatives from more than 90 countries have confirmed their participation in the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in October. Sept. 7 marks the 10th anniversary of the Silk Road Economic Belt (the Belt component of the Belt and Road Initiative), Mao Ning said, noting that …

BEIJING: A cooperation mechanism on foreign law ascertainment of the Belt and Road arbitration institutions was initiated on Wednesday at a forum held in Beijing. It aims at providing convenience for participating institutions to ascertain the laws of each other’s countries or regions in international commercial cases, said Wang Chengjie, vice chairman and secretary general of China International Economic and …

KOMARNA, Croatia: For Ivan Bjelis, a local truck driver in southern Croatia, the Peljesac Bridge  a project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) means the world. It offers him a job, a handsome salary, and the precious experience of being involved in a giant international project. After the Peljesac Bridge project started in 2018, Bjelis was told by a …

GENEVA: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) helps improve local infrastructure, provides essential services in many countries and regions, and contributes to global humanitarian work, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said. The BRI is a development initiative that is complementary to humanitarian work as it can serve the people affected by conflict in …

PHNOM PENH: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has played a crucial role in helping develop Cambodia’s infrastructure and connectivity, which are the key components to support trade and attract investment, a Cambodian scholar said on Thursday. Kin Phea, director-general of the International Relations Institute of Cambodia, a think-tank under the Royal Academy of Cambodia, said under the BRI, China …

BEIJING: China will host the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in October, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Thursday. Wang told a daily news briefing that focusing on connectivity as the main theme, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to provide a new platform for international economic cooperation and add fresh impetus to …

The BRI has now completed its ten years during which it has brought unlimited “befitting propositions” for all the participating countries and the UAE-China bilateral relations “reconfirm” its multidimensional importance. According to the World Bank published reports the BRI covers more than 153 countries, 65 percent of the world’s population, 40 percent of the world’s land, 36 percent of the …

ATHENS: Since China’s COSCO Shipping bought into Greece’s largest but ailing Port of Piraeus 13 years ago, the harbor has experienced rapid growth and has been transformed into a bustling key transport hub at the crossroads of Asia, Europe and Africa. The flagship project in bilateral collaboration has been hailed as an exemplary success story under China’s Belt and Road …

DAR ES SALAAM: The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has provided a solid platform for international cooperation, said speakers at an international symposium held in Tanzania’s commercial hub of Dar es Salaam. The symposium, with the theme of “China-Africa Vision: Towards a Sustainable Future,” was held Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the BRI, proposed by China in …

JOHANNESBURG: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on China and Bangladesh to push for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and give full play to their economic complementarity. Xi, in his meeting with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, also urged the two sides to step up cooperation in infrastructure, information technology, new energy …

Most recently, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has completed its first ten years. It was introduced by the Chinese president Xi Jinping back in 2013. It is now “responsible” for a new era of transit routes, trade, and growth for economies in Asia, Central Asia, ASEAN, Africa, EU and around the world. The CPEC flagship project of the BRI has …

YINCHUAN: The Belt and Road Trade and Investment Promotion conference will take place during the sixth China-Arab States Expo, which will run from Sept. 21 to 24 in Yinchuan, the capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, said local authorities Tuesday. Starting on Sept. 21, the two-day conference will be committed to creating conditions for exchanges and cooperation between …

STOCKHOLM: The projects proposed by China under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have brought tangible benefits to the countries and peoples of Europe and helped debunk the so-called “decoupling and de-risking” fallacies, a Swedish expert told Xinhua in a recent interview. From the Port of Piraeus in Greece to the Bar-Boljare highway in Montenegro, from the Peljesac Bridge in …

HELSINKI: The Finnish enterprise Nurminen Logistics had already recognized China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a significant opportunity for collaboration back in 2015 when it decided to participate in the initiative, said Olli Pohjanvirta, the company’s chief executive officer. “As we had been working with Russian and Kazakhstan railways for years, it was logical for us to recognize the …

The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have completed its first ten years. During this decade, it remained an ideal global cooperation platform and strategic vision of China for global development and offering remedial resolution to the reform of the global governance system and multi-faceted challenges. While delivering a keynote speech at the Indonesian parliament in 2013, the Chinese President …

SINGAPORE: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, here on Thursday met with Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, with the two sides pledging to keep promoting the Belt and Road construction. The two sides, during the meeting, spoke highly of the current sound …

PHNOM PENH: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has not only promoted infrastructure development and connectivity across continents, but also given an opportunity to countries to boost trade and economic potential, a Cambodian scholar has said. Seun Sam, a policy analyst at the Royal Academy of Cambodia, said China, with its rapidly growing economy, vast market, and technological advancements, has …

Malaysia’s strategic location as it lies by the Strait of Malacca could help it benefit from the BRI by playing a bigger role like providing services to ships passing through. Obviously, it is halfway between Europe and China. It can be a point where goods from China can be redistributed to the ASEAN area and vice versa. Goods from Europe …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) has launched the South Asian country’s first-ever Chinese news service to further promote friendly relations between Pakistan and China. The newly launched service would publish international, domestic and China-related news in the Chinese language, editors at the China News Desk told Xinhua Thursday. Furqan Rao, a senior diplomatic correspondent in charge of …

BEIJING: Engaging in Belt and Road cooperation is a right choice made by China and Italy based on the two countries’ historical and cultural bond and practical need for development, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. The spokesperson made the remarks when asked to comment on report saying that Italy is considering not renewing the Belt and Road …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday renewed his invitation to Turkiye for joining the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), citing the latter as a “natural partner”. The premier made the remarks while addressing the launch of the fourth Milgem class corvette at the Karachi Shipyard, where Turkiye Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz was also present. In November last year, the premier had …

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, the special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, called for an upgrading of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to promote a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era. He made the remarks on Monday while attending the Decade of CPEC celebration event in the Pakistani capital, during which he read …

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday China will work with Pakistan to aim for high-standard, sustainable and livelihood-enhancing outcomes and further build the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into an exemplary project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. Xi made the remarks in a congratulatory message to the Decade of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor celebration event held in Islamabad, Pakistan. Xi pointed …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan is absolutely ready to contribute towards Chinese President Xi Jinping’s vision of shared destiny of progress and prosperity. The remarks came as Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrived at the Prime Minister House to hold talks with PM Shehbaz. Addressing a ceremony after both leaders witnessed the signing of several Memorandums …

ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has delivered infrastructure, trade and employment to Pakistan, resulting in sustainable development in the country, a Pakistani economist said. The enhancement in infrastructure through roads, railways and airport is not just going to provide connectivity within Pakistan but in the region and beyond, Badiea Shaukat, an economic consultant at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, …

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Sunday arrived in Islamabad on a three-day visit during which he will attend a ceremony planned to mark 10 years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal and Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah received the visiting dignitary at the airport. A statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) earlier …

ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has brought high-quality development and contributed to a human community with a shared future through win-win economic cooperation between Pakistan and China, highlighting the vitality of China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a Pakistani expert said. The increased economic cooperation between China and Pakistan fostered stronger trade ties, investment opportunities, and infrastructural development that …