Interestingly, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his state of the nation address rightly emphasized the strategic importance of trans-regional connectivity. At least0 “11 international transport corridors” navigate Kazakhstan, and it aims to increase the share of transport and logistics in its GDP to 9 percent within the next three years. Historically, Kazakhstan was one of the first countries to support the …

ADDIS ABABA: China-Africa cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has boosted infrastructure connectivity and integration across Africa, a senior African Union (AU) official has said. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-proposed Initiative. “In those ten years, when we look at the landscape of Africa, we find very concrete evidence of the BRI,” said Albert Muchanga, …

XI’AN: Employing his fluent Chinese, Wouters Jeffery was busy introducing his Belgian products to expo visitors, pouring beer for them to taste. Held on the sidelines of 2023 Euro-Asia Economic Forum, the economic and trade expo was held from Friday to Monday in Xi’an, the capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Stationed in Xi’an, Jeffery, 35, works for a Brussels-based …

XI’AN: Braving wind and sun, camel caravans trekked along the ancient Silk Road, taking silk and tea from China to Central Asia and Europe more than 1,000 years ago. Now, clean energy products are delivered to Belt and Road countries via freight trains and flights, turning wind and sunshine into treasure. While green development is becoming a global consensus, more …

DHAKA: “The Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China is a visionary global endeavor,” Bangladeshi Education Minister Dipu Moni has said. “The joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has opened a new door to development for Bangladesh,” Moni said on Thursday at the launching ceremony of a report titled “The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh: Achievement …

ISLAMABAD: All coal-fired power plants built by Chinese companies in Pakistan have been consistently using high-quality coal imported from other countries, it was learned from reliable official and non-official sources on Friday. An official from the power division of Pakistan, seeking anonymity, commented on a news item raising a question about the coal quality and said that the writer of …

UNITED NATIONS: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Wednesday urged China and Peru to further consolidate political mutual trust, provide a strong guarantee for practical cooperation, and promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation so as to push bilateral ties to new heights. Han made the remarks when meeting with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on the sidelines of the UN General …

YINCHUAN: September marks the harvest season not only for farmers but also for Youssef Elkorma, who recently concluded a three-day business trip to Pingluo County in Shizuishan City, located in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. “It’s very fruitful. I saw many varieties and a great number of vegetables that are suitable for the Egyptian and African market and also …

YINCHUAN: In the run-up to the sixth China-Arab States Expo in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, guests from countries and regions along the Belt and Road expressed their expectations for further cooperation with China. On Tuesday, Ningxia opened its third international friendship-cities forum in Yinchuan, the regional capital. Among all the foreign attendees from 22 countries and regions at …

GENEVA: A symposium focusing on the progress of the human rights cause in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation was held here Tuesday. At the symposium, human rights experts and scholars from China and other countries exchanged their views on the contributions of the BRI cooperation to global development and human rights progress. The symposium, with …

BEIJING: Representatives from more than 110 countries have confirmed that they will attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in October, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked about the preparations faxcor the event. Mao said the event includes the opening ceremony, three high-level forums on …

NANNING: ASEAN officials attending the 20th China-ASEAN Expo on Sunday called for continued cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), praising its contributions to the regional economy and regional cooperation. Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone said that Laos will maintain close cooperation with other members of ASEAN and China, and contribute to the BRI’s implementation. Sonexay made the remarks …

DHAKA: A freight train trial run was launched Saturday on a section of the railway built under the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and via the Chinese-built Padma Bridge in Bangladesh. Syed Ahmed, project director of Bangladesh Railway’s Faridpur Rail Project, told journalists that the five wagons of the goods train carried 350 tons of stones …

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 …