FUZHOU, China – Representatives of 38 media organisations from 23 countries met in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Province, on Tuesday to map out the next stage of the Belt and Road News Network (BRNN), a China-led grouping of media outlets. People’s Daily, which chairs the network, presented the third council’s
As the Third Russia–Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum open in Moscow today, the real question is not what will be signed but what will be built. Moscow expects at least 17 African heads of state, and the agenda covers security, energy, infrastructure, finance and humanitarian cooperation. The economic
On 21 October, Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, Mohammad Atabak, and Andrey Slepnev, the Eurasian Economic Commission’s minister in charge of trade, restated a shared ambition: more trade between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). According to the report carried by TV BRICS and Pars Today, Mr
What actually happened One correction first. Adwa fell without a fight. Federal troops and the Tigray Peace Force, a federally backed Tigrayan militia, entered on Sunday 11 October after TPLF-aligned fighters withdrew, according to residents. Mekelle was different. Al Jazeera reported nearly two weeks of heavy fighting, with federal air
Iran has asked BRICS to give health cooperation a proper structure. Speaking on TV BRICS’s “BRICSdialogue”, Shahid Beheshti University epidemiologist Ahmad Mehri proposed a standing health diplomacy platform. It would connect officials, specialised universities, medical associations, researchers and private companies, with one test of success: practical projects that improve people’s
Across the Global Majority, emerging economies are rethinking the plumbing of international trade. Rather than routing transactions through Western clearing houses and reserve currencies, countries across Southeast Asia and the wider BRICS+ bloc are building payment systems, data rules and currency arrangements designed on their own terms. Nowhere is this
Across the Global Majority, emerging economies are rethinking the plumbing of international trade. Rather than routing transactions through Western clearing houses and reserve currencies, countries across Southeast Asia and the wider BRICS+ bloc are building payment systems, data rules and currency arrangements designed on their own terms. Nowhere is this
Trading Trucks for Pipes The scale of what this replaces is easy to miss. Right now, virtually all of Ethiopia’s imported fuel moves by tanker truck along a single congested corridor, a system prone to delays, spillage and cost overruns. The new pipeline, developed jointly by Ethiopian Investment Holdings, Dangote
Iran’s trade turnover with BRICS member countries has reached roughly US$60 billion a year, according to Mohammad Sadegh Ghanadzadeh, Deputy Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organisation. Iran’s trade turnover with BRICS member countries amounted to $60 billion last year, and Iran exported $23 billion worth of goods to BRICS member
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to Washington for a state visit and a high-stakes meeting with US President Donald Trump. With the upcoming visit, the two presidents are expected to complete reciprocal visits within months. The trip will be Xi’s second state visit to the United States