Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday held phone talks with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Against the backdrop of sluggish global economic recovery, rising trade protectionism and continued spillover effects of geopolitical conflicts, the phone talks between the Chinese and British leaders

The BRICS is playing an increasingly important role in safeguarding genuine multilateralism and international rules by fostering a more balanced, inclusive and representative international order, an expert has said."BRICS is a venue for partnership, collaboration, and dialogue," Balew Demissie, a

When the BRICS cooperation mechanism was formally launched in 2006, it opened a new chapter for cooperation among major emerging economies.

For several years since its first official leaders' meeting, held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 2009, BRICS (initially just BRIC) was regarded in terms of other groupings, or as a counter to some prevailing bloc or architecture.

BRICS members are assessing a new digital payments framework designed to interconnect national currencies and reduce exposure to Western sanctions, tariffs and dollar volatility.

Since its launch in 2006, the BRICS cooperation mechanism has developed over the past two decades. Following its historic expansion in 2024, BRICS entered a new phase of greater BRICS cooperation, becoming a flagship platform for solidarity and cooperation among Global South countries.

In the age of instant global information, a disaster on the Nepal-China national border should be a story about humanity, not a downplaying or distortion of what is happening on the ground.

In recent talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China supports countries in the region in developing good-neighborly and friendly relations and exploring the building of a new security architecture in the Middle East by upholding a vision of common,

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Editor's note: Belunn Se, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, is a senior industry observer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, in China.

Editor's Note:Currently, China's economy is steadily advancing along the path of high-quality development, even as domestic and international circumstances become increasingly complex.

Why did a monument in Russia trigger so much discomfort for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi?

As semiconductor supply chains become more geographically diversified and strategically important, the question of where new capabilities can be developed is becoming increasingly consequential for Asia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sept. 1 attended the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the "SCO Plus" meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where he delivered important remarks.

Fridges have been called spies, routers spies, smart meters spies… now even tractors have joined the list.