As the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026 draws to a close on Friday in Boao, a coastal town in south China's Hainan province, it leaves behind a legacy of shared insights and renewed commitment to cooperation in tackling global challenges.

Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are pushing up costs across the global shipping industry, with companies facing an additional 340 million euros (393 million U.S. dollars) in daily fuel expenses, transport and environment, a European clean transport advocacy group, said Friday.

A major national science and technology infrastructure project, the deep-sea all-weather resident floating research facility, was officially launched in Shanghai on Saturday, according to CCTV News.

Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are pushing up costs across the global shipping industry, with companies facing an additional 340 million euros (393 million US dollars) in daily fuel expenses, transport and environment, a European clean transport advocacy group, said Friday.

The Hainan Free Trade Port's island‑wide special customs operations mark a major step in China's institutional opening‑up and carry profound strategic significance for shaping a new landscape of opening‑up. Since the launch of island-wide special customs operations over three months ago, a series of

Asia plays a pivotal role in driving global economic growth, spearheading the transformation of the world economy, according to the 2026 Report on Sustainable Development of Asia and the World released at the Boao Forum for Asia 2026.

India's federal government on Friday announced a cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel imports, and also rejected media reports of a lockdown-like crisis in the country.