Guests visit Chinese wind turbine maker Mingyang Smart Energy Group in Zhongshan City, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 4, 2026. The Asia-Pacific Media Forum will open on Saturday in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, as the country hosts a series of events under the 2026 APEC “China Year.” Multiple outcomes are expected to be unveiled at the forum, under the theme of “Building a Path to Shared Prosperity for the Asia-Pacific Community: Media Consensus and Action.” Ahead of the event,…

BISHKEK, Sep. 02 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China is ready to work with Mongolia to foster more areas of growth for mutually beneficial cooperation and advance hand in hand along the respective paths of modernisation. Xi made the remarks in a meeting with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Noting that China and Mongolia are close neighbours connected by mountains and rivers, Xi…

* China stands ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to deliver more practical cooperation outcomes that are tangible and accessible, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday during talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. * Xi said that in recent years, China-Kyrgyzstan relations have achieved leapfrog development, boosting the development of both countries and contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region. * Xi urged the two countries to deepen practical cooperation, implement the intergovernmental economic and trade cooperation plan,…

BISHKEK, Sep. 01 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called on China and Kyrgyzstan to ensure the high-quality construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway. In his talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Xi described the railway as a major transportation artery that carries the development aspirations of the people across the region. Japarov said Kyrgyzstan stands ready to actively advance the construction of the railway project, so as to turn it into a “steel Silk Road” for the new…

BISHKEK, Sep. 01 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that China stands ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to better align development strategies, deepen exchanges of experience in governance, deliver more tangible and accessible outcomes of practical cooperation, and make substantive progress in building a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future. Xi said in his opening remarks when meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov that under their guidance, bilateral relations have made a leap forward, with cooperation flourishing across…

Chinese President Xi Jinping attended on Monday a welcome ceremony held by his Kyrgyz counterpart, Sadyr Japarov, in Bishkek. Xi arrived here the previous day for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2026 and a state visit to Kyrgyzstan. Produced by Xinhua Global Service. African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency

Xi attends welcome ceremony held by Kyrgyz president. African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency

Another area of focus will be joint work on international regulations governing artificial intelligence Indonesia and China intend to move forward with joint projects in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. To coordinate this work, the countries will set up a special working group, according to ANTARA. The parties plan to exchange technology and expertise, carry out joint projects in the field of artificial intelligence, and foster cooperation between industrial and technology companies in both countries. Particular attention…

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — Picked fresh in Kyrgyz villages in the morning, cherries and melons can now travel hundreds of kilometres and reach markets in Kashgar, an oasis city in the southwestern corner of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, by evening. The journey is made possible by the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan highway, which winds through the rugged mountains of Central Asia, a project under the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Shipment will be expedited as the…

Exports increased to more than 100 countries India’s exports of textiles and apparel, including handicraft products, exceeded approximately US$33.5 billion in the 2025–2026 financial year. This was reported by IANS, a TV BRICS partner, citing the Parliament of India. In the 2023–2024 financial year, exports totalled approximately US$30.7 billion. As a result, the compound annual growth rate reached 4.7 per cent. Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for Textiles of India, stated that exports expanded to more than 100 countries during…