* China’s economy started 2025 on solid footing, bolstered by a structural shift toward domestic demand and innovation, positioning the country to better weather global uncertainties.  * China has made thorough policy preparations to address external changes, as a series of targeted marco policies have already taken effects and more incremental policies will be introduced as needed to mitigate external shocks.  * China has been steadily advancing structural upgrading and high-quality development, with its growth model shifting fundamentally from one…

Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday he looks forward to cementing friendship and promoting cooperation with Cambodia. He made the remarks in a written statement upon his arrival in Phnom Penh for a state visit to Cambodia. Xi was warmly welcomed by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian People’s Party President and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen and other senior officials at the airport during a grand welcome ceremony held by the king. Hundreds of local people waved the…

Gabonese international Aaron Boupendza has passed away after falling from the 11th floor of a building in China. The death of the 28-year-old has been confirmed by Gabon’s national football federation, Fegafoot. “The Gabonese international died following a fall from the 11th floor of his building in China, where he was playing for Zhejiang FC,” the federation said in a statement on X. “Aged 28, Boupendza leaves us with the memory of a great striker who left his mark on…

When To Lam made his first visit to China as Vietnam’s top leader in August last year, he started the trip not in Beijing but in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou — a special arrangement Chinese President Xi Jinping later hailed as “quite meaningful.” It was in Guangzhou, a century earlier, that Ho Chi Minh, the late Vietnamese leader, began his revolutionary activities in China, a period of history Xi described as “a shared red memory” between the two countries’…

In February 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted then Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, an appointment between the two old friends. Back in early 2020, Hun Sen visited Beijing as China was battling the COVID-19 epidemic. He visited to show Cambodia’s staunch support for the Chinese people at a critical moment. Three years later, Hun Sen visited China again as promised. At their 2023 meeting, Xi recalled the prime minister’s…

Over three decades ago, when Xi Jinping, then the top official of China’s southeastern city of Fuzhou, visited Malaysia on an investment promotion trip, he found himself deeply impressed by two symbolic sites. One is the Poh San Teng Temple, a long-standing homage to renowned Chinese navigator Zheng He (1371-1433) of the Ming Dynasty. The other is the city of Sibu, which became known as “New Fuzhou” after Wong Nai Siong, a Fuzhou native, migrated to Malaysia with over 1,000…

Having long propelled China’s economic ascent, major provincial-level regions are now leading the charge in the country’s transformative shift toward high-quality development. China’s top 10 provincial economic heavyweights, including Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang and Sichuan, accounted for over 60 percent of the country’s GDP, despite covering less than 20 percent of its land area. Their development is redefining China’s economic landscape and providing insights into how the world’s second-largest economy navigates domestic and global challenges in the final year of…

Chinese researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in biopharmaceutical science by developing a method to produce human serum albumin (HSA) from genetically modified rice. This is reported by China Daily, a partner of TV BRICS. In 2024, China consumed over 1,000 tonnes of HSA, with more than two-thirds sourced through imports. This innovative rice-based method uses advanced genetic engineering to insert human genes into rice plants, allowing them to express and synthesise HSA. According to researchers, a single 25-kilogram sack…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The talks were broadcast on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website. “Russia and China are united not only by historical brotherhood, but also by centuries-old traditions of good neighbourliness and broad commonality of national interests,” Lavrov said. He also recalled Wang Yi’s recent speech, in which the Chinese minister emphasised that the strategic partnership between Russia and China “is a constant, not a variable.” Lavrov expressed confidence that during…

From 11 April to 17 August 2025, Russia will host the largest exhibition dedicated to Chinese gastronomic traditions. This was announced by Elena Gagarina, Director of the Moscow Kremlin Museums, at a meeting with journalists at the BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Centre. TV BRICS is the organiser of the press conference and international media partner of the project. Answering the question of the event moderator, TV BRICS Editor-in-Chief Ksenia Komissarova, Gagarina noted that Russia pays great attention to the popularisation…