BRICS Adds Collective Momentum to Global South Progress

(250704) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows welcome banners for the BRICS Summit on a street in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 17th BRICS Summit will be held here from July 6 to 7. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

At heart, BRICS champions a more equitable world, where inclusive development replaces exclusion, and collective voices outweigh singular dominance in shaping humanity’s trajectory. RIO DE JANEIRO – With its inclusive and cooperative framework tailored to the needs of emerging economies, as a Xinhua-affiliated think tank has argued, BRICS stands apart to add collective momentum to… Continue reading BRICS Adds Collective Momentum to Global South Progress

BRICS Representatives Expect Media Think Tank Cooperation to Promote Global South Momentum

President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua meets with important guests attending the BRICS Media and Think Tank Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

RIO DE JANEIRO – President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua on Tuesday met with representatives of media think tanks from Russia, Vietnam, Cuba and other countries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All parties had in-depth exchanges on issues such as deepening the cooperation of media think tanks in the Global South and strengthening the… Continue reading BRICS Representatives Expect Media Think Tank Cooperation to Promote Global South Momentum

Meeting in Rio de Janeiro Articulates Media From Global South Before BRICS Summit

Media representatives and journalists from countries of the Global South will gather in Niteroi, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, to take part in the BRICS Press Meeting, an event dedicated to strengthening media integration and collaboration among communicators from these nations in building a multipolar world. Organised by the Toda Palavra, a partner… Continue reading Meeting in Rio de Janeiro Articulates Media From Global South Before BRICS Summit

China-Africa Cooperation Serves as a Catalyst for a Fairer Global South Future

A worker processes coffee in Kirinyaga, Kenya, on 18 December 2024. China has emerged as an increasingly important market for African coffee. Photo: Xinhua

Global South, representing the collective of emerging markets and developing countries, is becoming a pivotal force in reshaping the international order. It plays a vital role in driving global governance reforms with the principle of fairness and equity.  With a long-standing friendship and shared vision, China and Africa have been indispensable partners in each other’s… Continue reading China-Africa Cooperation Serves as a Catalyst for a Fairer Global South Future

China–Africa Cooperation Provides Practical Solutions to Development Challenges and Strengthens Global Governance

Maintenance workers dismantle locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, on 23 January (XINHUA)

Beginning with the landmark 1955 Bandung Conference, China and African nations embarked on a path of solidarity and cooperation. Over the past seven decades, guided by the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and the Bandung Spirit of “solidarity, friendship, and cooperation,” both sides have explored independent development paths and confronted global challenges together. China’s successful… Continue reading China–Africa Cooperation Provides Practical Solutions to Development Challenges and Strengthens Global Governance

South Africa’s G20 Presidency an Opportunity to Advocate for Global South, Mashatile tells Africa Travel Indaba

Photo: South African Presidency

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has emphasised the importance of South Africa’s role in the G20, calling it an opportunity to promote sustainable development and advocate for the Global South. He told the Africa Travel Indaba in Durban that hosting the G20 positively casts the country and the entire African continent into the global spotlight. Mashatile… Continue reading South Africa’s G20 Presidency an Opportunity to Advocate for Global South, Mashatile tells Africa Travel Indaba

Xi’s upcoming visit to deepen China-Russia ties, bolster global peace

(250506) -- MOSCOW, May 6, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) participate in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade, which marks the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, in Moscow, Russia, May 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

BEIJING – At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday and attend in Moscow the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War. More than 80 years ago, the peoples of China, the… Continue reading Xi’s upcoming visit to deepen China-Russia ties, bolster global peace

Brazil releases statement on outcome of BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

The two-day BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting concluded in Rio de Janeiro with the participation of the BRICS member states and in an expanded format with representatives of the BRICS partner countries. The text of the final statement has been published on the official website of the Brazil’s BRICS Presidency. The 12-page document includes 62 points.… Continue reading Brazil releases statement on outcome of BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

South Africa is looking forward to cooperating with China in the development and application of artificial intelligence

People visit Chinese pavilions at the AfricaCom exhibition during the Africa Tech Festival 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa, on 11 November 2024 (XINHUA)

Artificial intelligence (AI) was a hot topic at this year’s annual meetings of the National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, also referred to as the Two Sessions. The recently released AI chatbot DeepSeek has quickly gained global attention and users with its rich features.  Daan du Toit,… Continue reading South Africa is looking forward to cooperating with China in the development and application of artificial intelligence

U.S. slapping of “reciprocal tariffs” deprives countries, especially Global South, of right to development: spokesperson

(250402) -- WASHINGTON, April 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump shows an executive order on "reciprocal tariffs" at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 2, 2025. Amid widespread opposition, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order on the so-called "reciprocal tariffs," imposing a 10-percent "minimum baseline tariff" and higher rates on certain trading partners. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)

The unilateral imposition of “reciprocal tariffs” by the United States effectively deprives countries, particularly those in the Global South, of their right to development, and is certain to face widespread opposition from the international community, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Recently, the United States has imposed tariffs on all its trading partners,… Continue reading U.S. slapping of “reciprocal tariffs” deprives countries, especially Global South, of right to development: spokesperson

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