BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — The largest-ever summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will soon convene in China’s northern port city of Tianjin, bringing together leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations and sending a stronger signal for global cooperation, development and shared future in an age of global uncertainties. Since its founding in 2001, the SCO has focused its primary efforts on enhancing mutual trust and common security in the region. Against the…

BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 will be held in Tianjin from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1. Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO and the “SCO Plus” Meeting and deliver keynote speeches as world leaders and heads of international organizations gather in this major port city of northern China. As China hosts the SCO summit for the fifth time, here’s what you…

BEIJING (Xinhua) — China will host the largest-ever summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) from Sunday to Monday in the northern port city of Tianjin.President Xi Jinping will chair the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO as well as the “SCO Plus” Meeting, delivering keynote speeches with a focus on deepening cooperation within the organization and strengthening its role in global governance. Founded in Shanghai in 2001, the SCO has adhered to the…

ZHENGZHOU — Xinhua News Agency signed cooperation agreements with several foreign media organisations on Thursday during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Media and Think Tank Summit held in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan Province. These agreements aim to deepen cooperation in news and information exchange, personnel visits, and the integrated development of media. President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua attended the agreement exchange and signing ceremonies with Abdullah Kose, vice general manager of Turkiye’s Demiroren Media; Mohammed Alyami, director general…

Join us as SCO guests tour the world’s biggest bus maker in China’s Zhengzhou. Over 220,000 new energy vehicles from here have been sold to over 100 countries and regions. Hear guests’ thoughts! African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency

Kanatbek Aziz, director of the Research Institute of Geopolitics and Strategy of Kyrgyzstan, believes that the Zhengzhou summit may lay the groundwork for a new model of institutional interaction. BISHKEK — The media and think tanks play a strategic role within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Kanatbek Aziz, director of the Research Institute of Geopolitics and Strategy of Kyrgyzstan, told Xinhua in a recent interview. “In a time of intensifying geopolitical turbulence … the role and responsibility of media and…

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory letter to the 2025 SCO (the Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development, held in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Xi pointed out that poverty eradication, a global issue, is a common goal of all countries in the world. Through arduous efforts, China has successfully won the battle against poverty, achieved the poverty reduction target of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ten years…

History is a mirror, and only by drawing lessons from history can the world avoid repeating past calamities. BEIJING – Eighty years ago, the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War marked a turning point in human history, opening a new chapter in building a better international order and pursuing lasting peace. Today, the world has undergone dramatic transformations. Technology has connected distant corners of the globe, and globalization has brought nations closer than ever before. Yet, alongside these advances, new…

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 Soviet Union and other countries fought side by side and secured victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, opening a new chapter in human history. As…

An international scientific and practical conference was held at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), gathering experts, scholars, and political scientists to discuss the prospects for economic development in the contemporary context. Special attention was given to the role of BRICS and China as one of the key players in global trade. The President of RUDN, Vladimir Filippov, emphasised the importance of strengthening ties in the process of regionalisation, especially within organisations such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation…