Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, sees the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation as a chance to promote joint work by the WHO and China that will in turn benefit countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Exchanges between think tank institutes provide intelligent support for the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative worldwide, said Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
The Belt and Road Initiative is the only current significant engine for global economic growth, the head of a leading think tank says.
China will try its best to promote infrastructure connectivity, since that is the foundation of international cooperation and development, President Xi Jinping said while addressing the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on Sunday.
China and Pakistan have agreed to jointly upgrade the 1,600-kilometer railway linking southern and northern Pakistan as part of a move to push forward construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a Pakistani special envoy said on Sunday.
China is seeking increased support from international financial institutions, including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, to expand water conservancy and hydropower cooperation with countries along the Belt and Road, according to a senior water resources official.
China plans to build water conservancy training centers that could offer tailored training for personnel from countries related with the Belt and Road Initiative, said a senior water resources official.
It is in Europe's interest to be part of the Belt and Road Initiative. Our trans-European networks are already extending east and south. We want to be better connected to our neighbors and partners. We want to be building bridges, not walls. As China and the EU are both developing transport initiatives, coordination between us is essential.
Cepe restaurant's chef Fabio Nompleggio developed his passion for food watching his grandmother cook in the family's Rome kitchen. Since then, gigs in prestigious restaurants from Milan to Singapore have shaped his embrace of fine dining - which this month shines in a savory caviar menu.
China and Hungary have vowed to step up construction of a major railway linking the Central European country with Serbia, it was revealed following a meeting between Premier Li Keqiang and visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday.
A Chinese edition of quarterly magazine the UNESCO Courier was relaunched on Saturday in Beijing following a 15-year hiatus.
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