Xi urges liberal global trade system

President Xi Jinping has called for joint efforts with BRICS members to build a more open global economy and oppose trade protectionism.

Trump's tariff relief plan questioned

The relief plan US President Donald Trump's administration announced on Tuesday is raising questions among agricultural experts, who are calling for the removal of recently imposed tariffs on major trade partners of the United States.

Taichung loses right to host 2019 games

The revocation of the right of Taichung in central Taiwan to host the 2019 East Asian Youth Games is due to the island's failure to abandon the illusion of "Taiwan independence", and the island's administration is fully responsible for losing the privilege, scholars said.

President hails 20-year ties with S. Africa

President Xi Jinping urged China and South Africa to work together and assist each other in realizing their development goals, saying on Tuesday that the ties between the two nations enjoy "infinitely broad prospects".

Xi urges more joint innovation efforts

President Xi Jinping has called for a joint effort with South Africa to promote cooperation in scientific innovation across the world.

Mandela spirit needed to build better societies, more equal world

As I was doing interviews in Johannesburg for the 10th BRICS Summit, I met Wesley Seale, a young man from South Africa who just returned from Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Peng visits school in Pretoria suburbs

Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping and a UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls' and women's education, visited a preschool in a suburb of the South African capital Pretoria on Tuesday.

BRICS bank approves $600 million in loans for infrastructure, sustainable projects

The New Development Bank, set up by BRICS member states, has approved two loans of $600 million in total for sustainable infrastructure projects, one each in China and South Africa. The loan was approved before the 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.

Brics 2018: An Eye-opener

Xi unveils plans to increase imports from South Africa

China would like to take proactive measures to expand imports from South Africa amid the two countries' efforts to boost strategic coordination, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.

Trade war's effect on manufacturing 'limited'

China's efforts to upgrade its manufacturing sector are totally inclusive and open-ended, and ongoing Sino-US trade frictions have "limited impacts" on its sprawling industrial economy, the country's top industry regulator said on Tuesday.

Access sought for single women to assisted reproductive technology

China will intensify research to improve laws and regulations to ensure the right of unmarried women to give birth, the top health authority said in response to appeals to give single women access to assisted reproductive technologies.