The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative will promote the economic development of countries in Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, the country's Prime Minister Karim Masimov said at a conference in Astana on Wednesday.
The central government, in the Outline of the National Strategy of Innovation-Driven Development released by Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on May 23, defined the goals, development direction and key tasks for China's innovation-driven development in next three decades.
Cooperating with the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) of Pakistan, the Beijing Forum is to establish its first flagship overseas chapter during May 24 to May 26 in Islamabad.
Vietnam's Pesident Tran Dai Quang has called on the World Bank (WB) to carry forward its co-ordination role and mobilise more financial support to help Vietnam deal with challenges hindering its integration and socio-economic development, especially those in climate change response, renewable energy development, health care and education.
Consultative bodies of China and the European Union (EU) held a roundtable meeting here on Wednesday and Thursday, exchanging views on the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and seeking common ground and best practices.
The Belt and Road Initiative responds to the call of the times for world peace and development, and meets the need of all countries for faster development, China' s top legislator Zhang Dejiang said here Wednesday.
Limiting negative impacts the industrialization brings us and protecting the environment, while sustaining economic growth, is one of the biggest challenges of our time, said UNIDO officer Ralf Bredel in an exclusive interview with Asia Pacific Daily.
Limiting negative impacts the industrialization brings us and protecting the environment, while sustaining economic growth, is one of the biggest challenges of our time, said UNIDO officer Ralf Bredel in an exclusive interview with Asia Pacific Daily.
China aims to complete military reform and have armed forces capable of informationized warfare by 2020, according to a five-year military development plan published on Thursday.
China will continue to open up the Yangtze River Delta, one of the country's economic powerhouses, according to a statement issued after a State Council executive meeting on Wednesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for enhanced development of the Internet and harnessing it for the benefit of the country and the people.
Two documents were passed Friday at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee presided over by General Secretary Xi Jinping.
Japan's ruling party urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government on Wednesday to consider seeking international arbitration over Beijing's drilling activities in the East China Sea, mirroring similar action by the Philippines.
As China's national legislature concluded its annual session Wednesday with the approval of a development blueprint for the next five years, the country is now looking at historic opportunities which, if seized, will bring concrete benefits to its 1.3-billion population and the world over.
The draft outline of the 13th Five-Year Plan on national economy and social development was endorsed by the National People's Congress (NPC) Financial and Economic Committee (FEC) at a meeting on Wednesday.
Premier Li Keqiang and other Chinese leaders joined national lawmakers Tuesday to deliberate the government work report, stressing reform and development.
Chinese leaders on Sunday called for more efforts to deepen reforms and develop the economy while talking to legislators and political advisors.
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